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)
  • Melissa Maddison – Deputy Headteacher (Safeguarding, Personal Development, Attendance & Admissions)
  • Nathan Bulley – Deputy Headteacher (Behaviour & Culture)
  • 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, Transition)
  • Simon Clegg-Murtagh – Associate Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture)
  • Lisa Ward – Associate Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture)
  • Maria Humpherson – Associate Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture, Careers)
  • James Ickringill – Associate Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Culture, Student Leadership, Enrichment)

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

  • Charlotte Rhodes – Head of Year 7
  • Gemma Bennett – Head of Year 8
  • Nicola Farrar – Head of Year 9
  • James Gill – Head of Year 10
  • Linda Tomlinson-Askham – 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
  • George Bowles – PE
  • Jayne Finlay – English
  • Kate Grayson – Humanities
  • Jamie Turner – Science
  • Tracey Greenhalgh – Maths
  • Rachael Chang – Post 16 Lead

Safeguarding Team

  • Melissa Maddison – Deputy Headteacher, Safeguarding Lead, Personal Development, Attendance & Admissions
  • Lisa Myers-Roberts – Deputy Safeguarding Lead
  • Samantha McGimpsey – Family Engagement Officer

Local School Committee

  • Katy Walsh – Acting Chair
  • Chris Ray – Headteacher
  • Andrew Burton – Exec. Headteacher
  • Laura Senior – Member
  • Thomas Hailwood – Member
  • Jonathon Shaw – Parent Member
  • Amy Titorenko-Matley – Member
  • James Travers – Member
  • Carol Rodwell – Clerk