Woodlands School
Foundation special school in Plymouth (Plymouth).
Location
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Woodlands School, Picklecombe Drive, off Tamerton Foliot Road, Whitleigh, Plymouth PL6 5ES We hope you will find our website a useful resource and a source of information irrespective of whether you are a parent or carer, a potential member of staff or someone looking for a suitable school.
Woodlands provides a unique and personalised approach to learning and development support. Our motto is that we create empowere d lives and we aim to do this for everyone who comes into contact with us. We strongly believe that education, coupled with high quality support, leads to people being able to take control of their own lives and destinies.
To this end, we are constantly developing our service offer to meet the needs of each young person by training our staff as specialists, using research led practice and innovation whilst also offering an exciting, enjoyable learning experience. Please do read our Annual Report which gives a clear overview of our school.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Trauma Informed Schools
Key facts
- URN
- 113644
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jason Charles Willingham | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lisa Jane Sewell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sara Elizabeth Jordan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Johnson Ashley Wenner | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Heather Landers | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nicola Jane Slight | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Hannah Gudrun Hamlin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Donna Margaret Holloway | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Peter Jewell | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Peter Coomber | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2020 | |
| Mrs Andrea Susanne Hemmens | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2007 |
| Mr Jonathan Harvey Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
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