Cherry Dale Primary School
Community primary school in Barnsley (Barnsley).
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
We aim to enable every child to achieve their full potential in a supportive learning environment whilst at Cherry Dale. We strive to prepare all of our children for their future life. We want to provide every child with the opportunity to develop a thirst for knowledge and life long love of learning.
At Cherry Dale Primary school we pride ourselves on our extremely high expectations of behaviour. We want all of our children to become good citizens. We promote our 5 Expectations of Excellence:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 106621
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Barnsley North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brian Beal | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brian Beal | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Janice White | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Janet France | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jane Peary | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lillyan Sosnowski | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Stuart Sosnowski | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Claire Hawcroft | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matthew Spurr | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andy Firth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Milner Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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