Foxfield School
Community special school in Wirral (Wirral).
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
Foxfield is a school for pupils with special needs aged 11-19. At our purpose built CLD School in Woodchuch, we offer high quality education in a stimulating and highly engaging learning environment, which nurtures, supports and challenges our pupils to develop into successful young adults who are as independent as possible.
Our bespoke curriculum and our team of trained teachers and specialists work hard to ensure that we engage all our pupils at their point of learning helping them to receive a personalised and an enjoyable learning experience at Foxfield School. In September 2022 due to popular demand we extended our school to a new site in Leasowe.
This new site is home to our post 16 and has provided exceptional links to local business, transport and the community. To create happy, healthy, safe, independent young adults who are social communicators
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Football
- Gardening
- Swimming
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
- Forest School
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
Key facts
- URN
- 105131
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Williams | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2010 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Williams | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mohammed Al-Blushi | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Rebecca Povall | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jacob Setchfield | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Carl Rice | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Becky McBride | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Alison Wright | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Philip Gwatkin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Leah Fraser | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2017 · until 2028 |
| Councillor Stephen Williams | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2010 · until 2030 |
| Ms Eileen Heaton-Brook | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2008 · until 2028 |
| Ms Carol Hampshire Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Sherri Taylor-Sharp Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · 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