Cherry Lane Primary School
Community primary school in West Drayton (Hillingdon).
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
On behalf of all the children, staff and Governors, I am pleased to welcome you into the thriving, inclusive school community at Cherry Lane. Here, we try to establish a good relationship between home and school so that your child has a consistent and secure start to school life. We realise that parents are the first educators and are keen for their child to do well.
At Cherry Lane we will help you to enable your child to achieve their very best. Cherry Lane is a happy caring school where hard work and good behaviour are expected. We encourage children to develop their talents and seek excellence in all that they do. We expect our children to support each other and to celebrate each other's achievements.
The life of the school is driven by enthusiasm and a desire to achieve. We aim to bring learning alive, making it exciting and stimulating. We want to give our children a thirst for learning that continues with them throughout their future school experiences and life.
We believe a strong partnership between school and parents is essential in providing the best possible education for your child. In this partnership;
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
- Purple Mash
Key facts
- URN
- 131638
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Constituency
- Hayes and Harlington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1999
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dale Lawrence | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Tanushree Rana | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Meenakshi Verma | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Amy Willis | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Maria Fenton | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Raheema Makhani | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Sarah Treadaway | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Dale Lawrence | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Mary Davie | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Phil Haigh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Nicky Tranter | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Ms Rozaliya Gerasimova Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Mohammed Dairkee Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Amy Willis Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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