School closed to all students due to inclement weather conditions on Tuesday 19th November 2024
Staffing
The table below shows all school staff in alphabetical order, the departments in which they teach (where applicable) and any special responsibilities held.
Head Teacher
| Mr C Turner | Head Teacher |
Deputy Head
| Mr D Lloyd-Jones | Expressive Arts | Deputy Head Teacher |
| Miss M Williams | English | Deputy Head Teacher |
School Leaders
| Miss M Cassidy | Expressive Arts | Assistant Head Teacher |
| Mr I Patel | School Leader | |
| Miss A Poppleton | Mathematics | Associate Assistant Headteacher (PP) & Teacher of Maths |
| Mrs J Read | Business and Operations Manager | |
| Mrs L Rees | Expressive Arts | Associate Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum) & Head of Department - Expressive Arts |
| Mr C Still | Humanities | Assistant Head Teacher |
| Mr C Tunnicliffe | Science | Assistant Head Teacher |
Teaching Staff
| Miss E Barnett | Humanities | Teacher of RS |
| Mr J Bedford | Mathematics | Teacher of Maths |
| Mr P Beech | Humanities | Teacher of History |
| Mr C Betteridge | Mathematics | Teacher of Maths |
| Ms K Briggs | Humanities | Head of Year 8 |
| Mr A Cassidy | Humanities | Head of Department |
| Miss A Collins | Social Sciences | Teacher of Psychology and Sociology |
| Mr C Cooper | Mathematics | Teacher of Maths |
| Miss G Croad | Humanities | Teacher of MFL |
| Miss G Crouch | English | Teacher of English |
| Mr T Cutforth | Humanities | Lead Teacher of Business Studies |
| Mrs V Daly | PE | Head of Faculty |
| Mr P Ephgrave | Design & Technology | Head of Department - DT |
| Miss C Gamble | Expressive Arts | Teacher of Art |
| Mrs S Gould | Science | Head of Department - Science |
| Mrs R Greensmith | Social Sciences | Lead Teacher of Social Sciences |
| Ms D Hand | English | Teacher of English |
| Miss D Harrison | English | Head of Faculty |
| Mr E Hitchcock | PE | Teacher of PE |
| Mr C Howard | PE | Teacher of PE |
| Mr D James | Mathematics | Head of Faculty |
| Miss J Kingham | PE | Head of Year 7 |
| Miss N Lehane | English | Teacher of English |
| Mr A Lenton | Humanities | Teacher of History |
| Mrs A Lloyd-Jones | Expressive Arts | Lead Teacher of Drama &Vocational |
| Mrs H Marriott | Design & Technology | Teacher of DT |
| Mr H Martin | Science | Teacher of Science |
| Mrs L Martin | Modern Foreign Languages | Teacher of MFL |
| Mr W Monk | Science | Teacher of Science |
| Mr B Nelson | Humanities | Teacher of Geography & School Improvement Team |
| Mr H Odedra | Science | Teacher of Science |
| Mrs S Pike | Design & Technology | Head of Sixth Form |
| Mr P Pinfield | PE | Assistant Head of Faculty |
| Miss S Royal | English | Teacher of English |
| Ms R Thornhill | Humanities | Head of year 10 & Teacher of Humanities |
| Mr M Turner | Expressive Arts | Head of Year 11 & Head of Music |
| Mr M Turner | English | Teacher of English (Literacy) |
| Mr F Watt | Mathematics | Teacher of Maths |
| Miss M Weatherall | Expressive Arts | Teacher of Drama/SENCO |
| Miss M Webbe | Mathematics | Teacher of Maths |
| Mrs H Weld | English | Teacher of English & School Improvement Team |
| Mrs M Whitehead | Modern Foreign Languages | Director of Culture |
| Mr A Wildey | Humanities | Head of Year 9 & Teacher of Geography |
| Ms J Williams | English | Lead Teacher of English |
| Mr R Williams | Design & Technology | Teacher of Computer Science |
Teaching Assistants
| Mrs B Haggerty | Learning Support | |
| Mrs J Howorth | Learning Support | High Level Teaching Assistant |
| Miss M Hutchings | Learning Support | |
| Mrs T Males | Learning Support | |
| Mrs T Parker | Learning Support | Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs J Stanley | Learning Support | |
| Mr O Watts | Learning Support | Learning Support Assistant |
| Mrs E Wright | Learning Support | High Level Teaching Assistant / Assistant SENCO |
Classroom Learning Assistants
| Mrs G Gordon | Learning Support | Cover Supervisor |
| Mr D Pride | Unqualified Cover Teacher |
Administrative Support
| Mrs S Brindley | Receptionist | |
| Mrs H Clarke | Attendance Administrator | |
| Mrs J Cole | Finance | |
| Mrs J Garvey | Learning Resource Centre Co-Ordinator | |
| Mrs E Marshall-Barrett | Finance Manager | |
| Mrs A Morrison | Office Manager & PA to the Headteacher | |
| Mrs M Raistrick | Finance Clerk | |
| Mrs L Rice | Receptionist | |
| Mrs L Swift | Pastoral Secretary, Attendance | |
| Mr S Townsend | Data Manager | |
| Mrs K Weaver | Cover Co-ordinator and Administrator |
Ancillary and Technical Staff
| Ms C Beighton | Student Advisor | |
| Mr M Berrisford | Design & Technology | DT Technician |
| Miss A Cartwright | Careers Co-Ordinator | |
| Mrs T Fowlds | Food Technician | |
| Mr C Hall | Science | Animal Care and Science Technician |
| Mr B Hancock | Reflection Centre Manager | |
| Mrs J Hibbert | Pastoral Support Leader | |
| Mr C Harrison Hill | Wellbeing Support Leader | |
| Mr A James | IT Technician | |
| Mr J Law | Attendance Officer | |
| Mr T Li | Temporary Science and Animal Care Technician | |
| Miss J Palmer | Safeguarding Triage Officer | |
| Mr D Perkins | Safeguarding and Welfare Lead | |
| Mrs A Slater | Relationship Development Lead | |
| Ms A Speake | Family Support Worker | |
| Mrs S Speed | Science | Science Technician |
| Mrs J Wilson | Textiles Technician |
Site Services
| Miss C Bonser | Community Facilities Manager | |
| Mr K Lanyon | Premises Manager | |
| Mr W Rayner | Caretaker |
Latest News
- Key Stage 3 visit to Derby Literature Festival
Students enjoyed a session with an author at Derby University. (English - 11/11/2024) - Year 11 Geographers
Visit to Skegness (Humanities - 09/10/2024) - 5* Food Hygiene Award for Aspen's Canteen
We were awarded the highest rating possible in our latest Food Hygiene inspection. (Personal Development - 15/05/2024) - KHCA awarded Gold United Against Bullying Award
The Gold Award is the highest award given by the Anti Bullying Alliance. (Personal Development - 28/03/2024) - Mr Lloyd-Jones 'Braves the Shave'
Over £1300 has been raised for Macmillan Cancer Support! (Personal Development - 25/03/2024)