who we are
OUR TEAM
At St Margaret’s Prep, every member of our team plays a part in nurturing curiosity, confidence and kindness. From dedicated teachers to leadership and operational colleagues, each person helps children flourish every day. The Chair of Governors can be contacted by email at [email protected]. Alex Hopkins, Head of Prep, can be contacted at [email protected].
School Governors
| Name | Professional background | In post since |
| Mrs Cate Bell – Chair | Public relations, education and property business management. Trustee of Calne Foundation Trust, St Mary’s alumna | September 2017 |
| Mrs Pamela Morris-Sykes Chair of Finance and General Purposes Committee | Finance | March 2019 |
| Mrs Tricia Pearce Chair of Safeguarding and Wellbeing Committee | Education | September 2019 |
| Mrs Deborah Harris Chair of Education Committee and Health and Safety Committee | Education | November 2020 |
| Revd Canon Michael Johnson | Clergy | January 2022 |
| Mrs Susan Birchall | Finance | March 2025 |
| Mrs Annabel Scott | Education | May 2025 |
| Mr Edward Donald | Banking | September 2025 |
| Mr James Corbett | Food industry | September 2025 |
| Professor Julia Buckingham | Emeritus Governor | September 2016 |
| Mr Michael Pipes | Emeritus Governor | September 2017 |
Leadership Team
| Mrs A Wakefield, BMus (Sheffield) QTS | Head, St Mary’s and St Margaret’s Calne |
| Mr A Hopkins, BA, PGCE (UWE Bristol), NASENCo | Head of Prep School |
| Mrs J Heal, BA (Bath Spa) QTS EYPS | Deputy Head, Nursery Manager and DSL |
| Mr R Cleland, BA LLB (Rhodes, Grahamstwn, S.A.) | Chief Operations Officer |
| Mrs C Sampson, BA (Newcastle) | Director Marketing, Communications and Admissions |
| Mr A Mitchell, MA (Oxon) | Director of Development |
| Miss H Semple, MA (Edinburgh), PGCE (Cambridge) | Director of Staff Strategic Development |
Pre-Prep staff
| Mrs J Heal, BA (Bath Spa) QTS EYPS | Head of EYFS, Deputy Head and DSL |
| Mrs W Matthews, BEd (Marjons/Exeter) | Reception Teacher |
| Miss K Brown, BEd (Chester) | Year 1 Teacher |
| Mrs J Talbot, BA (Lancashire Polytechnic), PGCE (Bath Spa) | Year 2 Teacher |
| Mrs J Miller, NNEB | Senior Teaching Assistant – Early Years/Wraparound Care |
| Miss J Badesha, BA (Portsmouth) | Teaching Assistant – Early Years/Wraparound Care |
| Mr T Heal | Teaching Assistant – Early Years |
| Miss N Melvin | Teaching Assistant – Early Years |
| Mrs L Pearce, NVQ 2 | Teaching Assistant – Early Years |
| Miss H Desborough | Teaching Assistant – Early Years |
| Miss G Claridge | Teaching Assistant – Early Years |
| Mrs A Hunt | Teaching Assistant – Early Years |
| Ms A Salsbury, NVQ 4 | Teaching Assistant – Year 1 and 2 |
Prep staff
| Miss M Dunn, BA PGCE (Gloucestershire) | Year 3 Teacher |
| Mrs S Harlock, BA PGCE (Bath Spa) | Year 4 Teacher and DDSL |
| Miss H Coombes, BSc (Plymouth) PGCE (Exeter) | Year 5 Teacher |
| Mrs S Beach, BA (Essex) PGCE (Leicester) | Year 5 Teacher |
| Mrs G Gibson, BA (Roehampton) QTS | Year 6 Teacher and DDSL |
| Mrs H Rigby, BA (Roehampton) QTS | Year 6 Teacher |
| Miss A Langford | Teaching Assistant – Year 3 and 4 |
Specialist teaching staff
| Mrs K Griffiths, BMus (Guildhall, London), PGCE (Bath Spa), ALCM | Head of Performing Arts |
| Mrs E Mitchell BSc, PGCE (Bath Spa) | Head of Computing |
| Mr N John, BA (Loughborough) | Executive Director of Sport |
| Mr D Dury, BA (Wolverhampton), QTS | Head of Sport |
| Mrs S White, BA (Oxford Brooks) PGCE (Bath Spa) | Sports Teacher |
| Mr T Heal | Sports Assistant |
| Ms K Paroussi, BA (South Wales), PGCE (Bristol) | Art and Design Teacher |
| Madame N Colesby | MFL Teacher |
Learning support staff
| Mrs R Wilson NASENCO, NCFE CACHE, PGCE (Roehampton) | SENDCo |
| Mr M Callahan BSc (Aberystwyth) PGCE DipSpLD | Learning Support Teacher |
| Miss D West BA (Northbrook) | Prep Educational Support Assistant/ELSA |
| Mrs R Ward BA (Bath Spa) | 1:1 SEN Pupil Teaching Assistant |
Professional and administrative staff
| Ms C Raybould | Head of Prep School’s PA and School Secretary |
| Ms V Lowe, BA (UWE Bristol) | Marketing and Admissions Manager |
| Mrs J Edwards | School Administrator |
| Miss M Weston | School Assistant and Performing Arts Administrator |
| Mr G Mason BSc, MSc (Manchester), PGCE (Exeter) | Director of IT |
| Mr L Gale | IT Technician |
| Mrs P Hatlapa | School Shop Manager |
Visiting music and drama staff
| Mr C Sanders BA (Bath) | Brass |
| Mrs E Isaac Johnson, BMus LGSM | Cello |
| Mr D Harman | Classical and Electric Guitar/Ukulele/Rock School/Drums |
| Mrs J Cannon BA, ABSM, ALCM (Birmingham Conservatoire) | Flute |
| Mr S Parker, ALCM, LLCM (London College of Music), MA (Reading), MEd (UCL Inst Ed) | Saxophone and Clarinet |
| Mrs V Harris, BA (Kingston) | Piano |
| Mrs D Charlesworth, AGSM (Guildhall, London) | Singing |
| Mrs S McInally, AGSM | Violin/Viola |
| Miss M Browning BMus (Hons), MMus | Harp |
| Mrs A Shah | Speech and Drama Teacher |
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