Vale School
Community special school in London (Haringey).
Location
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Children and families are at the heart of everything we do at Vale School and we are always striving to create a bespoke experience so that our children and young people can be the best they can be. Vale School is a warm and nurturing community with a high degree of professional expertise in working...
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 102176
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Constituency
- Tottenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Dent | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Emma Spiers Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rafiq Alayaki | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Shanti Chahal | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lisa Westray | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Lilia Koskinen | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Leandra Rhoese | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Dawn Woodcock | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Deborah Dent | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Will Hurd-Wood Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Emma Spiers Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Susannah May Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record