Essex Primary School
School Name: Essex Primary School Address: Sheridan Road, Manor Park Town/City: London Postcode: E12 6QX Telephone Number: 02 0847 0322 Website: www.essex.newham.sch.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Mrs Cecilia Mojzes
Capacity: 880
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 807 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 92% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 38.9%
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
URN: 102763
DfE Number: 316/2095
UKPRN: 10072855
UPRN: 10008987203
Region: London (E12000007)
District: Newham (E09000025)
Constituency: East Ham (E14001213)
Electoral Ward: Plashet (E05013921)
Easting & Northing: 542530E, 185044N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 32' 48.95" N 0° 3' 15.32" E
Plus Code: 9F32G3W3+QP
DfE Record: View record
- Little Ilford School (0.3km)
- St Winefride's RC Primary School (0.5km)
- Kensington Primary School (0.5km)
- Avenue Primary School (0.5km)
- Sir John Heron Primary School (0.6km)
- Salisbury Primary School (0.6km)
- Dersingham Primary School (0.7km)
- Monega Primary School (0.8km)
- Plashet, City of London Academy (0.8km)
- Sheringham Primary School (0.9km)
Predecessor schools†
- Mr Kamal Ahmed - Governor. Appointed on 26 November 2024 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 27 November 2028.
- Mr Tom Alexander - Governor. Appointed on 17 May 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 May 2026.
- Mr Joshua Butt - Governor. Appointed on 18 January 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 June 2026.
- Mr Christopher Kwabena Gyekye Achiampong - Governor. Appointed on 17 November 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 November 2027.
- Mrs Amber Fatima Ilyas - Governor. Appointed on 17 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 November 2027.
- Miss Brenda James - Governor. Appointed on 19 May 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 19 May 2030.
- Mrs Saliha Kapadia - Governor. Appointed on 15 December 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 8 February 2030.
- Mrs Cecilia Mojzes - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2018 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mr Joshua Ofori-Dei - Governor. Appointed on 21 January 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 January 2029.
- Mr Rick Probett - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 11 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 July 2027.
- Mr Russell Akhtar Arif Mohammad Shaikh - Governor. Appointed on 17 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 March 2027.
- Mr Deepak Vyas - Governor. Appointed on 17 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 November 2027.