Downsend School – Staff List 2023/2024
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 Maasen
Cognita European Director of Education: Nicola Lambros
Cognita European CEO: Michael Drake
General Manager: James Carroll
Senior Leadership Team
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ian Thorpe | Executive Head |
| Lisa Burns | Head of Little Downsend |
| Clare Kirkham | Head of Junior School |
| Karl Newland | Head of Senior School |
| Symone Campbell | Operations Manager |
Little Downsend Ashtead Staff
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mrs Carolyn Potter | Head of Nursery |
| Mrs Emma Taylor | Head of Quality Assurance |
| Miss Kirsty Buckland | SENCO |
| Mrs Feona Zomparelli | Bright Beginners/ Early Learners Teacher |
| Miss Alice Barrett | Bright Beginners/ Early Learners Teaching Assistant |
| Miss Megan Davies | Bright Beginners/ Early Learners Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Jackie Jackson | Bright Beginners/ Early Learners Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Cindy Lockyer | Bright Beginners/ Early Learners Teaching Assistant |
| Miss Emily Stevens | Bright Beginners/ Early Learners Teaching Assistant |
| Miss Amy Hodges | First Steps Teacher |
| Mrs Jaclyn Hugill | First Steps Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Julie James | First Steps Teaching Assistant |
| Miss Lara Mowatt | First Steps Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Amy Bryant | Rising Reception Teacher |
| Miss Mel Falzon | Rising Reception Teaching Assistant |
| Miss Hayley Chalwin | Yoga Teacher |
| Miss Jenni Hay | Dance Teacher |
| Mrs Sarah Murray | French Teacher |
| Mrs Erin Symonds | Music Teacher |
| Mrs Holly Choudhry | Secretary |
Little Downsend Epsom Staff
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Miss Victoria Bacon | Head of School |
| Mrs Emma Taylor | Head of Quality Assurance |
| Miss Kirsty Buckland | SENCO |
| Mrs Jane Simpson | First Steps Teacher |
| Miss Keeley Coles | First Steps Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Samantha Matthews | First Steps Teaching Assistant |
| Miss Nicola Reynolds | First Steps Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Sharon Butler | Rising Reception Teacher |
| Mrs Stephanie Strange | Rising Reception Teaching Assistant |
| Ms Chantael Clayton | Reception Teacher |
| Miss Jenna Organ | Reception Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Claire Lacey | Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Annette Burbidge | Intervention Teacher and Year 1 and Year 2 Teacher |
| Miss Verity Penn | Year 1 and Year 2 Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Camilla Lidgitt | Year 2 Teacher and French Teacher |
| Mrs Sandra Bullock | Extended Day Assistant |
| Mr Jon Bayley | Music Teacher |
| Miss Lizzie Hill | Dance Teacher |
| Coach Rob Parsons | Games Teacher |
| Miss Marie Sievewright | Swimming Teacher |
| Mrs Kate Walker | School Secretary |
| Mrs Tracey Wilkins | School Secretary |
| Mrs Gemma Openshaw | School Secretary (Maternity Leave) |
Little Downsend Leatherhead Staff
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mrs Lisa Burns | Head of School |
| Mrs Emma Taylor | Head of Quality Assurance |
| Miss Kirsty Buckland | SENCO |
| Miss Catherine McInnes | First Steps Teacher |
| Mrs Jenny Tam | First Steps Teacher |
| Mrs Louise Ford | First Steps Teacher Mon & Tues and Reception Teacher Fri |
| Mrs Toni Toledo | First Steps Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Julia Davey | Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Dianne Hickey | First Steps Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Tracey Tullett | First Steps Teaching Assistant |
| Miss Charlotte Illing | First Steps Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Karen Sims | First Steps Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Carolyn Maragh | Rising Reception Teacher |
| Mrs Sally De Klerk | Rising Reception Teacher |
| Miss Liane Corden | Rising Reception Teaching Assistant |
| Miss Laura Tucker | Rising Reception Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Sally Mockler | Reception Teacher |
| Mrs Hilde Richardson | Reception Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Sally Jones | Reception Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Emma Duke | Year 1 Teacher |
| Mrs Anna Carruthers | Year 1 Teacher |
| Mrs Melanie Chiperton | Year 1 Teacher (Fri) |
| Mrs Rebecca Heath | Year 1 Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Mandy Humphries | Year 1 Teaching Assistant |
| Ms Charlotte Coulsdon | Year 2 Teacher |
| Mrs Helen West | Year 2 Teacher |
| Mrs Emma Reeves | Year 2 Teaching Assistant |
| Ms Vicki Trinder | Year 2 Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Erin Symonds | Music Teacher (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) |
| Mr Jon Bayley | Music Teacher (First Steps and Rising Reception) |
| Mrs Victoria Munford | Year 2 Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Sarah Murrey | French Teacher |
| Mrs Kelly Hilsley | Higher Level Teaching Assistant |
| Coach Rob Parsons | Games Teacher |
| Mrs Jay Bristow | Forest School Teacher |
| Miss Lizzie Hill | Dance Teacher (First Steps and Rising Reception) |
| Miss Marie Sievewright | Swimming Teacher |
| Mrs Tara Anderson | Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs Nicky New | School Secretary |
| Mrs Annette Burbidge | Intervention Teacher and Year 1 and Year 2 Teacher |
| Mrs Jess Barber | Teacher (Maternity Leave) |
| Mrs Sarah Nazha | Learning Support Assistant |
| Ms Tamara Matviyevska | Rising Reception Teaching Assistant |
Downsend Junior Teaching Staff
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mr Marc Popham | Head of Year 3 |
| Mrs Yvette De Vries | Deputy Safeguarding Lead, Year 3 Teacher |
| Mrs Chelsea Bradford | Junior Leader of Enrichment, Year 3 Teacher |
| Mrs Sarah Butcher | Year 3 Teacher |
| Mrs Marian Bayley | Head of Year 4 |
| Mrs Sally Temlett | Head of Junior School Maths, Year 4 Teacher |
| Miss Helen Black | Deputy Head of Junior School, Year 4 Teacher |
| Mrs Natasha Ludlam | Year 4 Teacher |
| Mrs Alexa Winn- Harding | Year 4 Teacher |
| Mrs Amy Sutton | Year 4 Teacher |
| Mrs Caroline Driscoll | Head of Year 5 |
| Mrs Ljubica Carmody | Leader of Junior School Computing, Year 5 Teacher |
| Mrs Emma Hippolyte | Year 5 Teacher |
| Miss Livvy Noakes | Year 5 Teacher |
| Mrs Becky Davies | Head of Year 6 |
| Mrs Jodie Newberry | Head of Junior School English, Year 6 Teacher |
| Mr Darren Gardiner | Junior School Specialist Teacher of ADT, Year 6 Teacher |
| Miss Lucy Bates | Year 6 Teacher |
| Mrs Emily Friend-Haynes | Year 6 Teacher |
| Miss Caitlin McGovern | Year 6 Teacher |
| Learning Assistants | |
| Ms Sharon Corr | Junior School Learning Assistant |
| Mrs Michelle Crow | Junior School Learning Assistant, ELSA |
| Miss Abbie Deane-Armstrong | Junior School Learning Assistant |
| Miss Rosie Kendrick | Junior School Learning Assistant |
| Mrs Heather Smith | Junior School Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Ing-Marie Rogers | Junior School Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Lina Murray | Junior School Teaching Assistant |
| Mrs Ella Howlett | Junior School Teaching Assistant |
| Specialist Staff Junior School | |
| Mrs Robyn Temlett | Head of Junior Science |
| Mr Tim Pearne | Leader of Learning and Innovation |
| Mrs Sarah Hallsworth | Junior School SENDCo |
| Mrs Katharine Hayward | Teacher of ADT |
Downsend Senior Teaching Staff
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mrs Anna Mercer | Head of Year 7, Head of KS2/3 Transition, Teacher of Maths |
| Mrs Alison Grimmer | Year 7 Tutor, Acting KS3 Leader for Maths |
| Mrs Rebecca Hurley | Year 7 Tutor, Head of Hockey, Teacher of PE & Games |
| Miss Krupali Patel | Year 7 Tutor, Teacher of Science |
| Mrs Sonia Sagar | Year 7 Tutor, Teacher of Science Senior School |
| Miss Alexandra Watt | Year 7 Tutor, Teacher of English Senior School |
| Mr Phillip Edwards | Head of Year 8, Acting KS4 Leader for Maths |
| Mr Dan Basista | Year 8 Tutor, Teacher of PE &Games |
| Mr Charlie Gibbons | Year 8 Form Tutor, Head of Science & Silver DoE Award Manager |
| Miss Maggie Hambleton | Year 8 Form Tutor, Head of Art, Design and Technology |
| Miss Emma Magee | Year 8 Tutor, Head of Netball, Teacher of PE &Games |
| Miss Jasmine Jones | Head of Year 9, Teacher of PE & Games |
| Miss Julia Aylen | Year 9 Form Tutor, Teacher of Art |
| Mr Thomas Hyam | Year 9 Form Tutor, Head of Rugby & Teacher of PE |
| Mrs Susie Taylor | Year 9 Form Tutor, Teacher of French |
| Mr Craig Moore | Year 9 Form Tutor, Head of Cricket & Teacher of PE and Games |
| Miss Marie Seivewright | Year 9 Tutor, Head of Girls' Sport |
| Mr Seb Olsen | Head of Year 10, Teacher of English |
| Miss Kate Chandler | Year 10 Tutor, Head of Modern Foreign Languages |
| Miss Helen Gore | Year 10 Form Tutor, Teacher of Science |
| Mr Jack Sibley | Year 10 Form Tutor, Teacher of Spanish |
| Mrs Jo Hawes | Head of Y11, Head of PSHE, Teacher of PE & Girl’s Games |
| Mr Marcus Bell | Year 11 Form Tutor, Head of Football, Teacher of PE and Games |
| Mrs Tanya Haylett | Year 11 Tutor, Teacher of English |
| Mrs Michelle Sehgal | Year 11 Tutor, Teacher of Science |
Other Downsend Teaching Staff - Whole School
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mrs Nicole Allison | Head of Music |
| Mr Hafiz Ashfaq | Teacher of Maths Senior School |
| Miss Ellen Behan | Teacher of History |
| Mrs Lisa Brunt | Assessment & Exams Manager |
| Mr Chris Bryant | Head of Drama |
| Mrs Ann Campbell | Learning Support Specialist Senior School |
| Miss Kate Chandler | Teacher of Languages |
| Miss Emma Chidgey | Teacher of Geography |
| Mrs Claire Cooper- James | Teacher of PE & Girls' Games |
| Mr Adrian Dunning | Teacher - Supply |
| Mrs Stephanie Elmas | Head of English Senior School |
| Mrs Heidi Gray | Head of Musical Theatre |
| Mrs Louise Hallam | Teacher of French & Spanish Junior School |
| Mrs Yasmin Haq | Head of Computer Science Senior School |
| Mrs Alanna Harte | Subject Leader for Food & Nutrition Senior School |
| Miss Elsie Heffermehl | Teacher of Humanities (Maternity Leave) |
| Mrs Joanna Hilman | Teacher of History Senior School |
| Mr Rupert Howe | Teacher of PE & Games |
| Mr Grant Lawrence | Director of Sport & Leader of SS Enrichment |
| Miss Emma Magee | Head of Netball, Teacher of PE &Games |
| Mr Louis Peckham | Performing Arts Technician |
| Miss Ceci Rodriguez-Turano | Girls' Hockey Coach |
| Mr Jack Sibley | Teacher of Spanish |
| Miss Marie Seivewright | Head of Girls' Sport |
| Mr Lee Silva | Head of Digital Learning, Deputy Head of Senior School |
| Miss Gemma Skerry | Learning Support Assistant |
| Mr Martin Skitt | Senior School Leader of Learning & Innovation |
| Mrs Sarah Skitt | Head of Humanities |
| Mrs Rebecca Suarez | Subject Leader for Geography, DoE Award Manager (Maternity Leave) |
| Mr David Vinsen Tell | Teacher of English |
| Mrs James Walker | Teacher of PE & Games |
| Miss Alexandra Watt | Teacher of English Senior School |
| Learning Support | |
| Mrs Sarah Hallsworth | Junior School SENDCo |
| Mrs Laura Kenny | Senior School SENDCo |
| Miss Ann Campbell | 1:1 Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs Suzanne Hammett | Learning Support Specialist |
| Mrs Tiffany Marks | Learning Support Administrator |
| Mrs Alison Richards | Classroom Support Assistant |
| Mrs Ginny Staddon | Learning Support Specialist |
| Miss Gemma Skerry | Learning Support Specialist |
| Miss Lisa Winteridge | Learning Support Assistance |
Downsend School Support Staff
Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Miss Michaela Abraham | HR Administrator (Maternity Cover) |
| Mr Mark Ayling | Minibus Driver |
| Mr Simon Baker | Facilities Manager |
| Mrs Lou Blanchard | HR Administrator (Maternity Leave) |
| Mrs Kim Collinson | Facilities & Transport Coordinator |
| Mrs Laura Crombie | ADT Technician |
| Mr David Dorrington | Minibus Driver |
| Mrs Laura Dickinson | School Receptionist (Mondays and Fridays) |
| Mrs Nikki Early | Health Care Assistant |
| 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 |
| Miss Kugappriya Jageerthan | Science Technician |
| Mrs Katherine Keen | Admissions Assistant |
| Mrs Rhian Kidd | School Nurse |
| Mrs Tina Levy | Finance Assistant |
| Mr John Marchant | Finance Officer |
| Ms Fern Matthews | Enrichment Administrator |
| Mr Steve McCready | Minibus Driver |
| Mrs Jane Park | School Nurse |
| Mrs Caroline Peacock | PA to Headmaster |
| Mrs Sarah Pinch | School Receptionist (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) |
| Mr Ian Potter | Premises Assistant |
| Mrs Lynn Turner | Senior School Librarian |
| Mrs Andrea Trotter | Junior School Librarian |
| Mr Greg Tweedale | Minibus Driver |