Our Staff

Highfield Priory School has a dedicated team of passionate and talented staff, ensuring each child achieves their full potential. Our staff members are highly qualified, up to date with the latest teaching strategies and between them they enjoy a wealth of experience of working with young children. We have low staff turnover ensuring continuity and expertise across both the school and nursery. We strongly believe that outstanding staff are essential for an outstanding education; for this reason lots of time and effort goes into recruiting the very best.

Senior Management Team

Mr J Duke

Headmaster

Mrs R Cottom

School Business Manager - Clerk to the Governors

Mrs A Prince

Deputy Head - Year 6 Class Teacher - Mathematics Co-ordinator

Miss C Ryan

Assistant Head - Year 2 Class Teacher - ICT Co-ordinator

Mrs A Morrice

Designated Safeguarding Lead - Year 3 Class Teacher - French Co-ordinator

Mrs E Elstone

Nursery & Preschool Manager

Teaching Staff

Mrs H Bennett

Reception Class Teacher

Mrs H Wilson

Year 1 Class Teacher - PSHE Co-ordinator

Ms C Eccles

Year 1 Class Teacher - Science Co-ordinator

Mrs C Jones

Year 4 Class Teacher - R.E. Co-ordinator - Drama/HPSED Co-ordinator

Ms E Wakefield

Year 5 Class Teacher - English Co-ordinator

Mrs J Street

Learning Support Co-ordinator - Music Teacher

Mrs J Davidson

Humanities Co-ordinator

Miss A Jewitt

Art Co-ordinator

Mrs B Harrison

Music Co-ordinator

Mrs M Parsons

PE & Games Co-ordinator

Mrs M Whorlton-Jones

PE & Games Teacher

Mrs L Martindale

Supply Teacher

Teaching Assistants

Miss S Edwards

Early Years Practitioner - Reception

Mrs N Hayes

Early Years Practitioner - Year 1

Miss H Catherall

Early Years Practitioner - Year 2

Miss J Kaur

Classroom Assistant

Miss O Duke

Supply Classroom Assistant

Miss E Powell

Supply Classroom Assistant

Mrs C Harris

Lunchtime Supervisor

Early Years Staff

Mrs C Marskell

Forest School Leader - Nursery Deputy Manager