Staff & Governors

Our Staff

  • Senior Management Team

    • Mrs Bridget Harris (Headteacher)
    • Mrs Leona Saker (Assistant Headteacher)
    • Mrs Natalie Banthorpe (Assistant Headteacher)
    • Mrs Gail Jones (Assistant Headteacher)
    • Mr Leigh Bevan (Assistant Headteacher)

  • Teachers

    • Year R:  Mrs Michelle Milner-Moore, Mrs Angharad Solomons
    • Year 1:  Mrs Jemma Story
    • Year 2:  Mr Tom Wright, Mrs Sarah Westera
    • Year 3:  Mr David Livesley, Mrs Sarah Westera
    • Year 4:  Miss Rebecca Duncan
    • Year 5:  Mr Leigh Bevan, Mrs Sara Pembroke 
    • Year 6:  Mrs Gail Jones, Mrs Leona Saker
    • Music Teacher:  Mrs Kate Stone

  • Teaching Support

    • SENCO:  Mrs Johanna Reid

    • Year R:  Miss Nikki Gudgeon
    • Year 1:  Mrs Abby Robinson, Mrs Becca Registe, Miss Pippa Dines
    • Year 2:  Mrs Lorraine Forde
    • Year 3:  Mrs Angela Millward, Mrs Asiel Mikhail
    • Year 4:  Mrs Ann Hunter
    • Year 5:  Mrs Emily Sykes
    • Year 6:  Mrs Jen Green, Mrs Hannah Day

    • ICT Support: Mrs Debbie Sorrell

  • Office & Administration

    • Mrs Kelly Kelly (Office Manager)
    • Mrs Stacey Robinson (School Business Manager)
    • Mrs Clare Parker (Admin Assistant)

  • Kitchen & Maintenance Staff

    • Mrs Helen Harrington (Chef)
    • Mrs Michelle Moncur (Chef's Assistant)

    • Mr Richard Gillespie (Site Manager)
    • Mrs Denise Gillespie (Housekeeping)

Our Governors

Our governors can be contacted via the school office.

Name Committee Date of Appointment/ Reappointment Voting Rights (Y/N) Type of Governor & Appointing Body Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests Any Material Interest in the School Attendance at Governing Body and Committee Meetings in past 12 months
Simon Fenning (Chair of Governing Body until July 2025 as agreed with the Diocese) Finance, Premises and Personnel - Chair 27/06/2020 Y Foundation (Diocese of Brentwood) Chair of Millennium Trust - a Catholic charity from 2012 Spouse works at Venn Essex Maths Hub from 01/09/2021 3
Ciaran Kelly (Vice Chair of Governing Body) Finance, Premises and Personnel 01/09/2021 Y Foundation (Diocese of Brentwood) None Spouse works at Venn Essex Maths Hub from 07/09/2020 3
Bridget Harris Finance, Premises and Personnel 01/01/2002 Y Ex-Officio (Staff Election) Chair of Millennium Trust - a Catholic charity from 2012 None 2
Fr Chris Brooks Curriculum 13/02/2023 Y Foundation (Diocese of Brentwood) None None 3
Helen Dudley-Smith Curriculum 01/09/2021 Y Foundation (Diocese of Brentwood) None None 3
Clare Parker Curriculum 31/05/2020 Y Staff Governor (Staff Election) Daughter is a teacher from 01/09/2023 None 3
Tom Wright Curriculum 01/09/2022 Y Staff Governor (Staff Election) None None 3
Leona Saker Curriculum 31/05/2020 Y Staff Governor (Staff Election) None None 3
Carmel Lo Curriculum 19/09/2023 Y Foundation (Diocese of Brentwood) None None 3
Paul Courtney Curriculum 19/04/2024 Y Parent Governor None None 2
Liz Hayes Curriculum 26/09/2023 Y Foundation None None 3
Dr Chris Hall Curriculum (Deceased Jan 2024) 18/09/2019 Y Community Governor (Strategic Board) None None 0
Valerie Reynolds Curriculum Chair Resigned (Mar 2024) 27/06/2020 Y Foundation (Diocese of Brentwood) Governor at Cressing and St Frances (Braintree) None 1
Greg Herbert Finance, Premises and Personnel (Term of Office ended Jun 2024) 27/06/2020 Y Foundation (Diocese of Brentwood) None None 2

NB All Governors stand for 4 years.



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