Staff and Governance

Senior Leadership Team

Mr Chris Ray

Headteacher

  • Andrew Burton – Executive Headteacher (Trust)
  • Surinder Wilkhu – Deputy Headteacher (Behaviour)
  • Sam Reeves – Deputy Headteacher (Behaviour)
  • Nathan Bulley – Deputy Headteacher (Safeguarding & Personal Development)
  • Joel Woodier – Deputy Headteacher (Quality of Education: Teaching, Learning & Staff Development)
  • James Hunter – Deputy Headteacher (Quality of Education: Curriculum, Standards & Assessment)
  • Neil Moules – Deputy Headteacher
  • Chris Phillips – Assistant Headteacher (Attendance)
  • Tim Shearn – Assistant Headteacher
  • Annette Holder – Assistant Headteacher (SEND)
  • Liam Hazelgreen – Assistant Headteacher (Quality of Education)
  • Danielle Towler – Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion)
  • Chris Thacker – Associate Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture)
  • Simon Clegg-Murtagh – Associate Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture)
  • Lisa Ward – Associate Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture)

Family Engagement

At Beckfoot Trust we are committed to remarkable family engagement. We understand at Beckfoot Oakbank that there are two essential ingredients to support our family engagement strategy. 

  1. Respectful and trusting adult to adult relationships
  2. Great communication
Family Engagement at Beckfoot Oakbank

Our wider team

As a big school, we work particularly hard on great communication. Although your request may be to speak with the Head, in most cases we will delegate your request to another trained Senior Leader. We will always return a general enquiry from families within 72 hours of receiving it.

If you have a safeguarding enquiry or emergency, please contact the reception team on 01535 210111 or [email protected]

Heads of Year

  • Olivia Feather – Head of Year 7
  • Nicola Farrar – Head of Year 8
  • James Gill – Head of Year 9
  • Linda Tomlinson-Askham – Head of Year 10
  • Charlotte Rhodes – Head of Year 11
  • Emma Ellis – Head of Year 12 and 13

Department Leads
  • Anna Downey – Head of Modern Foreign Languages
  • Graeme Hill – Head of Art, Drama, Music DT, Engineering and Computer Studies
  • James Ickringill – PE
  • Jayne Finlay – English
  • Kate Grayson – Humanities
  • Maria Humpherson – Science
  • Tonia Pugh – SEN
  • Tracey Greenhalgh – Maths
  • Rachel Chang – Post 16 Lead

Safeguarding Team

  • Tim Shearn – Assistant Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead
  • Sue Peyton – Higher Level Wellbeing Mentor
  • Katie Dormer – Wellbeing Mentor
  • Lisa Myers-Roberts – Wellbeing Mentor

Local School Committee

  • Mike Proctor – Chair
  • Katy Walsh – Vice Chair
  • Chris Ray – Headteacher
  • Andrew Burton – Exec. Headteacher
  • Laura Senior – Member
  • Tamzin Cooper – Member
  • Thomas Hailwood – Member
  • Matt Perry – Member
  • Carol Rodwell – Clerk