Classes and Staff

As a one-and-a-half form entry school (with 45 pupils in each year group), it is not possible to keep classes together throughout the years. To create balanced and supportive learning environments, we carefully consider a range of factors when organizing classes, such as gender balance, friendships, educational needs, and pupil premium eligibility. Occasionally, we may also separate pupils for social reasons to ensure positive relationships and wellbeing.

If your child is concerned about being split from friends, please reassure them that there will be plenty of opportunities to mix during break times, lunchtimes, assemblies, and whole-school activities. Teachers within each Key Stage plan collaboratively, so all pupils—whether in split or whole-year classes—follow the same curriculum and learning objectives. Our experience shows that children settle quickly, make new friends, and develop valuable social skills.

Additionally, the layout of our school building encourages regular interaction between classes, unlike many schools where pupils remain isolated in single classrooms. This unique structure helps us maintain a warm, inclusive community where children see and support each other every day.

For more information on our curriculum, please visit our curriculum area.

The organisation pattern for 1½ forms of entry:

Nursery (Fir) – (15 hour and 30 hours places)

Foundation	KS1	Lower KS2	Upper KS2
Reception 1 (Ash)	Year 1 (Birch)	Year 3 (Laurel)	Year 5 (Maple)
Reception 2 (Elm)	Year 1/2 (Sycamore)	Year 3/4 (Willow)	Year 5/6 (Oak)
-	Year 2 (Chestnut)	Year 4 (Hawthorn)	Year 6 (Redwood)

Class Name	Year	Teachers	Learning Support Assistants	HLTA/EY Practitioner Lead
Redwood	Year 6	Ms Halai	Mrs Browne	Mrs Horne
Oak	Year 5 and 6	Mr Channa	Mrs Horne and Mrs Obasanmi
Maple	Year 5	Miss Delmar	Mrs Verrill
Hawthorn	Year 4	Miss Layman	Mrs Preston	Mrs Staines
Willow	Year 3 and 4	Mr Green	Mrs Waryszniuk
Laurel	Year 3	Miss Powell	Miss Smith
Chestnut	Year 2	Mrs Long	Mrs Burton/Mrs Conley	Miss Cowley
Sycamore	Year 1 and 2	Ms Goss	Miss Malt/Mrs Conley
Birch	Year 1	Miss Johnson	Mrs Shotton
Ash and Elm	Reception, Foundation	Miss Deas, Mrs Barton	Miss Hoy, Mrs Weeks, Mrs Ellis	Mrs Thomas
Fir	Foundation, Nursery	Mrs Cross	Mrs Woodland-Payne,	Mrs Thomas

Other Areas

Area	Staff
PPA Teacher	Miss Reina
Forest School and Outdoor Learning	Miss Cross
NEU Representative/ National Support Staff Council Lead	Mrs Faizan

Mrs Halai works as a KS2 writing moderator. This involves her visiting different schools and discussing writing judgements with the teachers at the other schools. Her training is reviewed annually, and this supports us in making sure that we are always evaluating our own writing curriculum correctly.

Leadership Team

Subject	Leader
Headteacher	Mrs Atkinson
Assistant Headteacher	Mr Channa
Assistant Headteacher	Mrs Long
Assistant Headteacher/SENCo	Miss Fitzsimmons

SEND Team

Subject	Leader
Inclusion Leader	Miss Fitzsimmons
Mental Health Lead and ELSA	Miss Rumph
Speech and Language Lead	Mrs Staines

Curriculum Subject Leadership and Support

Subject	Leader
Science	Mr Channa
English (all areas)	Mrs Long and Mrs Atkinson
Maths	Mr Green
History	Miss Delmar
Geography/Sustainability Leader	Miss Goss
Art	Mr Channa
Design and Technology	Mr Channa
Computing	Mr Green
P.E	Miss Layman
Music	Mrs Barton
R.E	Mrs Long and Mrs Atkinson
M.F.L	Mrs Atkinson
P.S.H.E	Miss Johnson
School Council	Miss Johnson

Key Stage Leadership

Stage	Leader
Foundation	Mrs Long and Miss Cross
KS1	Mrs Long
Lower KS2	Mr Green and Mrs Atkinson
Upper KS2	Mr Channa, Mrs Atkinson and Mrs Halai
Lunchtime Sports Leaders and Pupil Leaders	Mrs Staines
First Aid	Mrs Staines

Office and Premises Staff

Role	Staff
Office Manager	Mrs Ashmore
School Meals/Attendance Manager	Mrs Faizan
Business Manager and Premises Manager	Miss Robson

Lunchtime Supervisors

Staff

Mrs Staines (Supervisor)

Miss Jones

Playground Leaders and House Captains