Headmaster
Rick Clarke BA (Hons) PGCE
Deputy Headmaster
David Beezadhur BA (Hons) MA GTTP – Ancient History, MA Education Leadership Management
Deputy Head Academic
Virginie Quartier BA GLSE (Belgium)
Assistant Headmaster
David Hipshon BA (Hons) MPhil (Cantab) PhD PGCE – History
Assistant Headmaster Pastoral
James Johnson BSc (Hons) PGCE – Science
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Lorraine Soares MSc (Hons) PGCE – Head of Science
Head of Sixth Form
Nic Lempriere MA PGCE – English
Bursar
Monika Balazsova
Community Engagement Co-ordinator
Aidan Coburn MA Music – Music
Senior Teacher
Victoria Reid BA (Hons), PGCE, MA – English
Head of Lower School – Years 7 & 8
Adam Atkinson Young BA (Hons), CertEd, MA – Design & Technology
Head of Year 9
Victoria Howard-Andrews Bsc – Head of PSHE
Head of Year 10
William Jeffreys BA – Physical Education
Head of Year 11
Christopher Hitchcock BA (Hons) PGCE – Physical Education
Bushra Ahmed BA English – English
Paul Bahia – PGCE Secondary Maths – Economics
Gillian Bloor MA PGCE – English
Angela Boot-Handford BSc PGCE QTS – Biology
Frank Byrne BEng (Hons) PGCE – Head of Physics
Anne-Helene Choimet BA (France) PGCE MFL – French
Andrew Camichel – QTS Drama MA – Head of Drama
Aidan Coburn MA Music – Director of Music
Wesley Davies BEd (South Africa) – Physical Education
Matthew Demmer BSc – Chemistry
Siobhan Dennis BA (Hons) PGCE – French
Conor Gallagher BSc (Hons) QTS – Head of Biology
Charles Gould BSc (Hons), MSc QTS – Head of English
Dr Rishi Handa BSc (Hons), PGCE, MA, PhD – Sanskrit, Religious Studies
Yi-Chih Hung BSc PGDE – Physics
Muhammed Shuaib Khalid – BSc, PGCE – Psychology
Mariam Khanna Samirova BA, PGCE – Head of Media Studies
Amit Kumar – BA, MA Science – Physics
Justin La Frenais BSc (Hons) PGCE – Head of Geography
Ean Lexton QTS Latin Language – Classics
Jonathan Mawer BA (Hons) PGCE – Head of History
Andrew Michalski BSc PGCE – Head of Computing, Careers Co-Ordinator
Stevie Mitchell BA (Hons) MA QTS – Head of Mathematics
Paolo Militello MA – Spanish – Head of MFL
Frances Montgomerie MA (Cantab) MA (Hons) – Geography
Chenthuran Rajgobal BSc PGCE – Mathematics
Imran Salim BSc PGCE – Mathematics
Oliver Saunders BA (Hons) GTTP – History
Mark Saunders BA HND (Art & Design) – Art
Chrysoula Stavrianoudaki – MA Psycholinguistics QTS – Head of Classics
Tammy Taylor BA – Librarian
Nigel Tomlinson – MA PGCE – Art, Design and Technology, Outdoor Pursuits
Ben Wassell BSc (Hons) GTTP – Director of Sport and Physical Education
Benjamin Westbrook-Burr BSc – Physical Education
Sandra Williams BEd – Head of Business Studies
Carlene Williams-Harvey BSc – Mathematics
Sarah-Jane Hipshon BA (Hons) Lit (Open) – SENDCo
Christine Davies
Angela Dempster
Angela Hall
Lesley Munro
Clare Wassell
Samia Lakaf – French Languages Assistant
Andrea Paola Galindo Lopez – Spanish Languages Assistant
Kully Dhindsa – Executive Assistant to the Headmaster
Lisa Canderton – Executive Assistant to Deputy Headteachers
Reshma Kanani – Receptionist
Jessica Bacon – Receptionist
Susan Harman BSc RN, Advanced Nurse Practitioner – School Nurse
Annette Door BA (Hons) MSc UKCP MBACP MUPCA – School Counsellor
Andrew Sivyer – Estates Manager
Nicholas Freddino – Senior Caretaker
Mark Freddino – Caretaker
Julian Rodriguez – Caretaker
Darren Smith – Caretaker
David Tatnell – Groundsman
Sabrina Moutarde – Head of Marketing, St James Schools
Rebecca Tocknell – Registrar
Christine Gellado – Marketing & Events Executive
Ruth Farrey – Examinations Officer
Stephanie Morgan – Senior Science Technician
Verjiniya Ayyappan – Science Technician
Isabella Hughes – Art, Design and Technology Technician
David Beezadhur -Health & Safety Officer
Lorraine Soares – Designated Safeguarding Lead
James Johnson
Victoria Howard-Andrews
Susan Harman
Sarah Jane Hipshon
Gillian Richards -External Events Manager
Claire Bullen- School Fees Officer
Timothy Paul -Sixth Form Cover Supervisor / School Staff Instructor (CCF)/Educational Visits Coordinator
Nevena Khediri – Head of IT
Ty Collins – IT Infrastructure Manager
James Hall – IT Engineer
Holroyde Howe -Catering
The Pause
At St James, we feel it is important to introduce our pupils to stillness and allow them to discover how to be inwardly free and deeply at ease within themselves. A short period of 5-10 minutes at the beginning and middle of every day is allocated to quietude in which pupils may meditate, contemplate or simply be still – according to their own spiritual inclinations.