who we are
Our team
Every member of our team at St Mary’s Calne contributes to creating the rich, supportive environment where girls flourish academically and personally. Listed here is our teaching, pastoral, leadership and wider school team, as well as our Governors. To contact the Chair of Governors, please email bursary@stmaryscalne.org.
School Governors
| Name | Professional background | In post since |
| Mr Svante Adde – Chair | Economics and business administration and former parent | November 2018 |
| Mrs Cate Bell – Deputy Chair Chair Marketing Committee | Public relations, education and property business management. Alumna and former parent. Former CFT Trustee | September 2017 |
| Mrs Pamela Morris-Sykes Chair Finance and General Purposes Committee | Finance and former parent | March 2019 |
| Mrs Tricia Pearce Chair of Safeguarding and Wellbeing Committee | Education | September 2019 |
| Mrs Deborah Harris Chair of Education Committee and Health and Safety Committee | Education | November 2020 |
| Revd Canon Michael Johnson | Clergy | January 2022 |
| Mrs Susan Birchall | Finance | March 2025 |
| Mrs Annabel Scott | Education | May 2025 |
| Mr Edward Donald | Banking | September 2025 |
| Mr James Corbett | Food industry | September 2025 |
| Professor Julia Buckingham | Emeritus Governor | September 2016 |
| Mr Michael Pipes | Emeritus Governor | September 2017 |
leadership
Leadership Team
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Mrs Anne Wakefield, BMus (Sheffield), QTS (Hertfordshire) | Head |
| Mr Michael Smyth, BSc (Newcastle), PGCE (Cantab), MSc (Oxon) | Deputy Head Academic |
| Mrs Sophie Toland, MA (Cantab,) PGCE (Brunel), CPP (Roehampton) | Deputy Head Pastoral and DSL |
| Ms Jenny Rawlinson, BA (Hull), MA (Florida) | Director of External Relations |
| Mr Rob Grant | Operations Director (Interim) |
DEPARTMENTS
Art
| Mrs Annabel Owen, BA (UWE), PGCE (Middlesex) | Director of Art |
| Mrs Charlotte Fossa, BA (University of Arts London) | Teacher of Art |
| Mrs Rachel Bullimore, BA (Brighton) | Art Technician |
| Mr Alastair Barford, BA (Falmouth) | Artist in Residence |
DEPARTMENTS
Classics
| Mrs Lucy Weeden, BA (Oxon), MA (Surrey) | Head of Department and Head of Sixth Form |
| Miss Louise Cavanagh, BA (Royal Holloway), PGCE (Buckingham) | Teacher of Classics |
| Mrs Sharon Durant, BA (Oxon/Open University), PGCE (Bath Spa) | Teacher of Classics |
| Mrs Eleanor Evans BA (South Wales), PCGE (King’s College London) | Teacher of Classics |
DEPARTMENTS
Computer Science
| Mr Hugo Lopez, BA (Oviedo), MSc (Bath), PGCE (UWE) | Head of Department |
| Mr Stephen Douglas BSc (Bath), PCGE (Bath) | Teacher of Computer Science |
| Mr Giles Mason BSc, MSc (Manchester), PGCE (Exeter) | Teacher of Computer Science |
DEPARTMENTS
Critical Thinking and Religious Studies
| Revd Marc Thomas, BA (UCW Swansea), PGCE (UCW Aberystwyth) | Head of Department |
| Revd Jonathan Beach, BSc (Essex), BA (Bristol), MTh (Cardiff) | Teacher of Theology |
| Mr Tim Waldron, MA (Leeds), BA (Durham), PGCE (Bristol) | Teacher |
| Mrs Hannah Willcox, BA (Exeter), PGCE (Newcastle) | Teacher |
| Miss Emma Wright, BA (Essex), QTS (Canterbury Christ Church University) | Teacher |
DEPARTMENTS
Drama and Theatre Studies
| Mr Duncan Ellis, BA (York), MA (Goldsmiths), PGCE | Director of Drama |
| Mrs Anna Friend, BA (Middlesex), PGCE (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama) | Teacher of Drama |
| Miss Shayan Talbert-Young Hype, Dance (Dance and Performance) | Graduate Assistant Performing Arts |
| Mrs Rebecca Cochran-Patrick | LAMDA teacher |
| Mrs Natasha Gray | LAMDA teacher |
| Mrs Frederica Underwood | LAMDA Co-ordinator |
DEPARTMENTS
Economics
| Mr Adrian Poole, BA (UWE), Certificate in Education (Bath) | Head of Department |
| Mrs Jackie Davey, PGCE (UWE), MSc (Oxford), BA (Cambridge) | Teacher of Economics |
DEPARTMENTS
English
| Mrs Rebekah Lord, MSc (Oxon), BA (Bath Spa), PGCE (Bromley Collegiate/University of Worcester) | Head of English |
| Mrs Catherine Bruton, BA (Oxford) | Teacher of English |
| Miss Julie Grant BA (York), PGCE (York), MRes (York) | Teacher of English |
| Mrs Debbie McMahon, BA (Liverpool), PGCE (Manchester) | Teacher of English |
| Mrs Fiona Muir BA (Royal Holloway), MA (King’s College, London), PGCE (Oxon) | Teacher of English |
| Mrs Sophie Toland, MA (Cantab,) PGCE (Brunel), CPP (Roehampton) | Teacher of English and DSL |
| Dr Penelope Wickson, MA (Bristol), BA, MPhil, PhD (Birmingham), PGCE (Greenwich) | Teacher of English |
DEPARTMENTS
Geography
| Mr Daniel Curran, BSc (Plymouth), PGCE (Cantab) | Head of Department |
| Ms Emma Mathias-Williams, BSc (Liverpool), PGCE (Bath), MA (Institute of Education UCL) | Teacher of Geography |
| Mrs Sarah Tanner, BA (Cardiff), PGCE (Exeter) | Teacher of Geography |
DEPARTMENTS
History and Politics
| Mrs Samantha Handy, MA (Oxon), PGCE (Bristol) | Head of Department |
| Mr Adrian Stoten, BA (Sheffield), PGCE (Bristol) | Teacher of History and Politics |
| Mr Andrew Morris, BA (UCL), PGCE (SCITT) | Teacher of History and Politics |
| Mrs Kirsty Tod BA, (London), PGCE (Surrey) | Teacher of History and DDSL |
| Mrs Alice Embleton, MA (Lincoln), BA (Lincoln) | Teacher of History |
DEPARTMENTS
History of Art
| Dr Penelope Wickson, MA (Bristol), BA, MPhil, PhD (Birmingham), PGCE (Greenwich) | Head of Department |
DEPARTMENTS
Mathematics
| Dr Sarah Kewley, BSc (Plymouth), PhD (Bristol), PGCE (UWE) | Head of Department |
| Mr Stephen Douglas, BSc (Bath), PCGE (Bath University) | Teacher of Mathematics |
| Mr Benn Griffin BSc, (Bath), QTS (Bath) | Teacher of Mathematics |
| Mrs Helen Lavery, BSc (Cranfield), PGCE (Derby) | Teacher of Mathematics |
| Mr Matthew Rose, BSc (Warwick), PGCE (Oxford Brookes) | Teacher of Mathematics |
| Mrs Ruth Thomas, BSc (Swansea), PGCE (UCW Aberystwyth) | Teacher of Mathematics |
DEPARTMENTS
Modern Foreign Languages
| Mrs Leonie Moylan, BA (Exeter), PGCE (Oxford) | Head of Department and Head of Spanish |
| Mrs Bianca Alberelli | Italian |
| Mrs Claire Bolton, BA (Leeds), PGCE (Sheffield) | Teacher of French and Spanish and DDSL |
| Ms Melanie Davies, BA (Portsmouth), PGCE (Open University) | Head of German |
| Mrs Fabienne Fauvarque | French Assistant |
| Miss Mélissa Lecamp (University of Reims) | French |
| Mrs Christina Mitchell, BA (Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan), MA (Bath) | Head of Mandarin |
| Mrs Jacqui Northcote-Green, BA (Durham), PGCE (Glasgow) | Head of French |
| Mrs Valerie Scott-Ashe Licence (France), PGCE (Canterbury) | French Assistant |
| Mrs Kat Stremel | German Assistant |
| Mrs Idoia Urquidi Oset | Spanish Assistant |
| Mrs Alison Villalobos Ruiz,BA (Portsmouth), PGCE (Bristol) | Teacher of Spanish |
DEPARTMENTS
Music
Academic and Full Time Staff
| Mrs Marie-Claire Bray-Arthur, MA (Franz Liszt Academy of Music) BA (TCD) PGDiP (Adv) (Franz Liszt Academy of Music) PGCE (IOE) | Director of Music |
| Mrs Rachel Allard, Dip RAM, LRAM (Royal Academy of Music), GBSM, ABSM (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) | Teacher of Singing |
| Mrs Bethan Dudley Fryar, BA (Birmingham), LRAM, Dip RAM and ARAM (Royal Academy of Music) | Director of Vocal Studies |
| Mr Dominic Joyce, BMus (Hull) | Resident Organist and Piano |
| Mrs Sarah Loveridge, BMus (Birmingham) PGDip, (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama), PGCEi (Birmingham City) | Head of Strings |
| Mr Mark Sandon-Williams, BMus (Elder Conservatorium of Music), MA (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) | Head of Keyboard Studies |
| Miss Sarah Wilby, BA (Oxon), PGCE, Dip ABRSM | Teacher of Music |
| Mrs Jo Black | Music Administrator |
Visiting specialist Music Teachers
| Mr James Allard GBSM, ABSM (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) | Percussion |
| Mr Craig Bissex BA (Bath Spa) | Singing |
| Mrs Jennifer Cannon BA (Hons) Music (Birmingham Conservetoire), ABSM, ALCM | Flute |
| Mrs Diane Charlesworth-Herbert AGSM (Guildhall School of Music & Drama), FISM | Singing, Piano |
| Ms Al Cubbin BMus (Bath), MISM | Clarinet, Saxophone |
| Mrs Kate Elphick Dip TCL (Trinity College of Music) | Cello, Double Bass, Violin |
| Ms Jade Hamzelou MMus (Goldsmiths, University of London) | Harp |
| Mrs Vanessa Harris BA (Hons) (Kingston), MISM | Piano |
| Mrs Amanda Hodder GGSM (Guildhall School of Music & Drama), PGCE (Reading) | Piano |
| Mrs Sian McInally AGSM (Guildhall School of Music & Drama) | Violin, Viola |
| Mr Simon Parker MA (Reading), MEd (UCL Institute of Music) ALCM, LLCM (London College of Music) | Clarinet, Saxophone |
| Mr Chris Sanders BA (Bath) | Brass |
| Mrs Sanderson-Jones BA (Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts) | Singing |
| Mr Chris Walsh BA (Gloucestershire) BTEC L5 (Brighton) | Guitar |
| Mr Steve Weeks Drumtech Dip | Drums |
DEPARTMENTS
Personal Development
| Mr Tim Waldron MA (Leeds), BA (Durham), PGCE (Bristol) | Head of PHSE & RSE |
| Mrs Sarah Tanner BA (Cardiff), PGCE (Exeter) | Teacher |
| Mrs Kirsty Tod BA (London), PGCE (Surrey) | Teacher and DDSL |
| Mrs Hannah Willcox BA (Exeter), PGCE (Newcastle) | Teacher |
DEPARTMENTS
Physical Education
| Mr Nick John BA (Loughborough) | Executive Director of Sport |
| Miss Elizabeth Pollitt BSc (Gloucestershire), PGCE (Buckingham) | Head of PE and Head of Sport |
| Mr David Abini BSc (Gloucestershire) | Head of Lacrosse |
| Miss Beth Collier BA (Bath Spa) | Sports Coach and Hockey Specialist |
| Mr Matt Coombs BSc (Bath) | Lacrosse Graduate Assistant |
| Miss Rachel Cox BA (Open) PGCE (Bath) | PE Teacher and Hockey/Netball Specialist |
| Miss Lucy Davies BSc (Hartpury), IPGCE (Buckingham) | PE and Equestrian Co-ordinator |
| Miss Sophie Davies MSc (Worcester) | PE Teacher and Cricket Specialist |
| Mrs Nikki Harris | Swimming Coach |
| Miss Scarlett Jones Diploma (Oxford Media & Business School) | Sports Coach and Lacrosse Specialist |
| Mrs Lucy Long PGCE Kingston, BSc (Roehampton) | Sports Administrator and Cover Teacher and Head of Lower School |
| Miss Beth Plummer BSc (Exeter) PCGE (Exeter) | Graduate Assistant Sport |
| St Mary’s Calne Tennis Academy (SMCTA) | |
| Mr Jonathan Hayes | Director of Tennis |
| Mr Cliff Gray | 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 |
DEPARTMENTS
Science
Biology
| Mr Ashley Hilton BSc (Leicester), GTP (Derby) | Head of Science and Head of Biology |
| Mrs Claire Holliss BSc (Sheffield), PGCE (Sheffield) | Teacher of Biology |
| Mr Michael Smyth BSc (Newcastle), PGCE (Cambridge), MSc (Oxon) | Teacher of Biology |
Chemistry
| Mrs Carol Wilson BSc (York), PGCE (York) | Head of Chemistry |
| Miss Sharon Skelhorn BSc (Keele), PGCE (Gloucestershire) | Teacher of Chemistry |
Physics
| Mr James Cooke MESci (Liverpool), PGCE (Cambridge) | Head of Physics |
| Mr Tony McMahon BSc (Open University), Dip T (QUT), MInstP | Teacher of Physics |
Psychology
| Mrs Ellie Waldron BSc (Cardiff), PGCE (Bath) | Head of Psychology |
| Miss Geneva Chappell BSc (Bournemouth), PGCE (Bath Spa) | Teacher of Psychology |
Science Technicians
| Miss Jessica Thomson | Head Technician with Chemistry Specialism |
| Mr Joseph Cobb | Physics Technician |
| Miss Natasha Allen | Biology Technician |
DEPARTMENTS
Academic Support Staff
Learning Support and EAL
| Mrs Sarah Lindsay BA (Open) Dip SpLD (Hornsby), PATOSS AAA | Head of Department |
| 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) | |
| Mrs Chris Wildman (ELSA) |
Library
| Dr Veronika Groke MA (Brunel), MRes and PhD (St Andrews) | Librarian |
| Mr George Harris, BA (History) | Library Assistant |
Sixth Form Team
| Mrs Lucy Weeden BA (Oxon), MA (Surrey) | Head of Sixth Form |
| Dr Sarah Kewley BSc (Plymouth), PhD (Bristol), PGCE (UWE) | Head of UCAS and HE |
| Mrs Rebekah Lord, BA (Bath Spa), MSc (Oxon), PGCE (Bromley Collegiate/University of Worcester) | Head of Futures |
| Mrs Karen Paddock | Sixth Form Administrator |
Examinations Office
| Mrs Faith Bourne | Examinations Officer |
Educational Visits
| Mr Dan Curran BSc (Plymouth), PGCE (Cantab) | Educational Visits Co-ordinator and Friday Futures Co-ordinator |
Outdoor Education
| Miss Aysha Dean BSc (Reading) | Graduate Assistant Outdoor Education and Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator |
| Mr Matthew Rose BSc (Warwick), PGCE (Oxford Brookes) | Gold Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator |
| Mr Hugo Corripio-Lopez BA (Oviedo), MSc (Bath), PGCE (UWE) | Duke of Edinburgh Support |
Boarding Staff and Pastoral Care
| Mrs Sophie Toland MA (Cantab,) PGCE (Brunel), CPP (Roehampton) | Deputy Head Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) |
| Mrs Claire Bolton BA (Leeds), PGCE (Sheffield) | Deputy DSL |
| Mrs Kirsty Tod BA (Leeds), PGCE (Sheffield) | Deputy DSL |
House Teams
Helen Wright House
| Mrs Fiona Muir BA (Royal Holloway), MA (King’s College, London), PGCE (Oxon) | Housemistress |
| Miss Emma Wright | Deputy Housemistress |
| Ms Rachel Trewhitt | Assistant Houseparent |
Florence Dyas
| Mrs Debbie McMahon BA (Liverpool), PGCE (Manchester) | Housemistress |
| Miss Sophie Davies MSc (Worcester) | Deputy Housemistress |
| Ms Sue Li | Assistant Houseparent |
Joyce Walters
| Mrs Kirsty Tod BA (London), PGCE (Surrey) | Housemistress |
| Miss Beth Collier BA (Bath Spa) | Deputy Housemistress |
| Mrs Alison Carter | Assistant Houseparent |
Gibbins
| Mrs Alice Embleton MA (Lincoln), BA (Lincoln) | Housemistress |
| Miss Scarlett Jones Diploma (Oxford Media & Business School) | Deputy Housemistress |
| Ms Liz Sawle | Assistant Houseparent |
St Cecilia’s
| Mr Tim Waldron BA (Durham), MA (Leeds), PGCE (Bristol) | Housemaster |
| Mrs Ellie Waldron BSc (Cardiff) PGCE (Bath) | Housemistress |
| Miss Bec Halpin | Assistant Houseparent |
| Mr Matt Coombs BA (Bath) | Resident Graduate Assistant |
| Mrs Bianca Alberelli | Pastoral Assistant attached to all houses with focus on St Cecilia’s |
St Prisca’s (Lower School)
| Miss Louise Cavanagh (Housemistress) BA (Royal Holloway), PGCE (Buckingham) | Housemistress |
| Ms Debbie Dwyer BEd (Manchester) | Assistant Houseparent |
| Mrs Chris Hayes | Day Housemistress |
Graduate Boarding Assistants
| Miss Aysha Dean | Outdoor Education |
| Miss Beth Plummer BA (Bath Spa) | Sport |
| Miss Shayan Talbert-Young | Performing Arts |
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 |
Health Centre
| Mrs Jessica Amor RGN | School Nurse |
| Mrs Colette Newey RGN | School Nurse |
| Mrs Deborah Parkinson RGN | School Nurse |
| Mrs Dani Sheppard RGN | School Nurse |
| Mrs Josephine Clarke | Health Care Assistant |
| Mrs Zoe McCarthy | Administrator |
Health and Wellbeing
| Mrs Josie Ballenden | School Counsellor |
| Mrs Chris Wildman | Wellbeing Practitioner |
| Ms Sonal Khimji | Independent Listener |
Chaplaincy
| Reverend Jonathan Beach BSc (Essex), BA (Bristol), MTh (Cardiff) | Chaplain |
Heads of Company
| Mr Benn Griffin | Edmund Rich |
| Mrs Claire Bolton | Grosstete |
| Mrs Lucy Long | Moberly |
| Mrs Anna Friend | Osmund |
| Mr Hugo Lopez | Poore |
DEPARTMENTS
Professional and operational staff
Head’s Office
| Mrs Annie Vodicka | PA to Head |
School Office
| Ms Natalie Burchell | Office Manager |
| Mrs Emma Makepeace | Senior Receptionist |
| Mrs Ruth Sandbach | Receptionist |
Administrative Support
| Mrs Louise English | Safeguarding Administrator |
| Ms Dannie Jones | Assistant to Senior Staff |
| Mrs Karen Paddock | Sixth Form Administrator |
Admissions, Marketing, Development and Alumnae Relations
| Ms Jenny Rawlinson BA (Hull), MA (Florida) | Director of External Relations |
Admissions
| Mrs Megan Davis BSc (Kingston) | Head of Admissions |
| Mrs Sarah Carter BA (Leeds) | Admissions Manager |
| Mrs Jo Mills BA (Luton) | Marketing & Admissions Events Coordinator |
Marketing
| Ms Kristy Jones B.Com (Curtin) | Marketing and Communications Manager |
| Miss Cassidy Fox BA (Bath Spa) | Marketing & Graphic Design Officer |
| Miss Lauren Srawley BA (Cardiff) Msc (Bath) | Digital Content Creator |
Development & Alumnae Relations
| Dr Gemma Wise MA (Oxon) | Development & Alumnae Relations Manager |
| Mrs Gill Cooper BSc (Surrey) | Development & Fundraising Event Coordinator |
| Arabella Unwin | Archivist |
Bursary and Finance
| Mrs Tamara Dalton ACMA/CGMA | Assistant Bursar |
| Mrs Gaynor Brittain | Senior Finance Clerk |
| Mrs Kerry Brown | Accounts Assistant |
| Mrs Kate Howe BA (Hull) | Bursary & HR Administrator |
Human Resources
| Mrs Nina Clark CIPD Associate | Director of HR |
| Vacancy | HR Manager |
| Mrs Clare Oatley | HR Administrator (recruitment) |
| Ms Kay Bolwell | Payroll and HR Assistant |
| Mrs Kate Howe BA (Hull) | Bursary & HR Administrator |
Transport and Logistics
| Ms Natalie Burchell | School Office Manager |
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 |
| Ms Chloe Sheldon | Functions Co-ordinator |
Computer Services
| Mr David Page BSc (Reading) | Network Manager |
| Mr Pete Slater BA (Plymouth Marjon University) | Senior IT Technician |
| Mr Connor Gibson BSc (Stafford) | Head of MIS and IT Technician |
| Mr Joseph Mason BSc (Bath Spa) | 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 and decorator |
| Mr Pete Gibbons | Carpenter |
| Mr Dave Keating | Electrician |
| Mr Brian Merritt | Premises |
| Mr Giuseppe Mucci | Premises |
| Mr Andrew Oatley | Premises |
| Mr Callum Riccalton | Grounds |
Security
| Mr Brett Haines | Security Officer |
| Mr Ashleigh Giblen | Security Officer |
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