Meet the Staff

Teaching and Leadership Staff

• Phil Gibbins – Headteacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

• Gill Turner – Deputy Headteacher & Co-Headteacher, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

• Sarah Helm – Assistant Headteacher & SENDCo and Inclusion Team Lead

• Jenny Osborne – Assistant Headteacher, Year 6 teacher & Early Years Lead

• Emma Wimpenny – EYFS teacher

• Nicola Mottram – EYFS teacher

• Emma Pyke – Year 1 teacher

• Beth Varley – Year 1 teacher

• Evie Habron – Year 2 teacher

• Wendy Haynes – Year 2 teacher

• Emily Jebson - Year 3 teacher

• Rebecca Myers - Year 3 teacher

• Tracy Aspey – Year 4 teacher

• Carl Aspey – Year 4 teacher

• Kate Chamberlain & Naomi Ellis – Year 5 teachers

• Jonathan Davies – Year 5 teacher

• Elliott Blenkinsop - Year 6 teacher

• Jo Mitchell - Year 6 teacher (Maternity Leave from October 2025)

• Vicky Taithe – Key Stage 1 PPA teacher & Year 2 teacher

• Suzanne Hudson – Key Stage 2 PPA Art teacher, Year 3 and Year 4 teacher

• Suzanne Henderson - Year 6 teacher (Maternity Leave cover)

Educational, pastoral and cover support staff

• Margaret Widdop – HLTA & support staff lead

• Dawn Stier – HLTA

• Adele Ingham – HLTA

• Danielle Durie – Learning Mentor

• Katie Kenny – Emotional & Behavioural Support

• Paula Spittlehouse – ETA

• Claire Needham – ETA

• Kristie-Leigh Charlton – ETA

• Andrew Pogson – ETA

• Dawn Coldwell – ETA

• Donna Robb – ETA

• Lisa Shepherd – ETA

• Sian Parker – ETA

• Laurna Ellam – ETA

• Louise Bull –ETA

• Sharon Mellor – ETA

• Cath Aldridge - ETA

• Shazana Kauser - ETA

• Saffron Walker - ETA

• Richard Ward - ETA

• Olivia Kloska - ETA

• Natalie Stack - ETA

• Leanne Robinson - ETA

• Natalie Bedford - ETA

• Maisie Travis - ETA

• Bethany Dodd - ETA

Administrative Staff

• Edwina Hirst – Business Manager

• Frances Macbeth – Advanced Business Support Officer (Maternity Leave from March 2026)

• Beth Sutcliffe - Senior Business Support Officer

• Sara Hogan – Senior Business Support Officer

• Alice Gahan – SEND Admin support

• Nigel Turner – IT support

Lunchtime Support Staff Team

• Richard Ward (Senior Lunchtime Supervisor)

• Jan Cage

• Olivia Kloska

• Natalie Stack

• Julie Turner

• Katie Turner-Toporowskyi

• Marilyn Watson

• Cath Aldridge

• Shazana Kauser

• Natalie Bedford

• Kaye Berridge

• Lottie Broughton

• Annette Searby

• Faiza Liaquat

• Bethany Dodd

Catering and Cleaning Staff

• Pete Nicholaides – Caretaker

• Donna McGuinness - Cleaner

• Elenka Stimpson - Cleaner

• Nikki Jackson - Cleaner

• Kimberley Broadhead – Cook

• Corinne Croft - Catering Assistant

• Janet Gill - Catering Assistant

• Rachel Mary Kaye - Catering Assistant

• Sam Cock - Catering Assistant