Cherry Trees School
Academy special converter school in Wolverhampton (Staffordshire).
Location
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We provide education for children aged 2-11 years with a range of special needs including autism, challenging needs, learning disabilities and those whose needs cannot be met in a mainstream school. Our vision is to provide an inclusive education which inspires pupils to succeed by working, learning and achieving together.
We are proud of the close relationships we have with our pupils and their parents/carers, if you would like to visit our school, please contact the office, I can assure you that you will be made very welcome.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 144208
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (9 current, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Denis Cody Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Edge | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rehana Ali | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Lauren Tipper | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alex Steer | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jason Frederick Guy | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Simon Blackburn | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Marcus Francis | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Alison Garrett | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rebecca Griffith Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Jacqui Foulger Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · 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