I wanted to write and congratulate you and the team of staff who are clearly doing so much for the children of Cherry Fold School.

I recently had the privilege to visit and tour around your school and see not only the excellent resources and outstanding learning spaces you have created for your pupils but the care, professionalism and inspiration that touches every aspect of the tremendous work you and your team carry out.

I was impressed by the standard  and quality of  the children's work displayed throughout the school. The care and dedication by staff is apparent in every area. I heard about and observed some of your innovative and supportive strategies to support your children and their families.

You  and your team have created a most welcoming  and supportive  environment  where I am sure children from every background will have the opportunity to flourish and develop.

I have and do visit many schools in the course of my work and know how difficult and challenging working in education can be. You are all to be congratulated  for not only the turnaround but the outcomes and excellence you are now all achieving. You must be a very proud headteacher well done

Many congratulations to you all

Dame Christine Braddock DBE DL
Deputy Lieutenant representing Her Majesty's  Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands

 June 2025

I just wanted to send a quick e-mail to praise the work of the two site supervisors at your school. I have worked at your school on several occasions this year delivering Bikeability/cycling activities to your pupils. Each time I arrive I have a car full of bikes & helmets which is extremely difficult to move single-handed. On each visit the site supervisors have seen me struggling and have come to my assistance. They never need to be asked and they then reappear at the end of the day to assist me load the car back up.

On my latest visit the men pumped up all the bikes that had been loaned from the high school as the tyres were flat. Both men are extremely helpful and a credit to the school. They are a pleasure to work with and always go about their work with a positive and friendly attitude.

Nichola Blezard

Pennine Active Manager

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I would like to say a big thank you to the Cherry Fold STEM team that took part in our Year 5 STEM Challenge at Oakhill. They were a credit to the school as their behaviour and their attitude towards the Challenge was excellent. The task was incredibly hard but they worked together very well as a team and overcame lots of obstacles along the way. They never gave up and found a super solution to the problem. Well done and we look forward to welcoming you again next year.

Sandra Stagg

Head of Science

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As part of our programme to prepare year 6 for the 'wider world', we ran a Career Carousel in conjunction with Positive Footprints. We were lucky enough to have representatives from Lancashire Fire and Rescue, Byworth Boilers, UCFB, My Dentist, Methodist Church, Head of Education from Bolton Wanderers, Canary Divers, Halifax Bank and the Nissan Motor Group. Have a look at the photos from the event and some of the lovely things they had to say about Cherry Fold!

Lancashire Fire and Rescue: