Academic staff list
2026 – 2027
Academic Year 2026-2027
Senior School
Senior Leadership Team
Headmaster: W Chuter, BA
Chief Operating Officer: D Harper, BEng (Hons), MA (bursarea@)
Senior Deputy Headmaster: D R Koch, D Phil (drk@)
Deputy Head (Academic): R H Taylor, MA (rht@)
Designated Safeguarding and Well-being Lead: V K Garratt (vkg@)
Assistant Head (Teaching): O J Chipperton, MA (ojc@)
Assistant Head (Learning): K Latham, MA (kvl@)
Assistant Head (Staff Development & Co-Curricular): C E Thomas, MA (cet@)
Assistant Head (Pastoral): T L Pithers, BA (tlp@)
Head of Academic Inclusion (SENCo): T Laud, BA (tpl@)
School Chaplain: C Brazier, BA (chb@)
Director of Sixth Form: A E O’Donnell, MA (aeo@)
Deputy Director of Sixth Form & UCAS co-ordinator: L A Leakey, BAEd MA (lal@)
Careers Lead: B Southern, BSc (bs1@)
Director of Sport: C K Lawrence, BSc (ckl@)
Head of Middle School: T Pell, BA (tmp@)
Mental Health Lead: E Davidson Smith, BA (ecw@)
Pastoral Houses
Ingrams Housemaster: B M Mills, BA
Assistant Housemistress: H F Garland, BSc
Gibbards Housemistress: L V King, BSc
Assistant Housemaster: Beng I K Abdulai, BEd
Owens Housemaster: R E Cassell, BA
Assistant Housemistress: E E Smith, BA
Balyes Housemistress: L E Johnson, BSc
Assistant Housemaster: A S Jessup, MA
Dawsons Housemaster: S Wilson, BA
Assistant Housemaster: A K Hill, BSc
Head of Boarding / Head of White House (girls’ boarding): L A Hadden, BA
Head of Kim House (boys’ boarding): M S Gilbert, BEd, and K M Gilbert BEd
Senior School and Sixth Form
| Academic Support | English | French |
| R Brightman (rb1@) | S E Poole, BA, MEd | E V Griggs, BA |
| T J Clelland, PCEE (tjc@) | L L Day, BA (lld@) | E J Button, BA (ejb@) |
| S Day, BSc (shd@) | K G Dunn, BA, MTeach (kgd@) | E E Frampton, BA (eef@) |
| E J Hope (ejh@) | R E Cassell, BA (rec@) | N F Hassall, BA, Maîtrise (nfh@) |
| N E Parle, BA (nep@) | S J Kerridge, BA, MEd (sjk@) (school literacy coordinator) | A C Wise, BA (acw@) |
| L M Pescod (lmp@) | T L Pithers, BA (tlp@) | |
| Dr J Williams, PhD (jw1@) | A E O’Donnell, MA (aeo@) | Spanish |
| S L Wood, MA (slw@) | E E Smith, BA (ees@) | A C Wise, BA (acw@) |
| E Wykes, BSc (ew2@) | J R Cardwell, BA (jrc@) | I M Farras, BA (imf@) |
| C J Hayes, BA (cjh2@) | N F Hassall, BA, Maîtrise (nfh@) | |
| A Hobbs, BA (ajh@) | ||
| Art | Food & Nutrition | |
| C E Horry, MA | L V King, BSc | Music |
| A C Fearing, BA (acf@) | L Batchelor, BEd (lb1@) | D C Gibbs, MA, FRCO |
| L A Leakey, BEd (lal@) | L E Johnson, BSc (lej@) | E M J Wilson, BA (emw@) |
| M Gregory, BA (mdg@) | L O Cherry, Resident Music Graduate | |
| Geography | Philosophy, Religion and Ethics | |
| Biology | S Wilson, BA | E J Dickens, MA Oxbridge coordinator |
| P J Whatling, BSc | L A Hadden, BA (lah@) | C E Thomas, MA (cet@) |
| A K Hill, BSc (akh@) | H R Crompton, BA (hrc@) | E Davidson Smith, BA (ecw@) |
| H F Garland, BSc (hfg@) | N Hunter, BA (nlh@) | E E Smith, BA (ees@) |
| C I Jenkins, BSc, MEd (cij@) | K L Yates, BA (kly@) | |
| Chemistry | History | PSHE |
| E C Drysdale, BSc | A E Bantin, MA | R E Cassell, BA |
| M C Gould, BSc (mcg@) | O J Chipperton, MA (ojc@) | |
| A Gray, BSc (ag@) | D R Koch, D Phil (drk@) | Physics |
| A S Monaghan, PhD (asm@) | K V Latham, BA (kvl@) | CAM Holmes, BSc, BA, MBA (SLEd) |
| K L Yates, BA (kly@) | G R Fletcher, BSc (grf@) | |
| Design Technology & Engineering | J R K Garland, BA (jg@) | V M Underwood, BSc (vmu@) |
| M J Bennett, BEd | ||
| M C Cave, BEng (mcc@) | Maths | Physical Education |
| N G Ellis, BA (nge@) | A S Jessup, BSc, MA | W Hartley, MSc |
| I K Abdulai, BEd (ika@) | M S Gilbert, BEd (msg@) | |
| Digital Learning and Computer Science | J R Cardwell, BA (jrc@) | K M Gilbert, BEd (kmg@) |
| M Reed, MEng | D P Conerney, BA (dpc@) | B M Mills, BA (bmm@) |
| J R Cardwell, BA (jrc@) | J King, BSc (jk1@) | A J Ritchie, BA (ajr@) |
| H M Morrell, MSc (hmm@) | E K Gilbert, Resident Sports Graduate | |
| Drama | A Wilkinson, MSc (aw@) | A Edwards, Resident Sports Graduate |
| C Seal, BSc (cs2@) | ||
| N L Akielan, BA | E O’Brien, BSc (eo1@) | Psychology |
| C J Hayes, BA (cjh@) | J Watson, BEng (jrw@) | E A Lomer-Wood, BSc |
| Economics & Business Studies | Politics | |
| T M Pell, BA | R Barnes, LLB Med | |
| C C Elliott, BA (cce@) | B M Mills, BA (bmm@) | |
| P Z Lodhia, BA (pzl@) | ||
| R H Taylor, MA (rht@) |
Preparatory School
Senior Leadership Team:
Head of Prep: C Petrie, BSc (prephead@)
Senior Deputy Head: O C Stokes, BEd, MEd Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (ocs@)
Assistant Head Academic: R Bell, BSc (reb@)
Assistant Head Pastoral: J Rowley-Burns, BSc Deputy Designated Safeguard lead (jrb@)
Assistant Head Co-Curricular & Enrichment: M Allen, BA (msa@)
| Pre-School | Reception | Year 1 |
| J Sorensen, BA – Pre-School Teacher (jms2@) | A K Edwards, BEd – Reception Form Tutor & Head of EYFS (ake@) | V Thompstone, BA (Ed) – Year 1 Form Tutor (veh@) |
| V Linsley, BSc – Teaching Assistant | A Gardner-Brookes (BA, PGCE) – Reception Form Tutor (atb@) | J Hannington, NNEB – Year 1 Form Tutor (jlh@) |
| P S Wright, BA – Teaching Assistant | L Valentine, BA – Teaching Assistant | |
| H Cooper, NVQ Level 3 – Teaching Assistant | H Cooper, NVQ Level 3 – Teaching Assistant | |
| Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
| L de Friend, BSc – Year 2 Form Tutor (ldf@) | C J Bridgeford, BA, PGCE – Year 3 Form Tutor (cjb@) | E K Prew, BEd – Year 4 Form Tutor & Head of PSHE (eb@) |
| J Johnson, BA (Hons), PGCE, NPQSL, Year 2 Form Tutor & Head of KS1 (jj1@) | L Nazareth (BSc, PGCE) – Year 3 Form Tutor (lks@) | L Smith, BA – Year 4 Form Tutor (lks2@) |
| A M Turney, BA – Year 3 Form Tutor (amy@) | S M Treble, BA, PGCE, NPQSL – Year 4 Form Tutor & Head of Lower KS2 (smt@) | |
| Year 5 | Year 6 | Academic Support |
| S M Bettison, BSc – Year 5 Form Tutor (smb@) | E S Bonnaud. BA – Year 6 Form Tutor, Head of MFL (esb@) | J M Suckling, BA, SENDCo – Head of Academic Inclusion (jms@) |
| S J Butler, BA – Year 5 Form Tutor (sjb1@) | A Bull, BEd – Year 6 Form Tutor & Head of Teaching, Learning & Innovation/Head of Digital Learning (ab2@) | T Clelland, PCEE – Academic Inclusion (tjc@) |
| A L Prebble, BA – Year 5 Form Tutor Head of Art, DT & Engineering (alp2@) | V Carrington, BA – Year 6 Tutor & Head of Upper KS2 (vec@) | R McMordie-Jackson, BEd – Academic Inclusion (rlj@) |
| Dr J Williams, BA, PhD, PGCE – Academic Inclusion (jw1@) | ||
| Z S Sheffield, BA (zs@) – Teach | ||
| Art/DT | Games/PE | MFL |
| A L Prebble, BA – Head of Art, DT & Engineering (alp2@) | S A Richardson, BSc – Head of Games/PE (sar@) | E S Bonnaud. BA – Head of MFL (esb@) |
| Music & Drama | English & Maths | Science |
| H McKillop – Head of Music & Drama (hmm2@) | N Walter, BA – Head of English (nmw@) | S J Neal, BEd – Head of Science (sjn@) |
| A L Wilde, BEd – Head of Maths (alw@) | ||
| Year 2- Year 6 TAs | ||
| H Burroughs, BA – Teaching Assistant & Kim Club Assistant | F Cassell – Teaching Assistant | C Hasseldine, (NVQ Level 2, CACHE Level 2, CACHE Level 3 Diploma) – Teaching Assistant & Kim Club Assistant |
| A Knell, NNEB – Teaching Assistant | J Lenton – Teaching Assistant & Kim Club Assistant | |
