Edmund Waller Primary School
School Name: Edmund Waller Primary School Address: Waller Road, New Cross Town/City: London Postcode: SE14 5LY Telephone Number: 02 0763 0436 Website: www.edmundwaller.lewisham.sch.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Executive Headteacher: Ms Anne Rennie
Capacity: 451
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 434 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 96% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 12.1%
URN: 100680
DfE Number: 209/2187
UKPRN: 10074642
UPRN: 100023237856
Region: London (E12000007)
District: Lewisham (E09000023)
Constituency: Lewisham North (E14001332)
Electoral Ward: Telegraph Hill (E05013732)
Easting & Northing: 535632E, 176449N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 28' 17.01" N 0° 2' 54.48" W
Plus Code: 9C3XFXC2+HJ
DfE Record: View record
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- Mr Isar Bhattacharjee - Governor. Appointed on 30 January 2021 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 30 January 2029.
- Ms Aiesha Feldwick - Governor. Appointed on 11 October 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 October 2026.
- Miss Jessica Harris - Governor. Appointed on 22 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 June 2027.
- Miss Tenisha Fay Jones-Davis - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2028.
- Mr David Kennington - Governor. Appointed on 5 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 June 2027.
- Ms Molly McParland - Governor. Appointed on 12 July 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 July 2026.
- Mrs Emine Mehmet - Governor. Appointed on 23 November 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 22 November 2029.
- Mrs Anne Rennie - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2020 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Ms Harvir Sangha - Governor. Appointed on 19 May 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 May 2026.
- Ms Elizabeth Stone - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 13 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 July 2027.
- Mr Christopher Robert Warnes - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2028.