Rob Lane
Head
Meet the people of Clayesmore
From our Senior Leadership Team to house parents, teachers and support staff, every member of the Clayesmore community plays a part in helping pupils thrive. Browse each department below to put faces to names.
Senior Leadership Team
Sam Palacios
Deputy Head (Pastoral)
Gideon King
Assistant Head (Co-curricular)
Dan Browse
Assistant Head (Prep Years)
Nicola Jones
Deputy Head (Academic)
Harriet Perrett
Assistant Head (Sixth Form)
House Parents & Matrons
Gill Morris
Wolverton House Matron
Nikki Wingate-Saul
Gate House Matron
Fiona Bourke
Kings House Matron
Claire Thring
Manor House Matron
Jess Chisholm
Aubrey (Prep) House Parent
Gemma Read
Kings House Matron
Pip Tandoh
Kings House Parent
Chris Burton
Manor House Parent
Cédric Didier
Gate House Parent & Head of French
Emma Dorey
Wolverton House Parent
Academic Staff
Georgina Miller
Pre-Prep Teacher
Sarah Hart
Director of Studies (Prep)
David Blackburn
Head of Design & Technology
David Podger
Head of Art
Mike du Plessis
Head of Business & Economics
Joel Selleck
Head of The Cookery School
Ros Chapman
Year 3 and 4 Teacher
Penny Middle
Year 5 Teacher
Steve Fytche
Head of KS2 Humanities
Kamalini Rankin
Head of Prep Art
Angela Butcher
Head of Prep Science and Computing
Suzanne Chinnock
Head of Prep English
David Harrison
Head of Prep Maths
Ralph Kerr
Director of Music
Charlotte McCarthy
Director of Music Prep
Robbie Winearls
Head of Science
Rob Dorey
Head of Careers
Becky Eastment
Head of English
Sport
Dan Conway
Director of Sport
Bertie Hopkin
Head of Boys Sport, Prep
Andrea Cheverton
Head of Girls Sport, Senior
Debbie Spokes-Phillips
Head of Girls Sport, Prep
Nursery
Hannah Miles
Nursery Manager
Sasha Johns
Early Years Practitioner
Jenny Wilds
Early Years Practitioner
Administration Staff
Mariana Russell
Prep Office
Teresa Macintosh
Main School Receptionist
Sarah Lockwood
Attendance
Jo Didier
Administration
SarahJane Newland
Administration
Business Team
Nina Bailey Phinn
Director of Finance and Operations
Neil Mapletoft
Head of Finance
Leanne Chick
Admissions Manager
Sas Spencer
International Admissions Manager
Hannah Lister
Marketing, Events and Alumni Manager
Katie Cooper
Admissions & Marketing Administrator
Chloe Quance
Admissions Administrator
Carolyn Evans
Head's PA
Chloe Llewellyn
Group International Programmes Manager
Tracy Westwood
Head of Catering
Vanessa Ellis
Head of Transport
