Reynalds Cross School
Community special school in Solihull (Solihull).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Reynalds Cross School is situated in its own grounds on the same campus as Langley Secondary School, in a residential area just off the main Warwick Road.
For information on our other site, for Early Years and our 14-19 classes, please see our Satellite Centre The school boasts many wonderful facilities, including a warm water swimming pool, light and dark sensory rooms, a state of the art immersive classroom, a sunken trampoline, a soft play room and several food technology kitchens.
Outdoors we have modern playground facilities accessible for all abilities and a recently installed sensory garden for all our pupils to enjoy. Reynalds Cross has three minibuses that are constantly in use, taking pupils out into the community to visit shops, parks, farms and other areas of community interest.
We offer a variety of after school and lunchtime clubs throughout the year and in the past these have included football, dance, choir, bike and ICT club.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Dance
- Football
- Swimming
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 104131
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 3 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Amy Ashton | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Bev Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Mary Harkin | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alex Manning-Poole | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Dawn Brettell | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Celestina Edesiri Bolokor | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Claire Hawkes | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2021 | |
| Ms Katie King Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Jodie Walker Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Jessica Francis Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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