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About

Our purpose built special school is on the outskirts of the North Norfolk town of Sheringham, surrounded by a beautiful natural landscape of beaches, cliffs, woodland and marshes. We share a campus with Sheringham County Primary School and Nursery and Sheringham High School. Our pupils range from ages three to nineteen and come from across the county.

The main school building has spacious classrooms, automatic doors, height adjustable furniture, and wide doors and corridors. It features well-equipped hygiene rooms, ceiling hoists and many specialist facilities. We have a teaching kitchen with adapted equipment to allow everyone to cook.

The building also has excellent IT equipment including computers, iPads, cameras and switch-operated toys and equipment. We have a therapy centre, ball pool, large range of soft play equipment and a hydrotherapy pool. Outside there is a school garden and separate playgrounds for primary and secondary pupils with play equipment, bikes, trikes, sports equipment and games.

The Annexe is a part of the High School sixth form building and has two classes for our older pupils. It is designed to offer a curriculum preparing pupils to move on to the next step in their life with an emphasis on life skills.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

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Key facts

URN
121258
Type
Foundation special school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
3 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Governing body (8 current, 1 former)

Special schools governing body.

1 governor is linked to a profile (0 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Steve Thurlow (likely)Chair of GovernorsAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2022 · until 2030

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Jo TweedaleGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Miss Jade BrownGovernorElected by school staffsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Anne DaviesGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Alison WilliamsGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Rachel WoodhouseGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Katharine UttridgeGovernorElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Emma AstonGovernorElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Samantha Webster FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026

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