The Hamlet School
School Name: The Hamlet School Address: Brunton Place Town/City: London Postcode: E14 7LL Telephone Number: 02 0742 9848 Website: www.stephenhawking.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Phase: Ages 2-11 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 1996
Headteacher: Ms Gail Weir
Capacity: 104
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 93 (57% boys & 43% girls)
Enrollment: 89% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 40.9%
- VI - Visual Impairment
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- PD - Physical Disability
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 131023
DfE Number: 211/7169
UKPRN: 10071066
UPRN: 6044049
Region: London (E12000007)
District: Tower Hamlets (E09000030)
Constituency: Bethnal Green and Stepney (E14001086)
Electoral Ward: St Dunstan's (E05009329)
Easting & Northing: 536313E, 181188N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 30' 49.73" N 0° 2' 12.62" W
Plus Code: 9C3XGX77+G7
DfE Record: View record
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- Fathima Ali - Governor. Appointed on 22 October 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 October 2028.
- Ms Tamanna Begum - Governor. Appointed on 22 June 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 21 June 2029.
- Ms Cristina Garcia Garcia - Governor. Appointed on 1 April 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 March 2029.
- Mrs Susy Gilvin - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 30 June 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 June 2030.
- Roseyna Jahangir - Governor. Appointed on 30 June 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 June 2030.
- Ms Sabha Khan - Governor. Appointed on 29 November 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 21 April 2026.
- Ade King - Governor. Appointed on 19 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 June 2026.
- Mohammed Lejaaz - Governor. Appointed on 23 September 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 22 September 2030.
- Dr Catherine Moody - Governor. Appointed on 22 October 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 October 2028.
- Ms Georgina Rahman - Governor. Appointed on 7 December 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 6 December 2029.
- Gail Weir - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Dr Arrash Arya Yassaee - Governor. Appointed on 1 June 2019 (Nominated by LA and appointed by GB). Term runs until 3 June 2028.