Reminder: GCSE Results Collection - Thursday 20 August 2026, 8.30am until 12pm.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Tuesday - Y8 girls football fixture
Wednesday - Badminton
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Due to Year 13 mock exams and GCSE re-sits, all clubs that usually take lace in the Dance Studio will be cancelled this week. Thank you for your understanding.
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Staff and Governance
Senior Leadership Team
Mr Chris Ray
Head of School
Andrew Burton – Executive Headteacher (Beckfoot Trust)
Sam Reeves – Deputy Headteacher (Behaviour & Culture)
Joel Woodier – Deputy Headteacher (Quality of Education: Teaching, Learning & Staff Development)
James Hunter – Deputy Headteacher (Quality of Education: Curriculum, Standards & Assessment)
James Ickringill – Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture, Student Leadership, Enrichment)
Chris Thacker – Associate Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture, Transition)
Connor Bentham – Associate Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture)
Lisa Ward – Associate Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture)
Maria Humpherson – Associate Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture, Careers)
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
Linda Tomlinson-Askham – Head of Year 7
Charlotte Rhodes – Head of Year 8
Gemma Bennett – Head of Year 9
Nicola Farrar – Head of Year 10
James Gill – 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
