Meet the Staff
The teachers, teaching assistants and support staff at Cherry Orchard are a highly dedicated group of people who want to ensure that all the children in their care are looked after to the very best of their abilities. The team is very friendly and approachable and most importantly enjoy working with children.
Staff Team 2026 - 2027
Senior Leadership Team
Headteacher
Lucy Cox
Deputy Headteacher
Caroline Jeynes
Assistant Head Teachers
Clare Spencer (Nurture, Inclusion SEND)
Emma Rowe (Learning, Teaching and Curriculum)
The Teaching Staff
Year R
Laura Clarke (RC) Year Band Leader
Amanda Evans (RO)
Amy Saunder and Vicki Hume (RR)
Year 1
Connor Grant (1C) Year Band Leader
Sally Farrington (10)
Year 2
Jodie Oseman (2C) Year Band Leader
Kerry Macdonald (2R)
Year 3
Chris Perry (3C) Year Band Leader
Chloe Davis (3O)
Zac Webster and Kerry Whitehead (3R)
Year 4
Tom Hale (4C) Year Band Leader
Noreen Asghar (4O)
Ben King (4R)
Year 5
Holly Palmer Year Band Leader
Beth Tyrell (5O)
Matt Rice (5R)
Year 6
Holly Palmer (6C) Year Band Leader
Andy Logan (6O)
Lewis Hardman (6R)
Higher Level Teaching Assistants
Tracy Jones, Nate Atkins, Rachel Clawson & Clare Barry.
Inclusion Assistant
Trina Fernando
Teaching Assistants
Sam Bennett, Harriet Price, Laura Desmond, Gemma Ranford, Dawn Glazzard, Sally Morrall, Shanna Martin, Caroline Bradley, Claire Jefferies, Suzanne Barnes, Kate Clarke, Lisa Abbott, Hannah George, Fran Robinson, Dorota Kupisz, Aisha Shabir, Emma Morris, Hayley Phillips, Ralph Thompson, Julie Hall, Colin Baggs, Steph Lloyd, Tom Harris, Ted Rowe
Pre-School Lead
Jane Atkins
Pre-School Assistants
Sarah Wilson, Diana Roberts, Koula Lydra, Faye Grindrod, Juliette Clough, Fiorella Castagna, Clare Garner, Joan Johnson
Office Team
Abi Cutchey (Office Manager)
Mia Robinson, Lydia Charlton, Lucy Haydon
Site Staff
Nigel Bowkett, Paul Handley
The Hub Lead
Fran Robinson
We also thank our wonderful team of lunchtime supervisors, kitchen staff and cleaning team.