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  • Meet our Staff

    Senior Leadership Team

    Senior Leadership Team
    Mr D Jones Head Teacher
    Mr J Brownlie Associate Head Teacher
    Mr L Chesters Deputy Head (Director of Pastoral and BfL – Yr7 -11)
    Mr G Hirst Associate Deputy Head (Director of Teaching and Learning)
    Mr A Smith Assistant Head (Director of Sixth Form)
    Mrs D Gallimore Executive Leader
    Mr C Davis Associate Assistant Head (Pastoral 7 – 11)
    Mrs S Peers Associate Assistant Head (Personal Development)
    Mr J Stead Associate Assistant Head (Curriculum & Achievement)
    Mr M Weston Associate Assistant Head (Data & ECT/ITT)

    Safeguarding Team

    Mr L Chesters Designated Safeguarding Lead
    Mr D Jones Safeguarding Lead
    Ms J Rudman Safeguarding Lead

    Pastoral Team

    Mr D Spencer Progress Leader Y7 (Teacher of Geography)
    Mr N Charlesworth Progress Leader Y8 (Teacher of Computer Science)
    Ms A Cameron Progress Leader Y9 (Teacher of Biology)
    Mr I Riley Progress Leader Y10 (Teacher of Maths)
    Mr P Smith Progress Leader Y11 (Teacher of Religious Studies)
    Mrs B Denton Progress Leader Y12 (Teacher of PE)
    Mr J Davis Progress Leader Y13 (Dept Leader of History)
    Mrs E Griggs Pastoral Leader (KS3)
    Mr M Irving Pastoral Leader (KS4)
    Ms J Rudman Pastoral Leader (KS5)
    Mrs C Heaton Family Liaison and Attendance Officer

    Teaching Staff

    biology

    Dr S Chipperfield Department Leader - Biology
    Ms A Cameron Teacher of Biology
    Miss C Dollive Teacher of Biology
    Mrs R Jackson Teacher of Biology and Physics

    chemistry

    Mrs E Ryan Department Leader – Chemistry
    Dr J Norcliffe Teacher of Chemistry (Y7 & 8 Science Lead)
    Mrs S Slack Teacher of Chemistry
    Dr H Stevens Teacher of Chemistry
    Mrs A Usman Teacher of Chemistry

    computer science

    Mr M Weston Associate Assistant Head / Department Leader -Computer Science
    Mr N Charlesworth Teacher of Computer Science

    dt

    Mr D Pritchard Department Leader - DT
    Mrs C Lowery Lead Teacher of Food & Nutrition
    Mr N Barber Teacher of DT
    Mrs A Saldana Teacher of DT

    economics and business

    Mr M Schofield Department Leader - Business and Economics
    Mrs T Temelkovski Teacher of Business and Economics / PD/Careers Coordinator
    Mr L Chester Deputy Head / Teacher of Business

    english

    Mrs V Johnson Department Leader – English
    Mr A Coote Assistant Department Leader - English / UCAS Lead
    Miss R Twort Teacher of English (KS4 Lead)
    Miss R Clissitt Teacher of English
    Mrs J Doig Teacher of English
    Miss K Paxman Teacher of English
    Mr A Todde-Wilson Teacher of English
    Mrs L Todde-Wilson Teacher of English

    geography

    Miss C Johnson Department Leader for Geography
    Mr D Spencer Teacher of Geography
    Miss L Turner Teacher of Geography

    history

    Mr J Davies Department Leader – History
    Mr L Chesters Deputy Head / Teacher of History
    Mr S Donlan Teacher of History
    Miss H Fern Teacher of History

    Languages

    Mrs T Kneebone Department Leader - Chinese
    Mrs K Howarth Department Leader – French
    Mrs Z Cole Teacher of French
    Mr C Priestley Teacher of MFL
    Mrs A Hazelton Department Leader – German
    Mr J Brownlie Deputy Head / Teacher of German
    Mrs S Grossova Teacher of German and French / Wellbeing Champion

    maths

    Mr C Moore Department Leader - Maths
    Mr C Garbutt Assistant Department Leader - Maths
    Mr J Barran Teacher of Maths
    Mr A Cartmell Teacher of Maths
    Mrs H Cartmell Teacher of Maths
    Mrs S Dews Teacher of Maths
    Dr S Flood Teacher of Maths
    Mrs J Lever Teacher of Maths
    Mr K Malik Teacher of Maths
    Mr A Smith Assistant Head / Teacher of Maths
    Mr I Riley Teacher of Maths

    music

    Mr R Nimmo Department Leader – Music
    Mrs S Peers Associate Assistant Head / Teacher of Music

    pe

    Mrs S Hillam Department Leader – PE
    Ms S Mallinder Assistant Department Leader – PE
    Miss B Denton Teacher of PE
    Mr C Davis Associate Assistant Head / SENCo / Teacher of PE
    Mr N Hale Teacher of PE
    Mr Z Baker PE Assistant / Rugby Coach

    physics

    Mr J Stead Associate Assistant Head / Department Leader for Physics
    Mr M Carradus Teacher of Physics
    Mr A Mistry Teacher of Physics

    Psychology

    Mrs D Drucquer Department Leader – Psychology
    Mrs L Jones Teacher of Psychology

    Religious Studies

    Mrs N Greening Department Leader – Religious Studies
    Miss K Catterson Teacher of Religious Studies
    Mr P Smith Teacher of Religious Studies

    Sociology

    Miss Z Azam Department Leader – Sociology / Teacher of Psychology

    Visual Arts

    Mrs R Henson Department Leader - Visual Arts
    Mr G Hirst Assistant Head/Teacher of Visual Arts

    support staff

     

    sixth form

    Mr A Smith Assistant Head (Director of Sixth Form)
    Mrs V Pennington Sixth Form Development Manager
    Ms J Rudman Pastoral Leader Year 12 
    Mrs A Hussain Study Support Assistant

    administration

    Mrs B Collins Admin Assistant
    Mrs S Elder Admin Assistant
    Mrs G Fisher HR and Events Coordinator
    Miss C Hamilton Head's PA
    Mrs E Masters Data Manager
    Mrs T McMahon Reprographics Technician
    Mrs S Mir Admin Assistant
    Mrs C Ross Receptionist
    Mrs S Thristan Exams Officer
     

    Business and finance

    Mrs C Spencer Management Accountant
    Miss A Bibi Finance Assistant
    Ms J Henderson Finance Assistant
    Mr J Lees Compliance, Cover and IT Manager

    It Support

    Mr B Bale Senior IT Technician
    Miss J Riddlesden IT Technician
     

    catering

    Mr D Muirhead Catering Manager
    Mrs J Tingle Chef
    Miss V Grajnert Kitchen Assistant
    Mrs N Kiran Kitchen Assistant
    Miss G Middleton Kitchen Assistant
    Miss L Batley Catering Assistant
    Mrs D Malecki Catering Assistant
    Mrs D McHale Catering Assistant
    Mrs A McNeish Catering Assistant

    cleaning

    Mrs B Balmforth Cleaning Supervisor
    Miss T Drake Cleaner
    Miss M Gray Cleaner
    Miss S Hewitt Cleaner
    Mrs S Johnson Cleaner
    Mrs D Malecki Cleaner
    Mrs A McNeish Cleaner
    Ms S Nasreen Cleaner
    Mrs T Spencer Cleaner
    Ms S Steele Cleaner
    Ms S Wormald Cleaner
     
     

    Library

    Mrs M Fielding Library Assistant
    Miss C Hurst Library Assistant

    mid-day duty

    Mr H Balmforth Mid-Day Supervisor
    Mrs S Bashir Mid-Day Supervisor
    Mrs A Bazine Mid-Day Supervisor
    Miss L McNeish Mid-Day Supervisor
    Ms C Oliver Mid-Day Supervisor
    Mrs A Rohla Mid-Day Supervisor
    Mrs N Umar Mid-Day Supervisor

    site services

    Mr M Bunn Site Manager
    Mr A Gagic Maintenance Technician
    Mr P Judge Maintenance Technician

    technicians

    Mr P Buchanan Senior Science Technician
    Mr P O'Donnell Science Technician
    Mrs R Rogerson Food Technician
    Mr J Senior Science Technician
    Mr S Taylforth DT Technician
    Mrs L Tomlinson Art Technician