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.