Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Solihull (Solihull).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School is a primary school located in Solihull. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 7 and currently has 135 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 240. It is part of the CENTRAL SCHOOLS TRUST. The school is led by Mr Graeme Burgess.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Little Wandle
Key facts
- URN
- 143051
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felicity Clarke | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Begley Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Meena Gabbi Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Abdul Khalid | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Begley | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Gurpal Dahele | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Lauren Horobin | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Andrea Lees | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Felicity Clarke | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Fay Goodman | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Becca Maxstead Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Rositta John Crosslin Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Meena Gabbi Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Sarah Begley Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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