Senior Management Team
Jonnie Besley Headmaster
Nigel Richardson Deputy Head
Matt Bennett-Tomlin Head of Pastoral Care, DSL, Saturday Enrichment
Vanessa Beer Head of Academic Operations
Simon Bee Head of Compliance, Senior Master
Emily Dobson Morris Head of Teaching & Learning
Becca Detheridge Key Stage 1 Coordinator
Deborah Williams Early Years Coordinator
Teaching Staff
Vicki Austen Head of English, LAMDA.
Sylvie Baduel-Butler French, Head of Years 3 & 4 - ‘The Palace’
Catherine Beaumont Head of Learning Support, English
Simon Bee History, Head of Year 7
Vanessa Beer Head of Maths
Lesley Beesley Learning Support Tutor
Matt Bennett-Tomlin Games, PE, PSHE, Head of Year 8
Jonnie Besley History
Emma Bennett-Tomlin Director of Sport, PE, Prep School Teacher.
Tessa Besley Headmaster’s Wife, PSHE.
Emma Blackmore Nursery Teacher
Alison Chedgey Learning Support Tutor
Katharine Cook Head of Science
Michelle Crowther Maths
Kim Day Learning Support Tutor
Becca Detheridge Year 2 Form Teacher, Forest School
Emily Dobson Morris Head of Classics, Head of Years 5 & 6
Josephine Drury Science Teacher
Mila Duncan Head of Modern Languages, French & Spanish
Toby Dunham Head of Boarding, Director of Music
Clare Eynon Head of Drama, LAMDA, Classics.
Lesley Field Year 3 Form Teacher
Emma Green Reception Form Teacher
Kim Green DT Technician
Laura Grove Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, Head of Pre-Prep Swimming
John Hiles Head of Design, Technology & Computing
Claire Kennedy Head of LIFE (Life Skills, Identity, Faith and PSHE)
Sally Pearson Riding Instructor
Pauline Plowman Pre-Prep Teaching Assistant, After School Care
Michael Raven Head of Geography, Head of Outdoor Education
Nigel Richardson English
Hannah Ryan Girls’ Housemistress, Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Sarah Salisbury Year 1 Form Teacher
Emma Symons Head of Art, Librarian
Tracy Tayar-Bidwell Swimming Teacher
Deborah Williams Nursery Teacher
Support Staff
Bryony Barling School Nurse
Andrew Bretherton Estates Manager
Fiona Cook Office Manager and Headmaster’s PA
Charlotte Dunham Boarding Assistant
Claire Geary Finance Officer
Fiona Mackay Senior School Nurse
Jon Stokes Head of ICT
Tricia Webb School Secretary
Visiting Music Teachers
Helen Bool Percussion
Claire Darby Singing, Piano
Colin Herbert Guitar
Janet Hiles Flute, Piano
Andrew Kirsty Piano
Nikki Kirsty Lower Strings, Piano
Milada Tarka Piano, School Organist and Accompanist
David Taylor Brass
Sarah Westwood Singing