GLF Schools

GLF Schools

GLF Schools was founded in 2012 in order to enable the federation of Glyn School (an academy in 2011) and Danetree Junior School. Together, we began our journey to become a MAT of more than 1000 talented staff working with over 10,000 children in 40 schools across 5 regions in southern England.

Our Schools

Banbury Region

Banstead Region

Berkshire & Hampshire Region

Caterham Region

Crawley Region

Didcot Region

Epsom Region

London Boroughs

Redhill Region

Sunbury & Camberley Region

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27/11/25

Thank you to all our families that came along to enjoy our very first wreath making workshop. It was a fun night with friends and everyone created some beautiful designs. We hope these will hang on your door with pride! A big thank you to Mel and Kate for leading the workshop.

24/11/25

A huge thank you to our families! With your continued support during our recent book fayre, we earned over £170 to spend on these new additions. Your generosity allowed us the opportunity to extend our school library with all these fantastic new books pictured here.

19/11/25

Nursery have had a very exciting week, this week. They have been on a community walk around our estate, looking out for key features such as bus stops and sculptures.  They have also been practicing their fire safety skills, enjoying toasted marshmallows around the firepit.

11/11/25

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11/11/25

Cherry Fields have taken part in the 2 minute silence to honour those who lost their lives in the First and Second World War. Year 4 attended a local memorial event whilst our Early Years classes created wreaths to display at the front of the school. We Will Remember Them.

05/11/25

We are celebrating winning two awards,which go to the top-performing schools in the country based on national survey data. We are delighted to be recognised in this way. Our parents and carers are at the core of our success and to win two parent choice awards makes us very proud.

14/10/25

Please note the amended date for our next open event. If you are looking for a Reception 2026 place for your child please join us at 5pm on Tuesday 11th November.

08/10/25

Please join us on Monday 10th November for our open event. If you are looking for potential Reception 2026 places for your child, we would love you to come along and see what we do!

06/10/25

Year 2 pupils celebrating Jeans4Genes day recently. As a school we raised over £180 for this worthy cause.

16/09/25

Thank you to all of our school community for supporting PTA events over the past year. With the money raised we have been able to purchase some wonderful sensory chimes for our garden area. Without the hard work of members of the PTA this would not be possible-so thank you all!

07/07/25

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11/06/25

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09/06/25

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16/04/25

Good luck to all families awaiting news of your Reception place later today.

16/04/25

Good luck to all families awaiting news of your  Reception place later today.

05/02/25

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05/02/25

The Canal and River Trust paid us a visit, with a whole school assembly and a special early years themed event. They shared some fantastic ideas and guidance to keep our families safe.

05/02/25

The Canal and River Trust paid us a visit, with a whole school assembly and a special early years themed event. They shared some fantastic ideas and guidance to keep our families safe. 

27/01/25

Year 1 went on a school trip to the British Motor Museum. Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed their time dressing up as bus drivers, riding on a 100-year-old bus and investigating the first ever car. Here are some pictures of the cars we observed and the costumes we dressed up in.

27/01/25

Year 1 went on a school trip to the British Motor Museum. Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed their time dressing up as bus drivers, riding on a 100-year-old bus and investigating the first ever car. Here are some pictures of the cars we observed and the costumes we dressed up in.

Pupil Premium

What is Pupil Premium?

The pupil premium grant is additional funding for publicly funded schools in England. It’s a school-level grant that gives schools extra resources to help them meet challenges, including those arising from deprivation.

It’s allocated for schools to:

  • improve the academic outcomes of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities
  • close the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers across the country

Cherry Fields Primary School Pupil Premium Online Statement 

Cherry Fields Primary School will receive funding for each disadvantaged pupil and plans to use the funding flexibly, in the best interests of each eligible pupil.  Each year we plan priorities for the following year’s expenditure based on the cohort of eligible children. GLF leaders draw upon an evidence based approach to apply a ‘tiered’ approach to delivering their pupil premium strategy:

Tier 1: Improving Teaching

  • Schools arrange training and professional development for all the their staff to improve the impact of teaching and learning for pupils.

Tier 2: Academic support

  • Schools should decide on the main issues stopping their pupils from succeeding at school and use the pupil premium to buy extra help.

Tier 3: Wider approaches

This may include non-academic use of the pupil premium such as:

  • school breakfast clubs
  • music lessons for disadvantaged pupils
  • help with the cost of educational trips or visits
  • speech and language therapy

Schools may find using the pupil premium in this way helps to:

  • increase pupils’ confidence and resilience
  • encourage pupils to be more aspirational
  • benefit non-eligible pupils

A longer term strategy

Cherry Fields Primary School takes a longer view of the support the grant provides. Leaders plan the use of the grant to support children as they pass through the whole school to the next stage of their education/destination. We do this by aligning our pupil premium strategy with our wider school improvement planning.

GLF’s Aspiration for All children to Grow, Learn, and Flourish

All GLF Schools are committed to our core remit of providing an outstanding educational experience. Raising the attainment of disadvantaged pupils is part of our commitment to help all pupils achieve their full potential.

We aim for:

  • All children to enjoy their learning, attain high outcomes and be helped to become confident individuals and responsible citizens whilst making excellent progress in all respects;
  • All children to benefit from an inclusive ethos, excellent teaching and a broad and balanced curriculum underpinned by strong leadership, in a local school;
  • All children to be supported and encouraged to lead healthy and active lives

Accessing the Pupil Premium funding at Cherry Fields Primary School

Funding is allocated to the school based on an annual basis. It is important that if you think your child is eligible for pupil premium support, you must contact the school office for more information. Individual requests for financial support for school-based activities are considered by the Head of School. Requests can be made via the school office. Important: To find out more information on whether you are eligible for Free School Meals, please click here.