Sunnydown School
Community special school in Caterham (Surrey).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Empower our students to transform their own lives. create a successful and unique journey for every student so that they are: All this while delivering the vision and exploring opportunities to extend our provision beyond current capacity.
We strive to deliver exemplary practice where the efforts invested by all those involved with the School are recognised, celebrated, valued and promoted. We continue to develop a reflective, outward looking, informed approach to self-evaluation and improvement throughout the School.
The School promotes the British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 125458
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 6 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamsyn Hendry | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Yvonne McLeod Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Hendry | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Richard Cranmer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Carla Berlin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Hayley Porter-Aslet | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Richard Hughes | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Richard John Woolley | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2035 |
| Ms Cheryl McGookin | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Nicole Edmondson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rachel Ogle | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Headteacher Terri Wyse Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Gee Harvey Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Catharina Hickson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Tamsyn Hendry Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Roger Ayers Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · 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