Chapel Green School
Foundation special school in Old Buckenham (Norfolk).
Location
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Our job is not to prepare students for something. Our job is to help students prepare themselves for anything. - A.J.Juliani Welcome to Chapel Green School. We look forward to working in partnership with you to provide CHALLENGE for all our pupils as they GROW in their abilities and attitudes and SHINE as they celebrate their achievements.
Here at Chapel Green School we promote learning for all who come through our doors. We encourage all our pupils and staff to be the best they can be, achieving their full potential and ensuring they are equipped for the next stage of their learning, and life beyond Chapel Green. Chapel Green School is a purpose built complex-needs school in the village of Old Buckenham.
We accept pupils ranging from age 3 19 with a diverse range of special educational needs.
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.- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 121260
- 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
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Special schools governing body.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jack Eves | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Maxine Foster | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Claire Key | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emily Severn Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Hobley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Peter Cook Confirmed same person | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Isla Helen Butcher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Helga Yerbury | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Carla Ferreira | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Chaplin | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jill Widgery | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jack Eves | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire Key Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Roger Legate Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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