Staff
Headmistress
Mrs D Bligh BA (Dunelm) MA, PGCE (Cantab)
Senior Leadership Team
Senior Deputy Head: Mrs A R Bunce MA, BSc (Dunelm), PGCE (Cantab)
Bursar: Mr R Gordon MA, MBA
Deputy Head, Academic: Mr J Doy BA, PGCE
Head of Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs J M Stone BSc, MSc, GTTP
Teaching staff
Art
Miss J Thackray BA, PGCE (Head of Department)
Miss H Oliver BA
Mrs A Sivyour BA, PGCE
Ceramics
Mr T Rees-Moorlah BA, PGCE, QTS (Head of Department)
Mrs Y McFadyean BA
Mr D Stafford BA 3D Design Ceramics, MA Ceramics
Miss E Taylor – BA (Hons) in Glass and Ceramics
Classics
Mrs G Fytili BA, MA
(Head of Department)
Mrs E Aherne MA, BA (Oxon)
(Head of Sixth Form)
Miss A Keoghane MA, BA (Hons), PGCE
Computer Science
Mr S Partington BMus (Hons), PGCE
(Director of IT and Head of Department)
Mrs J Jones BA
(Director of Staff and Student Operations)
Drama & Media Studies
Ms V Nash BA, PGCE
(Head of Department)
Mr D Smith BA, PGCE
(Head of Lower School)
English
Miss J Staunton BA, MPhil, PGCE ( Head of Department)
Mrs L Parrett BA, PGCE, MSc (2nd in English)
Mr J Doy BA, PGCE
Mrs Rachel Lawrence BA, PGCE
Mrs J Leslie BA, PGCE
Mrs L Misiewicz MA (Oxon), MA
Economics & Business Studies
Mrs A Cox BSc, PGCE (Head of Department)
Food & Nutrition
Mrs S Smeaton BSc (Hons), PGCE, Diploma in Professional Studies - SEN (Head of Department)
Mrs A Bunce MA, BSc, PGCE
Geography
Mr C Adams MSc, BSc, PGCE (Head of Department)
Mr S Gough BSc, PGCE
Mrs F Morris BEd
History
Mr D Warren BA (Hons), MA, PGCE (Head of Department and Director of Teaching and Learning)
Mr R Meek BA (Hons) History, PGCEi
Mr P Ferguson BA (Hons), PGCE
Mr J Davis BA, MA, MSc, ARHistS, PGCE, Dipl. Counselling, MBACP (Reg.)
History of Art
Dr J Weddell BA (Arch) Hons, MA, PhD (Head of Department)
Mr J Davis BA, MA, MSc, ARHistS, PGCE, Dipl. Counselling, MBACP (Reg.)
International English
Mrs K Kilvington BA, MA (Oxon), MSc, DipTEFLA
(Head of Department and Director of Scholars)
Mrs A Maimi BA, CELTA
Mrs C Turner BA CELTA
Miss M Whittle BA, MA, PGCE, DELTA
Learning Support
Mrs E Martin BA, PGCert, PAPAA, MA (Head of Department)
Ms M Curran BEd, PGDip in Dyslexia, PGDip in Special Needs, PGAdv Cert Language Impairment
Miss M Whittle BA, MA, PGCE, DELTA
Mrs N Lancaster BSc, PGCert Direct Learning
Librarian
Ms J Blagden BA
Mathematics
Miss Clare Vardon MA, PGCE (Head of Department)
Mrs S Howie BSc, PGCE (Deputy Head of Department)
Mr W Clarke BSc, PGCE
Ms A Demetriou BSc, PGCE
Mr J Marshall Mphys
Mrs L Motoc BSc, PGCE
Mrs J Stone BSc, MSc, PGCE
Modern Languages
Mrs R Testa BA, PGCE (Head of French)
Mrs M Criado BA, PGCE (Head of Spanish)
Miss M El Adel BSc, HNC
Mrs E Edwards BA, PGCE
Mrs A Fernandez BA, CAP
Mrs A Maimi BA, CELTA, QTS
Mrs N Maslova PGCE
Mlle C Richard BA, MA, MA, PGCE
Dr M S Reijers PhD, M.Sc.Oxon
Miss J Ruival BA, CELTA
Mrs M Tsai
Music
Dr M J C Ward MA (Cantab) MPhil PhD (Director of Music) (Head of Department)
Mrs L Le Riche ATCL, BMus, MMus, PGCE
Miss J Tompsett BA (Hons), PGCE
NB. the Music Department also includes c.15 visiting music teachers
Physical Education
Miss C Petty BA (Hons),
(Director of Sport)
(Head of Department)
Miss E Nixon BA, PGCE (Assistant Director of Sport)
Miss S Auer BA, PGCE
Mrs C Baker BSc, PGCE (Head of Middle School)
Mrs G Fletcher BA, MA, PGCE (Director of Outreach and Partnerships)
Mrs J Jones BA
(Director of Staff and Student Operations)
Mrs F Morris BEd
Mr J Walser BA (Hons)
Mrs P Whitby BA
(Director of Boarding)
Politics
Mr P Ferguson BA (Hons), PGCE (Head of Department)
Mr R Meek BA (Hons) History, PGCEi
Psychology
Miss C Noyes BA(Hons), Cert Ed (Head of Department)
Religious Studies
Mrs G McGovern BA (Hons), MA, (Oxon) PGCE
(Head of Department)
Mr A Colquhoun BA (Hons), MA, PGCE
Mr P Ferguson BA (Hons), PGCE
Ms C Watson BA (Hons)
Riding
Mrs J Barker BEd, BHSII J, CertEd (Director of Riding)
Sciences
Mr A J Smith BSc, PGCE, MSc
(Head of Physics)
Mr T Everitt BSc (Hons), ARCS, PGCSE (Acting Head of Chemistry)
Mrs L Lewis BSc (Hons), Diploma in Law, PGCE (Head of Biology)
Mrs L A Lewis (STEM Co-ordinator)
Mrs C Baker BSc, PGCE (Head of Middle School)
Mrs R Davies BSc, PGCE
Ms E Garcia Claramonte BSc, PGCE (Head of Trilogy Science)
Dr A A Kasina PhD, MSc, BSc
Dr D Turner MChem, PHD, PGCE
Mrs E Woodfield BSc Biology with ARCS (Imperial College London), PGCE
Textiles
Miss J Alcaraz BA Textile Design, CELTA, QTS (Head of Department)
Technicians
Miss H Oliver BA – Art
Miss M Wolmarans – Biology (Senior Technician)
Mrs C B Draga-Williams - Biology
Mrs J M Phipps – Chemistry
Mrs S Chapman – Food & Nutrition
Mr D Stafford – Ceramics
Mrs E Furlong – Physics
Ms C Prorok – Textiles
Mrs H Robertson - Textiles
Head of Careers
Mrs M Saunders BA(Hons), PGCE (Primary)
Examinations Officer
Mrs P Lane
Housemistresses &
Pastoral Staff
Leeds House – Years 7 and 8
Miss M El Adel BSc, HNC (Housemistress)
Mrs S Santo (Assistant Housemistress)
St Gabriel’s House – Years 9 and 10
Mrs H Robertson (Housemistress)
Miss J Tompsett BA (Hons), PGCSE (Assistant Housemistress)
St Michael’s House – Years 11
Mrs P Whitby BA (Housemistress) (Director of Boarding)
Mrs H Lavery (Assistant Housemistress)
St Dunstan’s House – Years 12 and 13
Miss J Ruival (Housemistress) BA, CELTA
Miss Leah Orchin
Mrs S Peate (Day Matron)
Graduate Assistants
Miss S Asghar
Miss H Bhugaloo
Miss J Cunningham
Miss A Linas
School Doctor
Dr A Fyfe, Woodhill Surgery, Mayfield
Senior Nurses
Mrs D Streeter RGN
Mrs K Foster RGN
Mrs J Harris RGN
Mrs F Jeffries RGN
Sixth Form
Head: Mrs E Aherne MA, BA (Oxon)
Deputy Head: Mrs R Davies BSc, PGCE
Middle School
Head: Mrs C Baker BSc, PGCE
Deputy Head: Miss S Auer BA, PGCE (Head of Year 10)
Head of Year 9: Miss L Le Riche ATCL, BMus, MMus, PGCE
Head of Year 11: Mrs G Fletcher BA, MA, PGCE
Lower School
Head: Mr D Smith BA, PGCE
Deputy Head: Ms E Garcia Claramonte BSc, PGCE
Chaplaincy
Lay Chaplain: Mr R Lavery