Welcome to Compass Learning Partnership (CLP)
Leadership update
The Board of Trustees and staff of Compass Learning Partnership extend their warm congratulations to our CEO/Accounting Officer, Hermann Farrington, on his appointment to a new role with the Bridge School Multi-Academy Trust.
Hermann will remain at Compass until the end of the Spring 2026 term, during which he will remain fully engaged in his duties and support a smooth and effective transition.
Since joining Compass in June 2015, and as its CEO since 2023, Hermann has made an important contribution to the growth and success of the Trust, helping to advance our vision and to uphold our values. We thank him for his leadership and commitment and wish him all the best in his new role.
The Compass Board operates a continuity plan designed to ensure the ongoing delivery of our strategic priorities, for the benefit of all of our learners and staff. In accordance with that plan, the Board (after consulting the Senior Leadership Team) will now consider proposals for an appropriate approach and period for transition, leading to the appointment of a new CEO. We will share further updates with the Compass community in due course.
For further enquiries, please contact the Chair of the Board, Seb Oram, via dal@compasslp.co.uk.
13 October 2025
We are a trust which focuses on delivering exceptional educational provision for children and young people who have complex needs and disabilities between the ages of 3 and 19 years.
The Trust's purpose is to ensure equanimity of the quality of provision and access in its schools for all children and young people who attend and to ensure that the schools are supported and guided to be inclusive and exceptional.
Compass Learning Partnership is currently responsible for two large special schools, The Village and Woodfield Schools, and both are located in the London Borough of Brent.
The Village School caters for children and young people with complex needs and disabilities aged between 3 and 19 years.
Woodfield School caters for pupils with children and young people with complex needs and disabilities between the ages of 11 and 19 years.
Our guiding principle is that our vision is ‘rooted in the community we serve’. We believe in serving the greater good of our community which includes all our stakeholders.
We are a multi faith and richly diverse community and we are committed to ensuring that we celebrate and support all of our community to reach their potential.
We have high expectations for the children and young people we serve and high expectations for ourselves in making things happen for the greater good of all.
Our children and young people are entitled to make progress and feel included. We want our community of pupils to believe that they can achieve their best and feel that they belong to a community that believes in them and their abilities. We pride ourselves in providing a curriculum journey that supports independence and equips our youngsters for a positive and enriching adulthood and one that seeks learning opportunities at every turn.
We believe that learning and school life should be an exciting adventure for our children and young people. Our curriculum reflects the diversity of our population and the global perspective. The schools provide exceptional enrichment opportunities.
We recognise that continuing professional learning and development are key to our success and we are delighted that our community of staff are rich in the skills, experience and knowledge we need to meet the needs and aspirations of our community.