Wyre Forest School
Community special school in Kidderminster (Worcestershire).
Location
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Welcome to Wyre Forest School. We are a specialist school for children aged 4 to 19 SLD and PMLD whose needs cannot be met in mainstream. We also have Russell House, a 16-bed weekly boarding unit We work tirelessly to meet the needs of all the children, so they develop and progress academically, socially, emotionally, and physically.
Our values of enthusiasm, resilience, honesty, teamwork, and trust shine out from all that we do. We have an exciting bespoke Pathway curriculum which is broad and balanced and makes use of our specialist facilities, including soft play, dark room, sensory rooms, vocational hub, hydropool, and gym with rebound facilities.
The communication team at WFS provides ongoing support and training in school, to parents and provides outreach training. We welcome visits to our school and urge people to make an appointment with the school office.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 135791
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (7 current, 5 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Brenda Lines | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Brenda Lines Former | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2014 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Iain Richards | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Kayleigh Norton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Elizabeth Courtney | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Margaret Jackson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mark Cuppitt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rebecca Garratt | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Miss Sara Knight Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Faye Lewis Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Carla Mole Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Dan Archer Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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