Staff list

Downsend School – Staff List 2024/2025

Please find a full list of all teaching and non-teaching staff at Downsend School below.

 

If you wish to contact a member of school staff directly, please email them using the following email structure: firstname.surname@downsend.co.uk

 

Cognita CEO: Frank Maassen
Cognita European Director of Education: Nicola Lambros
Cognita European CEO: Michael Drake
General Manager: James Carroll

Downsend School Leadership Team

Name
Role
Ian ThorpeExecutive Head
Lisa BurnsHead of Little Downsend
Clare KirkhamHead of Junior School
Richard DolanHead of Senior School
Marc BroughtonSixth Form Education Project Lead
Symone CampbellOperations Manager

Little Downsend Ashtead Staff List 2024/25
  • Ian Thorpe - Executive Headteacher

  • Mrs Lisa Burns - Head of Little Downsend and Deputy Head of Nursery & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

  • Mrs Carolyn Potter - Head of Nursery and Designated Safeguarding Lead & Holiday Club Manager

  • Mr Simon Baker - Health & Safety Co-ordinator

  • Mrs Emma Taylor - SENCo

  • Mrs Amy Bryant - Rising Reception Teacher

  • Mrs Amy Hodges - First Steps Teacher

  • Mrs Sarah Murray - French Teacher

  • Mrs Erin Symonds - Music Teacher

  • Miss Rebecca Goldsmith - Early Learners Room Leader

  • Mrs Kelly Hilsley - Bright Beginners Room Leader

  • Miss Liane Corden - Bright Beginners Early Years Educator

  • Mrs Megan Davies - Bright Beginners Early Years Educator

  • Mrs Emily Harley - Early Learners Early Years Educator

  • Mrs Clair Hemo - Early Learners Early Years Educator

  • Mrs Jackie Jackson - Bright Beginners Early Years Educator

  • Mrs Stephanie Marsden - Early Learners Early Years Educator

  • Mrs Mel Falzon - Rising Reception Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Jaclyn Hugill - First Steps Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Julie James - First Steps Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Fiona Langley - First Steps Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Debbie Nicholson - First Steps Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Sam Taylor - First Steps Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Holly Choudhry - Administrator

  • Mrs Hannah Hughes - Cook

  • Mrs Antonella Menhennet - Catering Assistant

Little Downsend Epsom Staff List 2024/25
  • Ian Thorpe - Executive Headteacher

  • Mrs Lisa Burns - Head of Little Downsend

  • Miss Vicky Bacon - Head of School and Year 1 Teacher

  • Mr Simon Baker - Health & Safety Co-ordinator

  • Ms Chantael Clayton - Designated Safeguarding Lead & Rising Reception Teacher

  • Mrs Emma Taylor - SENCo

  • Miss Keeley Coles - First Steps Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Samantha Matthews - First Steps Teaching Assistan

  • Miss Jenna Organ - Reception Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Claire Lacey - Reception Teaching Assistant

  • Miss Verity Penn - Year 1 & Year 2 Teaching Assistant

  • Miss Nicola Reynolds - First Steps Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Stephanie Strange - Rising Reception Teaching Assistant

  • Mr John Bayley - Music Teacher

  • Mrs Annette Burbidges - Year 2 Teacher & Intervention Teacher

  • Mrs Sharon Butler - Reception Teacher

  • Mrs Anna Carruthers - Year 2 Teacher

  • Mrs Sarah Murray - French Teacher

  • Miss Marie Seivewright - Swimming Teacher

  • Mrs Jane Simpson - First Steps Teacher & Holiday Club Manager

  • Mrs Gemma Openshaw - Administrator

  • Mrs Jo Thompson - Cook

  • Mrs Hiroko Spiteri - Catering Assistant

Little Downsend Leatherhead Staff List 2024/25
  • Ian Thorpe - Executive Headteacher

  • Mrs Lisa Burns - Head of Little Downsend

  • Miss Kirsty Buckland - Head of School and SENCo & Reception Teacher

  • Mr Simon Baker - Health & Safety Co-ordinator

  • Mrs Emma Duke - Designated Safeguarding Lead and Year 1 Teacher

  • Mrs Jessica Barber - Reception Teacher

  • Mr Jon Bayley - First Steps & Rising Reception Music Teacher

  • Mrs Annette Burbidge - Intervention Teacher

  • Mrs Melanie Chipperton - Year 1 Teacher

  • Ms Charlotte Coulson - Year 2 Teacher

  • Mrs Louise Ford - Reception Teacher

  • Miss Lucy Hennell - First Steps Teacher & Holiday Club Manager

  • Mrs Sally de Klerk - Rising Reception Teacher

  • Mrs Carolyn Maragh - Rising Reception Teacher

  • Mrs Sarah Murray

  • Mrs Liz Miller - First Steps Teacher

  • Mrs Sally Mockler - Reception Teacher

  • Miss Seivewright - Swimming Teacher

  • Mrs Erin Symonds - Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 Music Teacher

  • Mrs Alex Winn-Harding - Year 2 Teacher

  • Miss Demi Clarke - Reception Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Julia Davey - Rising Reception Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Dianne Hickey - First Steps Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Mandi Humphries - Year 2 Teaching Assistant

  • Miss Charlotte Illing - First Steps & Rising Reception Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Sally Jones - Reception Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Victoria Munford - Year 2 Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Emma Reeves - Rising Reception Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Hilde Richardson - Rising Reception Teacher

  • Mrs Karen Sims - First Steps Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Nora Spedding - Year 1 Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Toni Toledo - First Steps Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Vicki Trinder Year 2 Teaching Assistant

  • Mrs Tara Anderson - Learning Support Assistant

  • Mrs Sarah Nazha - Learning Support Assistant

  • Mrs Nicky New - Administrator

  • Mr Lee Parker - Chef

  • Mrs Kim Roberts - Catering Assistant

  • Mrs Carmen Tam - General Assistant

Junior School Staff List 2024/25
  • Mrs Clare Kirkham - Head of Junior School, Teacher of English

  • Miss Helen Black - Deputy Head of Junior School, Year 4 Teacher

  • Mr Tim Pearne - Junior School Leader of Learning and Innovation, Year 6 Teacher

  • Mrs Chelsea Bradford - Junior School Leader of Enrichment, Year 3 Teacher

  • Mr Marc Popham - Head of Year 3

  • Mrs Marian Bayley - Head of Year 4

  • Mrs Caroline Driscoll - Head of Year 5

  • Mrs Becky Davies - Head of Year 6

  • Mrs Jodie Newberry - Head of Junior School English

  • Mrs Sally Temlett - Head of Junior School Maths

  • Ms Robyn Temlett - Head of Junior School Science

  • Mr Marc Popham

  • Mrs Sarah Butcher

  • Mrs Chelsea Bradford

  • Mrs Yvette De Vries

  • Mrs Marian Bayley

  • Miss Helen Black

  • Mrs Amy Sutton

  • Mrs Caroline Driscoll Head of Year 5

  • Mrs Ljubica Carmody

  • Mrs Emma Hippolyte

  • Miss Livvy Noakes

  • Mrs Becky Davies

  • Miss Lucy Bates (maternity leave)

  • Mrs Emily Friend-Haynes (maternity leave)

  • Miss Caitlin McGovern

  • Mrs Jodie Newberry

  • Mr Tim Pearne

  • Ms Robyn Temlett

  • Mrs Sally Temlett

  • Ms Sharon Corr

  • Mrs Michelle Crow

  • Miss Ella Howlett

  • Miss Rosie Kendrick

  • Mrs Lina Murray

  • Mrs Ing-Marie Rogers

  • Mrs Heather Smith

  • Miss Maggie Hambleton - Head of ADT

  • Miss Julia Aylen - Subject Leader for Art

  • Mr Darren Gardiner - Teacher of ADT

  • Mrs Katherine Hayward - Teacher of ADT

  • Mrs Alanna Harte - Subject Leader for Food & Nutrition

  • Mrs Laura Crombie - Teacher of Food & Nutrition, ADT Technician

  • Mrs Ljubica Carmody - Leader of Junior School Computing

  • Mr Christopher Bryant - Head of Drama

  • Mrs Heidi Gray - Head of Musical Theatre

  • Mrs Sarah Hallsworth - Junior School SENDCo

  • Miss Gemma Skerry - Learning Support Assistant

  • Mrs Alison Richardson - Learning Support Assistant

  • Ms Ann Campbell - Learning Support Assistant

  • Mrs Suzie Soloman - Junior Learning Support Administrator

  • Miss Kate Chandler (maternity leave) - Head of Modern Languages

  • Mrs Louise Hallam - Subject Leader for Junior School Languages, Teacher of French, Spanish and German

  • Mr Jack Sibley Teacher of Spanish, German and French, Form Tutor 11JS

  • Mrs Nicola Allison - Head of Music

  • Mrs Heidi Gray - Head of Musical Theatre

  • Mr Louis Peckham - Performing Arts Technician

  • Mr Grant Lawrence - Director of Sport

  • Miss Marie Seivewright - Head of Girls' Games

  • Mr Craig Moore - Head of Cricket

  • Mr Marcus Bell - Head of Football

  • Mr Alan Forsyth - Head of Hockey

  • Mr Thomas Hyam - Head of Rugby

  • Miss Emma Magee - Head of Netball

  • Mr Dan Basista - Teacher of PE and Games

  • Miss Jasmine Jones - Teacher of PE and Games

  • Mr James Walker - Teacher of PE and Games

  • Miss Ceci Rodriguez - Teacher of PE and Games

  • Mrs Clare Cooper - James - Teacher of PE and Games

  • Miss April Chapman - Gap Student

  • Mr Will Lacey - Gap Student

Senior School Staff List 2024/25
  • Mr Richard Dolan - Head of Senior School, Teacher of PSHE

  • Mr Martin Skitt - Leader of Learning and Innovation, Teacher of French and German

  • Mrs Jo Hawes - Leader of Pastoral and Wellbeing, Head of Year 11, Head of PSHE, Teacher of Sociology and PE

  • Mr Grant Lawrence - Leader of Enrichment, Director of Sport

  • Mrs Anna Mercer - Head of Year 7 and Transition Co-ordinator

  • Miss Jasmine Jones - Head of Year 8

  • Mr Phillip Edwards - Head of Year 9

  • Mr Seb Olsen - Head of Year 10

  • Mrs Jo Hawes - Head of Year 11

  • Miss Maggie Hambleton - Head of ADT, Form Tutor 9MH

  • Miss Julia Aylen - Subject Leader for Art, Form Tutor 10JA

  • Mrs Alanna Harte - Subject Leader for Food & Nutrition, Form Tutor 7AH

  • Mrs Laura Crombie - Teacher of Food & Nutrition, ADT Technician

  • Mrs Yasmin Haq - Head of Computing and Computer Science

  • Mr Christopher Bryant - Head of Drama

  • Mrs Heidi Gray - Head of Musical Theatre

  • Mrs Stephanie Elmas - Head of English, Form Tutor 8SE

  • Mrs Tanya Haylett - Teacher of English, Form Tutor 7SH

  • Mrs Joanna Hillman - Teacher of English and History, Form Tutor 8BH

  • Mr Seb Olsen - Head of Year 10, Teacher of English

  • Mrs Joelle Sauterelle - Teacher of English

  • Mr David Vinsen Tell

  • Mrs Sarah Skitt - Head of Humanities, Form Tutor 11SS

  • Mrs Hanna Bilham - Subject Leader for Religious Studies, Form Tutor 8BH

  • Mrs Rebecca Suarez - Subject Leader for Geography

  • Miss Emma Chidgey - Teacher of Geography, Form Tutor 8EC

  • Mrs Helen Clarke - Teacher of Geography & RS, Form Tutor 9HC

  • Mrs Jo Hawes - Leader of Pastoral and Wellbeing, Head of Year 11, Head of PSHE, Teacher of Sociology and PE

  • Miss Elise Heffermehl - Teacher of History, Form Tutor 10HR

  • Mrs Joanna Hillman - Teacher of English and History, Form Tutor 8BH

  • Miss Sophie Ross - Teacher of History & RS, Form Tutor 10HR

Mrs Tricia Gray - Senior School SEND Co-ordinator
Miss Ann Campbell - Specialist Teacher
Mrs Ginnie Staddon - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Dawn Tolley - Specialist Teacher
Miss Lisa Winteridge - Teaching Assistant
  • Mr Ross Macgregor - Head of Mathematics

  • Mrs Lisa Brunt - Assessment and Examinations Officer, Teacher of Mathematics

  • Mr Simon Cotton - Teacher of Mathematics and Games

  • Mrs Rachel Eastment - Teacher of Mathematics, Form Tutor 7RE

  • Mr Phillip Edwards - Head of Year 9, Teacher of Mathematics and Games

  • Mrs Alison Grimmer - Teacher of Mathematics, Form Tutor 8AG

  • Mrs Anna Mercer - Head of Year 7 and Transition Co-ordinator, Teacher of Mathematics

  • Miss Kate Chandler (maternity leave) - Head of Modern Languages

  • Mrs Susanna Taylor - Subject Leader for French, Form Tutor 10ST

  • Mrs Louise Hallam - Subject Leader for Junior School Languages, Teacher of French, Spanish and German

  • Mrs Fernanda Germano - Teacher of Spanish and French

  • Mr Jack Sibley - Teacher of Spanish, German and French, Form Tutor 11JS

  • Mr Martin Skitt - Leader of Learning and Innovation, Teacher of French and German

  • Mrs Nicola Allison - Head of Music

  • Mrs Heidi Gray - Head of Musical Theatre

  • Mr Grant Lawrence - Leader of Enrichment, Director of Sport

  • Miss Marie Seivewright - Head of Girls’ Games, Form Tutor 10MS

  • Mr Craig Moore - Subject Leader for Academic PE, Form Tutor 11CM

  • Mr Marcus Bell - Head of Football, Form Tutor 9MB

  • Mr Alan Forsyth - Head of Hockey

  • Mr Thomas Hyam - Head of Rugby, Form Tutor 10TH

  • Miss Emma Magee - Head of Netball, Form Tutor 9EM

  • Mr Dan Basista - Teacher of PE and Games, Form Tutor 9DB

  • Mr Simon Cotton - Teacher of Mathematics and Games

  • Mr Adrian Dunning - Teacher of Games

  • Mr Phillip Edwards - Head of Year 9, Teacher of Mathematics and Games

  • Mrs Jo Hawes - Leader of Pastoral and Wellbeing, Head of Year 11, Head of PSHE, Teacher of Sociology and PE

  • Miss Jasmine Jones - Head of Year 8, Teacher of PE and Games

  • Mr James Walker - Teacher of PE and Games, Form Tutor 7JW

  • Mr Charlie Gibbons - Head of Science, Form Tutor 7CG

  • Mr Timothy Fry - Teacher of Science

  • Miss Helen Gore - Teacher of Science, Form Tutor 11HG

  • Ms Emma Maskell - Teacher of Science

  • Miss Harriet Prince - Teacher of Science

  • Mrs Sonia Sagar - Teacher of Science, Form Tutor 8SS

  • Mrs Michelle Sehgal - Teacher of Science, Form Tutor 7SH

  • Miss Lea Blanchard - Science Technician

Downsend School Support Staff List 2024/25
  • Mrs Michaela Abraham - HR Administrator

  • Mr Mark Ayling - Minibus Driver

  • Mr Simon Baker - Facilities Manager

  • Mrs Kim Collinson - Facilities & Transport Coordinator

  • Mrs Laura Dickinson - School Receptionist

  • Mr David Dorrington - Minibus Driver

  • Mr David Franklin - Minibus Driver

  • Mr Ray Gray - Premises Assistant

  • Mrs Lisa Hardwick - Senior School Administrator

  • Mrs Hannah Harrison - Admissions Manager

  • Mr Michael Henderson - Premises Assistant

  • Mrs Sarah Hegarty - Junior School Administrator

  • Mrs Katherine Keen - Admissions Assistant

  • Mrs Rhian Kidd - School Nurse

  • Mr John Knighting - Premises Assistant

  • Mrs Tina Levy - Finance Assistant

  • Miss Elyzabeth Leonas - School Nurse

  • Mr John Marchant - Finance Officer

  • Ms Fern Matthews - Admissions Assistant

  • Mr Steve McCready - Minibus Driver

  • Mrs Emine Ozturkmen - Finance Manager (Cognita)

  • Mrs Jane Park - School Nurse (Bank Staff)

  • Mrs Caroline Peacock - PA to Headmaster

  • Mrs Sarah Pinch - School Receptionist (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)

  • Mrs Andrea Trotter - Junior School Librarian

  • Mrs Lynn Turner - Senior School Librarian

  • Mr Greg Tweedale - Minibus Driver

Downsend School

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General: 01372 372197