Welcome to Orley Farm – Here at Orley Farm, we understand how important choosing a new school is for the whole family. We are here to guide and support you through the process every step of the way. Being on the doorstep to London with great...
Our Team
Senior Leadership Team
- Mr Timothy Calvey BA (Educ.) (Hons) - Headmaster
- Mrs Samantha Loubon BEd; QTS -Deputy Head Academic
- Mr Matthew King BSc (Hons); PGCE; QTS -Â Deputy Head Pastoral; Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Mrs Karen Harrison BEng (Hons); PGCE - Assistant Head - Co-Curricular and PartnershipsÂ
- Ms Melanie Gentles BA (Hons); MSc; QTS, Coaching Professional Level 5 - Head of Middle School; Designated Mental Health Lead; Calendar Coordinator; Adult Mental Health First Aider
- Mr Henk Richards BA (Educ.) (Hons); RTP - Head of Pre-Prep
- Mr Stavros Chatzianastasiou BSc MA; QTS; NPQSL - Director of Studies and Innovative Learning
- Mr John Shakespeare BSc (Hons); MSc; MCIWM; CEnv; CSBM -Â Director of Operations
- Mr Dale Prince -FCA - Interim Director of Finance
Key Coordinators
- Ms Johanna Wilson BSc (Hons); QTS - EYFS Coordinator
- Mrs Rebecca Gascoigne BA; PGCE - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Mrs Natasha Thornton BA (Hons); QTS - Cover Coordinator
- Mr Nikhil Dholakia MEng; MA; QTS - Robotics Coordinator
- Mr Peter Mitchell BA (Hons); PGCE- Edge Coordinator
- Mrs Maria Allman BA (Hons); LSDE; PGCE, QTS - Partnerships Coordinator
- Mr Guy Seddon BA, MSc; PGDE; MA; QTS - School Magazine Editor and School Council Leader
- Mr Alistair Slaughter BA (Hons); PGCE; QTS and Miss Natalie Hehir BSc (Hons); PGCE- Leadership Coordinators
- Mrs Natasha Khan CACHE Level 3- Eco Coordinator
- Mr Adetayo Adeoye -Â Orley X Supervisor & DSL
Pre-Prep Staff
- Mr Henk Richards BA (Educ) (Hons) – Head of Pre Prep
- Mr Daniel Jeffrey BA (Hons); PGCE – Assistant Head of Pre Prep
Form Teachers
- Ms Johanna Wilson BSc (Hons); QTS – EYFS Coordinator and Reception Form Teacher
- Mrs Maria Allman BA (Hons); LSDE; PGCE, QTS – Reception Form Teacher
- Mrs Sophie Guyadeene BA (Hons); PGCE - Reception Form Teacher
- Ms Daniella Poonawala BA (Hons); QTS – Year 1 Group Lead and Year 1 Form Teacher
- Mrs Esther Kavuma BSc (Hons); PGCE; QTS – Year 1 Form Teacher
- Miss Hania Farwati BA (Hons); PGCE; - Year 1 Form Teacher
- Mr Daniel Jeffrey BA (Hons); PGCE – Year 2 Form Teacher
- Mrs Emily Gill BA (Hons); PGCE - Year 2 Group Lead and Year 2 Form Teacher
- Mr Rakesh Hirani BA (Hons); QTS – Year 2 Form Teacher
Nursery Nurses / Teaching Assistants
- Miss Kim Chauhan BA (Hons); NVQ Level 3 – Reception – Nursery NurseÂ
- Mrs Alison Stevens NNEB – Reception – Nursery Nurse
- Miss Heidi Elisa J  NVQ Level 3 Childcare – Reception – Nursery Nurse
- Mrs Louise Bristow BTEC Level 3 – Year 1 Teaching Assistant
- Mrs Soniya Khaliq NVQ Level 2 Childcare – Year 1 Teaching Assistant
- Mrs Annette Adamian CACHE Level 3 – Year 1 Teaching Assistant
- Mrs Gail Reisepatt OCR TA Level 2 – Year 1 Teaching Assistant
- Miss Nikki-Lee Ward QCF Level 3 Diploma – Year 2 Teaching Assistant
- Miss Isabel Poonawala BA (Hons) – Year 2 Teaching Assistant
- Mrs Roshnee Patel CACHE Level 2 – Year 2 Teaching AssistantÂ
Head of Learning Support:
- Miss Laura Porter - BA (Hons); QTS
Learning Support Teacher:
- Mrs Banita Hirani – BA (Hons); QTS
Learning Support Assistants:
- Mr Adetayo Adeoye – Learning Support Assistant
- Mrs Lisa Yip BA (Hons); NCFE CACHE Level 2 – Learning Support Assistant
- Miss Keshini Nadesan BA (Hons) Cache Level 2 - Learning Support Assistant
- Miss Erin Lewis BSc (Hons) - Learning Support Assistant
Pre Prep Subject Teachers:
- Mr Simon Adams BA (Hons); PGCE – Head of Computer Science/ICT
- Mrs Rebecca Gascoigne BA; PGCE (Drama) - Drama Teacher
- Mr Lewis Evans DipRAM; QTS – Music
- Mrs Michelle Galan BA (Hons); PGCE – Head of French
- Miss Natalie Hehir BSc (Hons); PGCE – PE and Games TeacherÂ
- Miss Catherine Godet BA (Hons) – Head of Girls’ GamesÂ
- Mr Keith Ford BMus MMus; LRAM; PGCE – Director of Music
- Mr Mark Skinner BA (Hons) PGCE MA – French
Middle School Staff
- Ms Melanie Gentles BA (Hons); MSc; QTS, – Head of Middle School
Form Teachers
- Mrs Nicole Tomaszewska BA (Hons); QTS – Year 3 Group Lead and Year 3 Form Teacher
- Mr Harun Shafiq BA (Hons) PGCE; QTS - Year 3 Form Teacher
- Ms Emmeline Williams BSc (Hons); PGCE – Year 3 Form TeacherÂ
- Ms Zara Khan BA (Hons); PGCE – Year 3 Form Teacher - Maternity Leave
- Miss Gemma Carter BA (Hons); PGCE; QTS – Year 3 Form Teacher - Maternity Leave
- Mr Robert Fitzsimons BA (Hons); QTS – Year 4 Group Lead and Year 4 Form Teacher
- Mrs Chandni Shah BSc (Hons); PGCE; QTS – Year 4 Form Teacher - Maternity Cover
- Miss Lydia Golinsky BA (Hons); QTS – Year 4 Form Teacher
Head of Learning Support
- Miss Laura Porter BA (Hons); QTS
Teaching Assistants
- Mrs Karen Finch QCF Level 3 – Teaching Assistant
- Mrs Natasha Khan CACHE Level 3 – Teaching Assistant
- Mrs Kanwal Sabah BA (Hons) – Teaching Assistant
- Miss Natasha Wait MSc; CACHE Diploma Level 3 – Teaching Assistant
- Mrs Eileen Kenny -Â Teaching Assistant
- Mrs Joy Bull NVQ Level 3 - Teaching Assistant
- Mrs Pauline Allman TA Diploma - Teaching Assistant
- Mrs Chrissie Dore CACHE Level 3 - Teaching Assistant
Middle School Subject Teachers
- Mr Simon Adams BA (Hons); PGCE – Head of Computer Science
- Mr Stephen Bloom BA (Hons); QTS – Head of Boys’ Games
- Mr Adrian Brownsell BA (Hons) PGCE; QTS - Maths
- Mrs Michelle Galan BA (Hons); PGCE – Head of French
- Mrs Rebecca Gascoigne BA; PGCE – Head of Drama
- Miss Natalie Hehir BSc (Hons); PGCE – PE and Games TeacherÂ
- Miss Catherine Godet BA (Hons) – Head of Girls’ GamesÂ
- Mr Keith Ford BMus MMus; LRAM; PGCEÂ - Director of Music
- Mr Anthony Reynolds BA (Hons); PGCE - HumanitiesÂ
- Mr Mark Skinner BA (Hons) PGCE MA – French
Upper School Staff
Tutors
- Mrs Rebecca Gascoigne BA; PGCE – Year 5 Group Leader
- Mr Mark Skinner BA (Hons); PGCE, MA – Year 5 Tutor
- Miss Louise Addinall BA (Hons); QTS – Year 5 Tutor
- Miss Catherine Godet BA (Hons) – Year 5 Tutor
- Mrs Marian Olivera Smith BSc; QTS; PGCE – Year 5 Tutor
- Mr Adrian Brownsell BA (Hons); PGCE; QTS - Year 5 Tutor
- Mr Anthony Reynolds BA (Hons); PGCE - Year 5 TutorÂ
- Mrs Natasha Thornton BA (Hons); QTS – Year 6 Group Leader
- Mrs Mary Farrar BSc (Hons) – Year 6 Tutor
- Mrs Rachel Calvey BA (Educ) (Hons) – Year 6 Tutor
- Mr Guy Seddon BA; MSc; PGDE; MA; QTS – Year 6 Tutor
- Mrs Michelle Galan BA (Hons); PGCE – Year 6 Tutor
- Mr Simon Adams BA (Hons); PGCE – Year 6 Tutor
- Mr Robert Knapper BA (Hons); MA; PGCE - Year 6 Tutor
- Mr Alistair Slaughter BA (Hons); PGCE; QTS – Year 7 and Year 8 Group Leader
- Mr Nikhil Dholakia MEng; MA; QTS – Year 7 Tutor
- Mr Stephen Bloom BA (Hons) – Year 7 Tutor
- Mr Lewis Evans DipRAM; QTS – Year 7 Tutor
- Mrs Francesca Walsh BA (Hons) – Year 8 Tutor
- Mr Peter Mitchell BA (Hon); PGCE – Year 8 Tutor
- Ms Erica Roets BSc (Hons); PGCE; QTS – Year 8 Tutor
- Mr Yan Pearce BTEC Level 3- Year 8 Tutor
Heads of Department
- Mr Simon Adams BA (Hons); PGCE – Head of Computer Science / ICT;Â
- Miss Louise Addinall BA (Hons) QTS – Head of English
- Mr Stephen Bloom BA (Hons) – Head of Boys’ Games
- Mrs Rachel Calvey - BA (Educ.) (Hons) -Â Head of Science
- Mr Nikhil Dholakia MEng; MA; QTS – Head of Maths
- Mr Keith Ford BMus MMus; LRAM; PGCE – Director of Music
- Mrs Evgenia De Freitas BA; MA; QTS – Head of Classics
- Mrs Michelle Galan BA (Hons); PGCE – Head of French
- Mrs Rebecca Gascoigne BA; PGCE – Head of Drama
- Miss Catherine Godet BA (Hons) – Head of Girls’ GamesÂ
- Mrs Marian Olivera Smith BSc; QTS; PGCE – Head of Design Technology
- Miss Laura Porter - BA (Hons); QTS -Â Head of Learning Support
- Mrs Natasha Thornton BA (Hons); QTS – Head of Humanities
- Mrs Francesca Walsh BA (Hons) – Head of Art
Teaching Staff
- Mr Adetayo Adeoye – Learning Support Assistant and Orley X Supervisor
- Mr Ioannis Amaslidis – Laboratory Assistant
- Mr Adrian Brownsell BA (Hons) PGCE; QTS - Maths
- Mr Stavros Chatzianastasiou BSc; MA; QTS; NPQSL - Â Science
- Mr Nikhil Dholakia MEng; MA; QTS – Maths
- Mrs Mary Farrar BSc (Hons); PGCE – Maths
- Mr Lewis Evans DipRAM; QTS – Music
- Mrs Karen Harrison BEng (Hons); PGCE -Â Maths
- Miss Natalie Hehir BSc (Hons); PGCE – PE and Games Teacher and Adult Mental Health First Aider
- Mrs Banita Hirani – BA (Hons); QTS – Learning Support Teacher
- Mr Peter Mitchell BA (Hons); PGCE – History
- Mr Robert Knapper BA (Hons); MA; PGCE – English
- Miss Erin Lewis BSc (Hons) - Learning Support Assistant
- Miss Keshini Nadesan BA (Hons) Cache level 2 - Learning Support Assistant
- Mr Yan Pearce BTEC Level 3 - PE and Games Assistant
- Mr Anthony Reynolds BA (Hons); PGCE - HumanitiesÂ
- Ms Erica Roets BSc (Hons); PGCE; QTS – Science
- Mr Guy Seddon BA; MSc; PGDE; MA; QTS – English
- Mr Alistair Slaughter BA (Hons); PGCE; QTS –English
- Mr Mark Skinner BA (Hons) PGCE; MA - French
- Mrs Lisa Yip BA (Hons); NCFE CACHE Level 2 – Learning Support Assistant
Support & Administrative Staff
- Mr John Shakespeare BSc (Hons); MSc; MCIWM; CEnv; CSBM – Director of OperationsÂ
- Mr Dale Prince FCA - Interim Director of Finance
- Mr Aubrey Badal – Chef Manager
- Mr Robert Baker – Head of Grounds
- Mr Jaspal Birdi – IT Manager
- Mr Elliott Bowd – ICT Technician
- Ms Reshma Gajjar ACCA - Financial Controller
- Mr Ronnie Hopkins – Head of Maintenance
- Mrs Shalini Makwana – School Office Administrator
- Mr David Morris – Head Caretaker
- Miss Lynn Mizon – Accounts Assistant
- Mrs Sara Padalino – PA to the Headmaster and the Directors of Finance and Operations
- Mrs Amandeep Panesar -Â Finance Officer
- Mrs Anita Patel – Registrar and Marketing Manager
- Mrs Purvi Patel Assoc CIPD – HR Manager
- Mrs Sheila Rawal – Office Manager
- Mrs Sheila Willis – School Office Administrator
- Mrs Suzanna Davidson RGN; RSCN; RM; – School Nurse
- Mrs Anna Gancarczyk – Welfare OfficerÂ
Where to next?
Learning for Life – We want our children to lead rich and fulfilling lives, whichever path they choose to tread! We call this the Orley Farm Way and a core aspect is delivered through our innovative ‘Edge’ programme. The programme is unique and has been...
Exceptional facilities in a natural setting – Orley Farm’s school grounds cover 39 acres of fields, woodlands, and meadows, providing a tranquil and green space right on the doorstep of the capital city. Boasting purpose-built, modern facilities, the interior of the school is just as...
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