Contacting School
Reporting a Student Absence
Please notify school before 8:30am each morning of every day that your child will be absent:
Telephone: 01274 851152 (Ext 1)
Arbor App: Quick actions - attendance - log absence
Email: wma.attendance@sharemat.co.uk
The parents/carers of children who are absent and have not informed school will be sent a text message to inform them of their child's absence.
General Enquiries
For all other enquiries, please contact the most relevant member of staff from the list below who will be happy to help resolve any queries or concerns. The Year Team are generally the first point of contact for pastoral queries, and specific issues can be directed to the staff named below.
We will endeavour to make contact within 2 school working days as per the school policy.
Academic Year 2025/26
Year 7
Miss P Johnson - Year Lead
Year 8
Mrs L O'Brien - Year Lead
Year 9
Miss R Spencer - Year Lead
Year 10
Miss A Young - Year Lead
Year 11
Miss N Donaldson - Year Lead
Attendance and Punctuality
Mrs J Piper - Attendance Manager
Miss L Drake - Attendance Officer
Wellbeing and Support Team
Miss K Starkey - Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss P Ashworth - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Miss K Bland - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs H Stubbins - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Careers Advisors
Robert Crookes - CK Careers
James Davidson - CK Careers
Deputy Headteachers
Mrs H Jeffrey (Quality of Education
Miss Bland (Pastoral)
Assistant Headteachers
Mr C Elstub (Quality of Education)
Mrs H Stubbins (Behaviour & Attendance)
Mr J Loxam (Personal Development)
Mr C Clark (Inclusion & SENDCo)
Associate Assistant Headteachers
Mr J Waddington (BELONG Closing the Gaps)
Miss R Lenk (BELONG Vocational)
Mrs C Hanogue (BELONG Student Engagement)
SENDCo
Assistant SENDCo
Faculties
English Faculty
Mr D Quirk - Director of Learning
Mathematics Faculty
Mr Ward - Director of Learning
Science Faculty
Mr J Waddington - Director of Learning
Humanities Faculty (History and Geography)
Miss L Newham - Director of Learning
Performance Faculty
Mr M Hartley - Head of Subject, PE and Sports Science
Miss R Lenk - Director of Learning; Performing Arts, Health & Social and Child Development
MFL Faculty (French and Spanish)
Mrs B Sykes - Director of Learning
Mrs V Fernandez-Rios - Director of Learning
Technology Faculty (Technology, Engineering, Construction, Food, Graphics, Textiles)
Mrs E Collins- Director of Learning
Art & Design Faculty
Miss D D'Abreu - Head of Subject, Art & Design
Business & Computing
Ms S Bell - Director of Learning