Sidestrand Hall School
Foundation special school in Cromer (Norfolk).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Sidestrand Hall School is a special school located in Cromer, Norfolk. The school caters for boys and girls aged 7 to 19. The Headteacher is Shelley Taylor.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 121254
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 4 former)
Special schools governing body.
3 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Angela Wrighton Confirmed same person | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2013 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Dawn Mountain | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Marie Greer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Duncan McKenzie | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Harvey Barrington | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Gemma Crammond | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Jane Bourne | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Peter Godfrey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jennifer Lawrence-Purllant | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John Bull | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Shelley Taylor Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Eva Stone Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Clare Edgington Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Vivien Harrington Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
| Rev Roger Billings Confirmed same person Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2013 · term ended 2025 |
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