The Wherry School
Free schools special school in Norwich (Norfolk).
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
The vision for The Wherry School is to provide the highest quality education, support and care for children and young people with autism (social communication and imagination, communication and interaction disorders) and their families.
The Wherry School staff are committed to providing the best learning environment for these children and young people (from 4-19) working within four main principles, creating a Centre of Expertise, which will extend opportunities for learners at The Wherry School and enable the inclusion and re-integration of them, where appropriate, into mainstream settings.
The principles on which the school is built are: (This statement acknowledges the obligation to provide an individualised but broad, balanced and challenging curriculum for all pupils. The Trustees of The Wherry School value the abilities and achievements of all its pupils and are committed to providing, for each pupil, the best possible environment for learning)
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Climbing
- Creative Writing
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 144769
- Type
- Free schools special
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (13 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.11 governors are 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 Francis Whymark Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Marina Carr Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amrita Kulkarni Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Jane Porter | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 |
| Mr Michael Rosen Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 |
| Mrs Sara Louise Johnston Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louise Josephine Brown Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jane Stringer | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2021 | |
| Mrs Jennifer Mangkusasono Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2019 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Susan Patricia Tindal Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 |
| Rachel Quick | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2017 | |
| Mr Brian Conway Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 · until 2030 |
| Mr Barry Payne Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 |
| Mr Michael Rosen Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Kyle Maclean Burrows Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Michael Rosen Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Rachel Quick Butwright Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Barry Payne Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 · 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