Our Staff
Below is an overview of our staff for the academic year 2025-2026, showing their name and role(s) within the school.
SEN = Special Educational Needs HLTA = Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Senior Leadership Team
- Jo Bird - Headteacher
- Pip King - Deputy Headteacher
- Francesca Biffen - Assistant Headteacher: Curriculum
- Jonathan O'Neill - Assistant Headteacher: EYFS
- Hayley Ashton - SENDCO
- Cath Bush: Inclusion
Foundation Stage (Willow)
- Willow 1: Darcie Noad (Maths lead)
- Willow 2: Jon O'Neill (Assistant Head & EYFS lead)
- Teaching Assistants: Kirsty Oakley (Higher Level Teaching Assistant) and Clare Bland (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)
Year 1 (Yew)
- Yew 1: Stef Coles (PSHE & RSE lead) and Jake Harris (KS1 Phonics and Reading lead)
- Yew 2: Grace Baxendine (Art & DT lead)
- Teaching Assistants: Tina Scully, Dawn Blake and Diana Slator
Year 2 (Oak)
- Oak 1: Gaby Edwards (ECT) & Jake Harris (KS1 Phonics and Reading lead)
- Oak 2: Tania Ferreira (Maths lead)
- Teaching Assistants: Mandy Hockley, Claire Cochrane and Diana Slator
Year 3 (Cherry)
- Cherry 1: Hilla Hunt (Art & DT lead)
- Cherry 2: Cath Bush (Inclusion lead) and Catherine Sillem
- Teaching Assistants: Charlotte Davies, Heather Treglown and Kirsty Derrick
Year 4 (Beech)
- Beech 1: Maddy Cornish (Music lead)
- Beech 2: Tracy Thompson and Hayley Whitfield
- Teaching Assistant: Vicky Hawkins (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)
Year 5 (Maple)
- Maple 1: Caroline O'Neill (English lead) and Francesca Biffen (Assistant Head / History and Geography lead)
- Maple 2: Chris Bibby (PE lead)
- Teaching Assistant: Claire Imrie
Year 6 (Redwood)
- Redwood 1: Pip King (Assistant Head / English and Oracy Lead) and Charlotte Young (Science lead)
- Redwood 2: Sian Dulku (RE lead)
- Teaching Assistant: Lorna Livingstone, Gemma Toogood, Charlotte Mole and Tina Scully
Additional Support Staff
- Paula Creese - Thrive Practitioner
- Hayley Lee - HLTA / Speech & Language support
- Mandy Hockley - Autism Champion
- Lucy Royle - Admin Assistant/Receptionist
- Kristina Munro - Admin Assistant
- Paul Williams-Trim - Caretaker
SMSAs (Lunchtime Supervisors):
- Clare Bland
- Tina Scully
- Gemma Toogood
- Heather Treglown
- Charlotte Mole
