Lane Head Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Willenhall (Walsall).
Location
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Welcome to uphold and promote our Christian values by creating a welcoming, vibrant, happy school where the well being of our children and families are placed at the heart of everything we do."
Through fun and creative teaching , we aim to actively engage, inspire and enable our children to flourish and succeed, having developing a real love for one another, for life and for learning. At Short Heath Federation , we take a proactive, positive and problem-solving approach in order to support children with their learning.
Our Federation motto is demonstrated in practice as we show each and every child that their individual thoughts, feelings and actions really do matter every single day.
We all have a shared responsibility to provide the very best learning environment for our children in order for them to flourish and grow into kind, responsible and caring individuals and we believe that everyone has a part to play in achieving this vision.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 104139
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Jellyman | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lesley Foster Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Daniel Humphries | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Elaine Storey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sally Tuckley | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Natasha Attley | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Katie Adams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Claire Palmer | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Stephen Perry | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Shelley Robottom | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr William Jellyman | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Cathy Draper | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2009 |
| Councillor Poonam Gill Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Satvinder Saini Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Helen Denny Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · 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