Our Staff

Senior and middle leaders at St Leonard’s.

Leadership Team

  • Mr C Hammill – Executive Headteacher
  • Mr D Simmons – Head of School
  • Mrs V Curry – Deputy Headteacher
  • Miss J Bird – Head of Sixth Form, Senior Assistant Headteacher
  • Mr G Johnson – Assistant Headteacher
  • Miss A McVeigh – Assistant Headteacher
  • Miss R Thornton – Assistant Headteacher
  • Mrs A Stewart – Assistant Headteacher
  • Mrs L Robinson – Key Stage Leader
  • Mrs C Young – School Operations Manager

Heads of Department

  • Miss C Harrison – RE
  • Mr M McConnell – English
  • Mrs C Zigmond – Maths
  • Dr S Massen – Science
  • Mr P Sutcliffe – Art
  • Miss A Curtis – Geography 
  • Mr J Curry – History
  • Miss L Maughan – Computer Science
  • Mrs E Alderson – Modern Foreign Languages
  • Mrs Anyan / Mrs Hastie – Music
  • Mrs P Hockaday – PE
  • Mrs M Abela – Social Sciences
  • Mrs V Gerrens – Technology

Pupil support

SEND

Mrs H Tracey – SENDCo

Mrs E Turnbull – SEND Support Officer

Year Leads

  • Year 7: Mr Hughes
  • Year 8: Miss Ainsley
  • Year 9: Miss Ainsley
  • Year 10: Mr Horner
  • Year 11: Mr Marklew


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