Leadership Team
Mrs Anne Wakefield (Head) BMus (Sheffield), QTS (Hertfordshire)
Mrs Diana Harrison (Senior Deputy Head) MA (Cantab), PGCE (Bristol), CPP (Roehampton)
Mr Michael Smyth (Deputy Head Academic) BSc (Newcastle), PGCE (Cantab), MSc (Oxon)
Mrs Sophie Toland (Deputy Head Pastoral) MA (Cantab,) PGCE (Brunel), CPP (Roehampton)
Ms Laura Holloway (Director of Sixth Form, Higher Education & Professional Guidance) MA (Oxon), MA (Oxford Brookes)
Mrs Jenny Rawlinson (Director of External Relations) BA (Hull), MA (Florida)
Mr Dominic St John Parker (Bursar) BA (Leeds)
Above Plus
Mrs Claire Bolton (Head of Community Outreach) BA (Leeds), PGCE (Sheffield)
Mr Simon Carter (Director of Co-Curriculum) MA (King's College), PGCE (Oxon)
Mrs Nina Clark (Director of Human Resources) CIPD Associate
Mrs Tamara Dalton (Assistant Bursar) ACMA/CGMA
Mr Giles Mason (Director of Sitewide IT) BSc, MSc (Manchester), PGCE (Exeter)
DEPARTMENTS
ART
- Mrs Annabel Owen (Director of Art) BA (UWE), PGCE (Middlesex)
- Mrs Charlotte Fossa BA (University of Arts London)
- Mrs Rachel Bullimore (Art Technician) BA (Brighton)
- Miss Megan Nurcombe (Artist in Residence) MA (St Andrews), BA (Loughborough)
CLASSICS
- Mrs Lucy Weeden (Head of Department) MA (Surrey), BA (Oxon)
- Miss Louise Cavanagh BA (Royal Holloway), PGCE (Buckingham)
- Mrs Sharon Durant BA (Oxon/Open University), PGCE (Bath Spa)
- Mrs Eleanor Evans BA (South Wales), PCGE (King's College London)
- Ms Laura Holloway MA (Oxon), MA (Oxford Brookes)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
- Mr Hugo Lopez (Head of Department) BA (Oviedo), MSc (Bath), PGCE (UWE)
- Mr Stephen Douglas BSc (Bath University), PCGE (Bath University)
- Mr Giles Mason BSc, MSc (Manchester), PGCE (Exeter)
CRITICAL THINKING AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
- Revd Marc Thomas (Head of Department) BA (UCW Swansea), PGCE (UCW Aberystwyth)
- Revd Jonathan Beach BSc (Essex), BA (Bristol), MTh (Cardiff)
- Mr Tim Waldron MA (Leeds), BA (Durham), PGCE (Bristol)
- Mrs Hannah Willcox BA (Exeter), PGCE (Newcastle)
- Miss Emma Wright BA (Essex), QTS (CanterburyChrist Church University)
DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES
- Mr Duncan Ellis (Director of Drama) BA (York), MA (Goldsmiths), PGCE
- Mrs Anna Friend BA (Middlesex), PGCE (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)
- Miss Robyn Caldwell BA (London College of Music) PGCE (Buckingham) DipLCM
- Mrs Rebecca Cochran-Patrick (LAMDA)
- Mrs Natasha Gray (LAMDA)
- Mrs Frederica Underwood (LAMDA Co-ordinator)
ECONOMICS
- Mr Adrian Poole (Head of Department) BA (UWE), Certificate in Education (Bath)
- Mr Simon Darcy BCom (Birmingham), PGCE (Oxford Brookes), EMBS (ESC Clermont-Ferrand)
ENGLISH
- Mrs Rebekah Lord (Head of English) MSc (Oxon), BA (Bath Spa), PGCE (Bromley Collegiate/University of Worcester)
- Mrs Catherine Bruton BA (Oxford)
- Miss Julie Grant BA (York), PGCE (York), MRes (York)
- Mrs Debbie McMahon BA (Liverpool), PGCE (Manchester)
- Mrs Fiona Muir BA (Royal Holloway), MA (King's College, London), PGCE (Oxon)
- Mrs Sophie Toland MA (Cantab,) PGCE (Brunel), CPP (Roehampton)
- Dr Penelope Wickson MA (Bristol), BA, MPhil, PhD (Birmingham), PGCE (Greenwich)
GEOGRAPHY
- Mr Daniel Curran (Head of Department) BSc (Plymouth), PGCE (Cantab)
- Ms Emma Mathias-Williams BSc (University of Liverpool), PGCE (University of Bath), MA (Institute of Education UCL)
- Mrs Sarah Tanner BA (Cardiff), PGCE (Exeter)
HISTORY AND POLITICS
- Mrs Samantha Handy (Head of Department) MA (Oxon), PGCE (Bristol)
- Mr Simon Carter MA (King's College), PGCE (Oxon)
- Mr Adrian Stoten BA (Sheffield), PGCE (Bristol)
- Mr Andrew Morris BA (UCL), PGCE (SCITT)
- Mrs Alice Embleton MA (Lincoln), BA (Lincoln)
HISTORY OF ART
- Dr Penelope Wickson (Head of Department) MA (Bristol), BA, MPhil, PhD (Birmingham), PGCE (Greenwich)
MATHEMATICS
- Dr Sarah Kewley (Head of Department) PhD (Bristol), BSc (Plymouth), PGCE (UWE)
- Mr Stephen Douglas BSc (Bath University), PCGE (Bath University)
- Mr Benn Griffin BSc (Bath), QTS (Bath)
- Mrs Helen Lavery BSc (Cranfield), PGCE (Derby)
- Mr Matthew Rose BSc (Warwick), PGCE (Oxford Brookes)
- Mrs Ruth Thomas BSc (Swansea), PGCE (UCW Aberystwyth)
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
- Mrs Leonie Moylan (Head of Department and Head of Spanish) BA (Exeter), PGCE (Oxford)
- Mrs Bianca Alberelli (Italian)
- Mrs Claire Bolton (French and Spanish) BA (Leeds), PGCE (Sheffield)
- Ms Melanie Davies (Head of German) BA (University of Portsmouth), PGCE (Open University)
- Mrs Fabienne Fauvarque (French Assistant)
- Mr Wei Huang (Mandarin) PGCE (Goldsmiths)
- Miss Mélissa Lecamp (French) (University of Reims)
- Mrs Christina Mitchell (Head of Mandarin) MA (Bath), BA (Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan)
- Mrs Jacqui Northcote-Green (Head of French) BA (Durham), PGCE (Glasgow)
- Mrs Valerie Scott-Ashe (French Assistant) Licence (France), PGCE (Canterbury)
- Mrs Kat Stremel (German Assistant)
- Mrs Idoia Urquidi Oset (Spanish Assistant)
- Mrs Alison Villalobos Ruiz (Spanish) BA (Portsmouth), PGCE (Bristol)
MUSIC
Academic and Full Time Staff
- Miss Marie-Claire Arthur (Director of Music) MA(Hons) (Franz Liszt Academy of Music) BA(Hons) (TCD) PGDiP (Adv) (Franz Liszt Academy of Music) PGCE (IOE)
- Mrs Rachel Allard (Singing) Dip RAM, LRAM, GBSM, ABSM
- Mrs Bethan Dudley Fryar (Director of Vocal Studies) BA (Birmingham), LRAM, ARAM, Dip RAM
- Mr Dominic Joyce (Resident Organist, Piano) BMus (Hons)
- Mrs Sarah Loveridge (Head of Strings) BMus (Hons), PGDip, DipABRSM, PGCEi
- Mr Mark Sandon-Williams (Head of Keyboards) BMus, MA
- Miss Sarah Wilby (Teacher of Music) BA, PGCE (Oxon)
- Mrs Jo Black (Music Administrator)
Visiting Specialist Music Teachers
- Mr James Allard (Percussion) GBSM, ABSM
- Mr Craig Bissex (Singing) BA (Hons)
- Mrs Jennifer Cannon (Flute) BA, ABSM, ALCM
- Mrs Diane Charlesworth-Herbert (Singing, Piano) AGSM, FISM
- Ms Al Cubbin (Clarinet, Saxophone) BMus, MISM
- Mrs Kate Elphick (Cello, Double Bass, Violin) Dip TCL
- Ms Jade Hamzelou (Harp) BMus (London)
- Mrs Vanessa Harris (Piano) BA (Hons)
- Mrs Amanda Hodder (Piano) GGSM, PGCE
- Mrs Sian McInally (Violin, Viola) AGSM
- Mr Simon Parker (Clarinet, Saxophone) MA, ALCM, LLCM
- Mr Chris Sanders (Brass) BA (Bath)
- Mrs Sanderson-Jones (Singing) BA (Hons)
- Miss Kira Thomas (Oboe) MA (Bath), BA (Bath)
- Mr Chris Walsh (Guitar) BA (Gloucestershire) BTEC L5 (Brighton)
- Mr Steve Weeks (Drums) Drumtech Dip
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Mr Tim Waldron (Head of PHSE & RSE) MA (Leeds), BA (Durham), PGCE (Bristol)
- Mrs Sarah Tanner BA (Cardiff), PGCE (Exeter)
- Mrs Kirsty Tod BA (London), PGCE (Surrey)
- Mrs Hannah Willcox BA (Exeter), PGCE (Newcastle)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- Mr Nick John (Executive Director of Sport) BA (Loughborough)
- Miss Elizabeth Pollitt (Head of PE) BSc (Gloucestershire), PGCE (Buckingham)
- Miss Helen Turley (Head of Sport) BA (Chichester), PGCE (Chichester)
- Mr David Abini (Head of Lacrosse)
- Mrs Natalie Baldwin BEd (Sheffield)
- Mr Matt Coombs (Lacrosse Graduate Assistant)
- Miss Rachel Cox BA (Open), PGCE (Bath)
- Miss Lucy Davies (PE & Equestrian Co-ordinator) BSc (Hartpury), IPGCE (Buckingham)
- Miss Sophie Davies MSc (Worcester)
- Mrs Nikki Harris (Swimming Coach)
- Mrs Lucy Long (Sports Administrator)
St Mary's Calne Tennis Academy (SMCTA)
- Mr Jonathan Hayes (Director of Tennis)
- Mr Cliff Gray (Professional Tennis Coach)
- Miss Naomi Jackson (Professional Tennis Coach)
- Mrs Dawn Riley (Head of 11-and Under Tennis)
- Miss Hannah Russell-Crossley (Professional Tennis Coach)
- Mr Mike Wright (Professional Tennis Coach)
SCIENCE
Biology
- Mr Ashley Hilton (Head of Science and Head of Biology) BSc (Leicester), GTP (Derby)
- Mrs Vicky Firth BSc (Exeter) PGCE (Cardiff Met)
- Mrs Claire Holliss BSc (Sheffield), PGCE (Sheffield)
- Mr Michael Smyth BSc (Newcastle), PGCE (Cambridge), MSc (Oxon)
Chemistry
- Mrs Carol Wilson (Head of Chemistry) BSc (University of York), PGCE (University of York)
- Mrs Elaine Cowan PGCE (Reading)
- Miss Sharon Skelhorn BSc (Keele University), PGCE (University of Gloucestershire)
Physics
- Mr James Cooke (Head of Physics) MESci (Liverpool), PGCE (Cambridge)
- Mrs Elaine Cowan PGCE (Reading)
- Mrs Diana Harrison MA (Cantab), PGCE (Bristol), CPP (Roehampton)
- Mr Tony McMahon BSc (Open University), Dip T (QUT), MInstP
Psychology
- Mrs Ellie Waldron (Head of Psychology) BSc (Cardiff) PGCE (Bath)
- Miss Geneva Chappell BSc (Bournemouth), PGCE (Bath Spa)
Science Technicians
- Miss Jessica Rosier (Head Technician with Chemistry Specialism)
- Mr Joseph Cobb (Physics Technician)
- Miss Natasha Allen (Biology Technician)
ACADEMIC SUPPORT STAFF
LEARNING SUPPORT and EAL
- Mrs Sarah Lindsay (Head of Department) BA (Open) Dip SpLD (Hornsby), PATOSS AAA
- Mrs Lucy Davies PGCE (Buckingham)
- Mrs Emma Douglas BSc (Bath), PGCE (Bath Spa)
- Mr Matt Gow BA (London), TEFL (Cambridge), PGCE (Oxford Brookes)
- Mrs Kate Simpson BA (Sunderland), PGCE (Newcastle)
LIBRARY
- Dr Penelope James (Librarian) BSc (Nottingham), MSc (Southampton), PhD (Bath)
- Dr Veronika Groke (Assistant Librarian) MA (Brunel), PhD (St Andrews), MRes (St Andrews)
DIRECTOR OF CO-CURRICULUM
- Mr Simon Carter MA (King's College London), PGCE (Oxford)
DIRECTOR OF SIXTH FORM, HIGHER EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE
- Ms Laura Holloway MA (Oxon), MA (Oxford Brookes)
EXAMINATIONS OFFICER
- Mrs Jessica Bates
OXBRIDGE COORDINATOR
- Ms Laura Holloway MA (Oxon), MA (Oxford Brookes)
SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR
- Mr Michael Smyth BSc (Newcastle), PGCE (Cantab), MSc (Oxon)
INDEPENDENT LEARNING & RESEARCH COORDINATOR
- Recruiting internally
ADVENTUROUS PURSUITS COORDINATOR
- Mr Logan McKelvie
BOARDING STAFF AND PASTORAL CARE
- Mrs Sophie Toland (Deputy Head Pastoral and DSL)
- Mrs Claire Bolton (Deputy DSL)
- Mrs Vicky Firth (Deputy DSL)
- Mrs Diana Harrison (Deputy DSL)
HELEN WRIGHT HOUSE
- Mrs Vicky Firth (Housemistress) BSc (Exeter) PGCE (Cardiff Met)
- Miss Emma Wright (Deputy Housemistress)
- Mrs Deborah Chalk (Assistant Houseparent) BA (Open), PGCE (Hertfordshire), MA (Glasgow)
FLORENCE DYAS
- Mrs Debbie McMahon (Housemistress) BA (Liverpool), PGCE (Manchester)
- Miss Sophie Davies (Deputy Housemistress) MSc (Worcester)
- Mrs Sue Li (Assistant Houseparent)
GIBBINS
- Mrs Alice Embleton (Housemistress) MA (Lincoln), BA (Lincoln)
- Miss Robyn Caldwell (Deputy Housemistress) BA (London College of Music) PGCE (Buckingham) DipLCM
- Assistant Houseparent - Currently Recruiting
JOYCE WALTERS
- Mrs Kirsty Tod (Housemistress) BA (London), PGCE (Surrey)
- Miss Helen Turley (Deputy Housemistress) BA (Chichester), PGCE (Chichester)
- Mrs Alison Carter (Assistant Houseparent)
ST CECILIA'S
- Mr Tim Waldron (Housemaster) MA (Leeds), BA (Durham), PGCE (Bristol)
- Mrs Ellie Waldron (Housemistress) BSc (Cardiff) PGCE (Bath)
- Miss Bec Halpin (Assistant Houseparent)
- Mr Matt Coombs (Resident Graduate Assistant)
- Mrs Bianca Alberelli (Pastoral Assistant attached to all houses with focus on St Cecilia's)
ST PRISCA'S
- Miss Louise Cavanagh (Housemistress) BA (Royal Holloway), PGCE (Buckingham)
- Ms Debbie Dwyer (Assistant Houseparent)
SCHOOL HOUSE
- Mrs Fiona Muir (Housemistress) BA (Royal Holloway), MA (King's College, London), PGCE (Oxon)
- Mr Kevin Searle (Assistant Houseparent)
- Mrs Chris Hayes (Day Housemistress)
PASTORAL ASSISTANTS
- Mrs Fiona Burke
- Mrs Lucy Davies
- Mrs Tina Field
- Mrs Anna Friend
- Mrs Rita Hulme
- Ms Debi James
- Mrs Ami Macallister
- Mrs Emma Makepeace
- Mrs Hannah Willcox
- Miss Lizzie Wilson
HEALTH CENTRE
- Mrs Charlotte Noon - Lead Nurse
- Mrs Colette Newey (School Nurse) RGN
- Mrs Deborah Parkinson (School Nurse) RGN and Registered Midwife
- Mrs Dani Sheppard
- Miss Ellena Spanton (School Nurse) RGN
- Mrs Josephine Clarke (Health Care Assistant)
- Mrs Zoe McCarthy (Administrator)
HEALTH & WELLBEING
- Mrs Josie Ballenden (School Counsellor)
- Miss Faith Bourne (Wellbeing Practitioner)
- Mrs Chris Wildman (Wellbeing Practitoner)
- Ms Sonal Khimji (Independent Listener)
CHAPLAIN
- Reverend Jonathan Beach BSc (Essex) BA (Bristol) MTh (Cardiff)
HEADS OF COMPANY
- Edmund Rich - Mr Benn Griffin
- Grosstete - Mrs Claire Bolton
- Moberly - Mrs Natalie Baldwin
- Osmund - Mrs Anna Friend
- Poore - Mr Hugo Lopez
SUPPORT TEAMS
HEAD’S OFFICE
- Mrs Annie Vodicka (PA to Head)
SCHOOL OFFICE
- Mrs Hilary Bampton (Office Manager)
- Mrs Emma Makepeace (Receptionist)
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
- Mr James Steer (Head of Management Information Systems)
- Miss Natalie Burchell (Safeguarding Administrator)
- Ms Nu-Nu Hoggarth (Assistant to Senior Staff)
- Mrs Karen Paddock (Sixth Form Administrator)
ADMISSIONS, MARKETING, DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNAE RELATIONS
- Mrs Jenny Rawlinson BA (Hull), MA (Florida)
Admissions
- Mrs Megan Davis (Head of Admissions)
- Mrs Emma Smith (Admissions Manager)
- Mrs Sarah Carter (Admissions Administrator)
Marketing
- Ms Kristy Jones (Marketing and Communications Manager) B.Com (Curtin)
- Miss Jenna Johnson (Marketing & Graphic Design Officer) LLB (Surrey)
Development & Alumnae Relations
- Dr Gemma Wise (Development & Alumnae Relations Manager)
- Miss Sarah Chick-Richardson (Data & Content Administrator)
- Mrs Gill Cooper (Development & Fundraising Event Coordinator)
BURSARY & FINANCE
- Mrs Tamara Dalton (Assistant Bursar) ACMA/CGMA
- Mrs Gaynor Brittain (Senior Finance Clerk)
- Mrs Kerry Brown (Accounts Assistant)
- Mrs Kate Howe (Bursary & HR Administrator)
HUMAN RESOURCES
- Mrs Nina Clark (Director of HR) CIPD Associate
- Mrs Clare Oatley (HR Administrator)
- Mrs Janette Barton (Payroll and HR Assistant)
- Mrs Kate Howe (Bursary & HR Administrator)
SCHOOL LOGISTICS MANAGER / GUARDIANSHIP CO-ORDINATOR
- Mrs Deb German
GLOBAL AMBASSADOR
- Mrs Cari Depla (Global Ambassador) MA (St Andrews)
SCHOOL SHOP
- Mrs Phillipa Hatlapa (School Shop Manager)
- Mrs Emma Jack (School Shop Assistant)
CATERING MANAGEMENT
- Mrs Linda Thomas (Catering Manager)
- Mrs Alison Bunton (Head Chef)
- Mr Matt Driver (Second Chef)
HOUSEKEEPING
- Mrs Ali Felton (Domestic Services Manager)
- Mrs Shelley Green (Deputy Domestic Services Manager)
- Mrs Janice James (Functions Co-ordinator)
COMPUTER SERVICES DEPARTMENT
- Mr David Page (Network Manager) BSc (Reading)
- Mr Pete Slater (Senior IT Technician) BA (Plymouth Marjon University)
- Mr Connor Gibson (IT Technician) BSc (Stafford)
- Mr Peter Isagba (Junior IT Technician)
ESTATES
- Mr Bob Lunn (Director of Estates)
- Mr Julian Davis (Estates Manager)
- Mr Verne Baker (Grounds)
- Mr Simon Bewley (Grounds)
- Mr Myles Collins (Painter & Decorator)
- Mr Pete Gibbons (Carpenter)
- Mr Dave Keating (Electrician)
- Mr Brian Merritt (Premises)
- Mr Giuseppe Mucci (Premises)
- Mrs Karen Morgan (Grounds)
- Mr Andrew Oatley (Premises)
- Mr Callum Riccalton (Grounds)
SECURITY
- Mr Brett Haines (Security Officer)
- Mr Ashleigh Giblen (Security Officer)