Our Staff

 

Here is a list of the staff and their roles and responsibilities (as of September 2025):

Senior Leadership Team

Mrs J Brown - Head of School / DSL
Mr A Ball - Assistant Headteacher / DSL
Mrs L Fairnie - Assistant Headteacher / DSL
Miss K Huson - Assistant Headteacher / DSL

Mrs N Lea - School Business Manager (HR) / Chief Operations Officer (COO Zest Academy Trust)
Miss K Salisbury - School Business Manager (Finance) / Chief Finance Officer (CFO Zest Academy Trust)

Associate members of SLT:
Miss W Gold - SENDCo (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator)

Teachers & Learning Support Assistants (LSAs)

Miss S Keshavarz is the Head of Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

EYFS Nursery Teachers (Acorn Class):
Mrs S Hornby & Miss K Robinshaw

Nursery LSAs:
Mrs C Hanson

EYFS Reception Teachers:
Miss M Broughton & Miss K Huson (Willow)
Miss O Grayson (Oak Class)
Miss S Keshavarz (Cherry Class)

Reception LSAs:
Miss H Conway, Miss S Grimshaw, Mrs R Wilson

Key Stage 1 Teachers (Years 1 & 2)
Mrs S Casey (Holly Class) Head of Year 1
Mrs C Hacker (Beech Class)
Mrs V Woodcock (Pine Class)

 

Mrs A Harwood (Rowan Class) Head of Year 2

Miss P Kyne (Birch Class)
Mrs C Kirkham (Sycamore Class)

Key Stage 1 LSAs:
Miss D Henderson, Miss B Kilby, Mrs H McAdam, Miss P Mellon, Mrs K Smith, Mrs L Doyle, Mrs Z Homer, Mrs L Lee

Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 & 4)

Mr A Ball & Mrs L Fairnie - Heads of Year 3
Miss M Jones (Lime Class)
Mr D Bitsakaki (Olive Class)
Mr T Partington (Spruce Class)

Mrs S Truelove (Chestnut Class) Head of Year 4
Mr M Brent-Reid (Elm Class)
Miss J Whitby (Larch Class)

Lower Key Stage 2 LSAs:
Mrs L Barlow, Mrs A Hughes, Mrs N Redburn, Mrs E Reynolds, Mrs S Shah, Mrs J White, Miss K Miksza

Upper Key Stage 2 (UKS2 – Years 5 & 6)
Mr R Jordan (Elder Class) Head of Year 5
Miss E Bond (Juniper Class)
Mrs N Cowling (Hazel Class)

Mr J Robertson (Maple Class) Head of Year 6
Mrs C Harrop (Aspen Class)
Mr T Dodgson (Cedar Class)

Upper Key Stage 2 LSAs
Mr L Barlow, Mrs S Clark, Ms A Hatjoullis, Miss I Fletcher, Mrs K Lillico, Mrs L Tomlinson, Miss M Williams

Additional teaching staff
Mr A Ball, Mrs J Brown, Mrs L Fairnie, Mrs L Burns, Miss W Gold, Miss K Huson

Specialist support staff

Mrs A Kilby - Speech, Language & Communication

The Hive 

Miss W Gold (SENDCo)

Mrs R Crossley (SENDCo Assistant)

Mrs L Burns (Teacher)

Miss E Fineman (LSA)

Mrs N Preece (LSA)

Pastoral team

Mrs C Courtney - Pastoral Manager

Mrs R Crossley - SENDCo Assistant
Mrs S Doherty - Family Support Worker
Mrs L Wainwright - Family Support Worker
Miss M Sandford - Behaviour Keyworker

School Finance, Administration & ICT support

Mrs N Lea School - Business Manager (HR) / Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Miss K Salisbury - School Business Manager (Finance) / Chief Finance Officer (CFO)

Mr L Warren - ICT & Network Manager

Mrs G O’Connell - HR Officer
Miss A Grace - Finance Officer
Mrs J Hart - Admin Officer
Miss G Sangster - Admin Officer
Miss V Ormerod - Admin Assistant

School Catering & Lunchtime Welfare team

Catering Team:
Mrs L Colley - Catering Manager

Assistant Cook:
Miss A Smales

Catering Assistants:
Miss A Moore, Miss A Taylor                                                                                                          

Welfare Assistants:
Mrs J Cotton, Mrs H Bonney

Premises team

Mr P Johnson - Site Manager
Mrs N Sutcliffe - Cleaning Supervisor

Cleaners:
Ms C Bainbridge, Mrs K Derbyshire, Miss A Moore