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Meet The Staff

Head Teacher

  • Mr M Turner – Designated Teacher for Child Protection & Science Coordinator

Teaching Staff

  • Nursery/ Reception- Mrs Bancroft  (Senior Leadership Team, Early Years Foundation Stage Leader & RE Coordinator)
  • Year 1-Mrs Stubbs (PE Coordinator)
  • Year 2- Mrs Stringer (Senior Leadership Team, Numeracy Coordinator, Art & Design Coordinator)
  • Year 3- Mr Reid
  • Year 4- Miss Smithson (Data Protection Officer, Computing Coordinator, Design & Technology Coordinator)
  • Year 5- Mrs Fowler (Deputy Head Teacher, Senior Leadership Team, PE Coordinator,  Music Coordinator & MFL Coordinator)
  • Year 6- Mrs Matthews (Senior Leadership Team, Literacy Coordinator, Geography Coordinator & History Coordinator)

Support Staff

  • Miss Atkinson
  • Mr Booth
  • Miss Dillon
  • Mrs Lee (HLTA)
  • Mrs Thubron
  • Mrs Winchester

Early Years Foundation Stage

  • Miss Bentham
  • Miss Miller
  • Mrs Perry
  • Mrs English
  • Mrs Herron
  • Mrs Rowntree

Positive Futures Advisor

  • Lily Morris

Enhanced Mainstream Provision staff

  • Ms Temple- Strategic lead
  • Mrs Gray- Lead Qualified Teacher of Deaf
  • Miss Attwood – Teacher of Deaf
  • Miss Gordon- Deaf worker
  • Ms Armstrong- Specialist Support Worker
  • Miss Davison- Specialist Support Worker
  • Miss Downing- Specialist Support Worker
  • Mrs Moore- Specialist Support Worker
  • Mrs Purvis- Specialist Support Worker
  • Mrs Rayson-Specialist Support Worker

Office Staff

  • Mrs Huddleston (Office Manager)
  • Mrs Blondrage

Caretaker

  • Mrs Barker