Our Staff
Highfields are very proud of our amazing staff team.
Each form is led by a qualified and experienced teacher, many of whom have been at Highfields many years. They are supported by experienced teaching assistants and other specialists such as our Head of Music, peripatetic music teachers, a speech and drama teacher and Forest School lead.
We have our own in-house catering and site teams and an experienced admin team, often the first people you meet when you visit Highfields.

Headteacher DSL
S H Lyons, B.Ed (Hons), Primary Early Years

Deputy Head / SENDCo / Prep School
G Martin, B.A. (Hons), QTS

Operations Manager / Bursar
Mrs S Beaumont BSc(Hons), ACMA

Admissions and Marketing Lead
Mrs C Staniforth

School Secretary
Mrs J Rands

School Secretary
Mrs G East

School Secretary
Miss C Dowse

Site Manager
Mr S Saunders

Site Team
(From left) Mr S Squires, Miss G Keenaghan, Mrs D Clark

Kitchen Team
(From left) Mrs J Freear, Mrs J Birchmore, Miss Y Hsieh

Lunchtime Team
(From Left) Mrs S Rudkin, Mrs J Allen, Mrs S Hurst, Mrs S Town, Mrs S Danyle

Reception Class teacher and Nursery Manager / DSL
Mrs A Saunders, B.A. (Hons), QTS

Pre-Prep
Mrs C West, BSc (Hons), PGCE

Pre Prep / Head of Sport
Mr L Lewis, BSc P.E. & Sports Science, PGCE

Prep School
Mrs A Boud Self, B.Ed. (Hons)

Prep School
Mrs N Hickinbottom, B.Ed. (Hons)

Prep School / Assessment Lead
Mrs J McGhie, BMus., PGCE, MA in Education

Head of Music
Mrs L Wright, BMusic, PGCE

Teaching Assistant
Mrs E Cox, NVQ 3 (TA)

Teaching Assistant
Miss C Nicholson, Level 3 Diploma in Childcare & Education

Teaching Assistant and Before and After School Club Manager
Miss L Wood, B.A. (Hons), Early Childhood Studies

Adventurers Room (Pre-school)
(From left) Mrs E Atkin, Diploma in Nursery Nursing; Mrs S Davy, NVQ 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education; Mrs V Fenton, Level 3 Diploma for Teaching Assistant

Explorers Room (Nursery)
(From left) Miss G Alves, Diploma in Level 3; Miss S Chapman, BA Early childhood studies; Miss N Firbank, BA Educational Studies