Sheringham Woodfields School
Foundation special school in Sheringham (Norfolk).
Location
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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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steve Thurlow (likely) | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jo Tweedale | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Jade Brown | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Anne Davies | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Alison Williams | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachel Woodhouse | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Katharine Uttridge | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Emma Aston | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Samantha Webster Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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