Who’s Who

Senior Leadership Team 

Phase Leaders

Mrs Sally Pearce BSc (Hons) PGCE – Head of Phase 1 & 2 and Prep 2 Class Teacher

Miss Daisy Richardson BA (Hons) – Head of Phase 3 & 4 and Prep 3 Class Teacher

Mr Stuart Hughes – Head of Phase 5 & 6, Games Coach and Prep 8 Tutor

Mrs Kathryn Donovan BA (Hons) – Head of Phase 7 & 8, Head of Girls’ Games and Prep 8 Tutor

Teaching Staff

Mr Nigel Bailey BSc (Hons) PGCE –  Director of Sport & Prep 6 Tutor

Mrs Emily Barrows BEd (Hons) –  Prep 5 Class Teacher & Tutor

Mrs Lizzie Bowen BEd (Hons) – KS1 Teacher

Mr Jonathan Bowen BA (Hons) – Head of English and Prep 8 Tutor

Mrs Donna Christie BA (Hons), PGCE – MFL Teacher, Games Coach and Prep 5 Tutor

Miss Gemma Crane BA (Hons) PGCE – Reception Class Teacher

Mrs Charlotte Gaudion BA (Hons) PGCE – KS1 & KS2 Teacher

Mr Alistair Hammond MSc, BA (Hons), PGCE – Head of Maths & Prep 5 Tutor

Mr Allan Hempsted BA (Hons), PGCE – Head of MFL & Prep 8 Tutor

Mrs Amanda Houghton-Brown BA (Hons) – KS1 Class Teacher

Mrs Josie Hughes BA (Hons) PGCE – KS1 Class teacher

Mr Gavin James BA (Hons) PGCE – Head of Digital Learning & Prep 5 Tutor

Mrs Natasha Jeffrey BA (Hons) – Prep 5 Class Teacher & Tutor

Mrs Catherine Lazenby BSc (Hons) PGCE – Prep 4 Class Teacher

Mrs Thea Lovering BA (Hons), PGCE – Prep 3 Class Teacher and KS3 Art Teacher

Mr James McConnell BSc (Hons) PGCE – Head of Science & Prep 6 Tutor

Mrs Amy Montgomery BSc/BA (Hons), PGCE – Reception Class Teacher

Mrs Sue Nixon-Lea – Support/cover Teacher

Mrs Jennifer Reed BEd (Hons) – Boarding House Tutor & Supply Teacher

Miss Rebecca Scott BEd (Hons) – ELSA/NEST, Mental Health Lead and Games

Mrs Gemma Thomasin-Foster BA (Hons), PGCE – KS2/3 Teacher & Tutor

Mrs Abigail Thomas – Head of Art & Prep 7 Tutor

Ms. Rose Tomlin BSc (Hons), PGCE, MEd – SENCo and Prep 6 Tutor

Mr Matt Townsend – Sports Coach

Mr Mark Usher BA (Hons) PGCE – Head of Boarding & Prep 5 tutor

Mrs Pip Usher MSc, BSc (Hons) PGCE – Prep 4 Class Teacher & Boarding House Tutor

Mrs Kerry Vaughan GGSM (Hons) – Director of Music

EYFS/Nursery Staff 

Mrs Janet Ewan – Head of Nursery

Miss Amy Kavanagh – Deputy Nursery Manager

Mrs Riana Easterbrook – Nursery Assistant

Miss Emily Lewis BA, PGCE – Nursery Teacher

Vicki O’Connor – Nursery Assistant

Mrs Catherine Reed – Nursery Assistant

Mrs Lexi Russell – Nursery Assistant

Miss Emily Walthew – Nursery Assistant

Learning Assistants 

Mrs Sarah Canning – KS2 Learning Assistant & Assistant SENCo

Mrs Christina Diver – KS1 Learning Assistant

Miss Mariana Gaussen – Prep 1 Learning Assistant

Miss Rachel Lisk – Reception Learning Assistant

Miss Anna Richardson – KS2 Learning Assistant

Miss Joanna Walter BA (Hons), MA – KS2 Learning Assistant

Support Staff

Mrs Debra Bennett – Finance Officer

Mrs Jill Freebury – School Administrator & Boarding House Tutor

Mrs Gemma Rodgerson – Registrar and Head’s PA

Mrs Janine White BA (Hons) PGCE – Head of Marketing and Admissions

House Staff 

Phoebe Bury Peters – Gap Assistant

Ms Oriel Townsend Dip. RSA SpLD, PGCE, First Aid Trainer – Boarding Housemother and Matron

Catering 

Mr Matthew Jones – Chef Manager 

Mrs Lisa Berry – Chef

Mrs Lisa Reynolds – Chef

Mrs Donna Weaver – Food Service Assistant 

Miss Mariana Nitu – Chef

Maintenance & Grounds 

Mr Paul Dowdeswell – Site Team

Mr Gareth Redman – Estate Manager

Mr David Sims – Groundsman

Housekeeping 

Mrs Clare Needles – Head of Housekeeping

Mr Clive Waldron – Housekeeper

Mrs Samantha Webb – Housekeeper

Mr Brandon Webb – Housekeeper

Minibus Drivers 

Mrs Jemima Hackworth – Bus Driver

Mr Ray Hardcastle – Bus Driver

Mr Dave Jones – Bus Driver

Mr Julian Robinson – Bus Driver

Mr Neil Timbrell – Bus Driver

Mr Paul Webb – Bus Driver

Mr Frank Weaven – Bus Driver

Peripatetic Teachers

Clare Costa: MA Cantab Choral Scholar, DipRAM, LRAM in Vocal Pedagogy-Singing & Piano

Rachel Emmerson: BAHons, LTCL – Piano

Tom Gilkes: FD Professional Musicianship- Drums

Helen Godfrey: BMus Dip ARCM(PG) CtABRSM FISM – Violin

Clare Roberts: MA (Cantab), Dip LCM, EPTA PTC (Dist), CME – Singing & Piano

Julia Rowe: BA (Hon), MA -Classical Guitar

Clemency Rubinstein: GTCL, LTCL, FISM -Flute, Fife & Piano

Andy Skittrall: Electric and Classical Guitar

Jessie Thompson: MA, BMus, DipLCM -Piano & Singing