ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026
All teaching and administrative staff may be contacted by email address.
Please address emails to forename.surname @ colchesterhighschool.co.uk.
Senior Leadership team
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Ms Karen Gracie-Langrick | Headteacher |
| Mrs Harriet Croydon | Deputy Head Academic |
| Ms Cora Allen | Deputy Head Pastoral, Designated Safeguarding Lead, SENDCo |
| Mr Fraser Jamieson | Head of Prep School |
| Mr Paddy Hesketh | Operations Manager |
| Ms Helen Clarke | Admissions Manager |
| Mrs Nicola Lambros | General Manager and Chair of Governors |
Nursery Staff
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mrs Karen Hull | Nursery Manager, Head of Early Years and DSL |
| Miss Anita Henry | Deputy Nursery Manager |
| Mrs Poppy Tomlinson | Nursery Practitioner |
| Ms Leeanne Willows | Nursery Practitioner |
Prep School Leadership Team
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Miss Dannielle Harrison | Head of Teaching and Learning (Prep) |
| Mrs Claire Smith | Prep School Pastoral Lead & SEND |
| Mrs Samantha Larwood | Head of Character Development and Wellbeing |
| Mr Matthew Julier | Head of Outdoor Learning & Global Enrichment |
Prep School Staff
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mrs Clare Young | Reception Form Teacher |
| Mrs Claire Smith | Year 1 Form Teacher |
| Miss Romy Allen | Year 2 Form Teacher |
| Mrs Emily Procter | Year 3 Form Teacher |
| Miss Hazel Door | Year 3 Form Teacher & English Teacher |
| Miss Dannielle Harrison | Year 4 Form Teacher |
| Ms Rachael Kitchen | Year 4 Form Teacher |
| Mrs Anne Hazell | Year 5 Form Teacher & English Teacher |
| Mrs Helen Roberts | Year 5 Form Teacher & Humanities Teacher |
| Mrs Kate Smith | Year 6 Form Teacher and Science Teacher |
| Mr Fraser Jamieson | Year 4 & 5 Mathematics Teacher |
| Mr Adam Dowson | Head of PE & Games |
| Miss Charlotte Bontems | PE & Games Teacher |
| Mr Matthew Julier | PE & Games Teacher |
| Mr Steven Sims | PE Teacher |
| Mrs Tracy Cole | Swim Teacher |
| Ms Mercedes Romero-Fernandez | Head of Performing Arts |
| Mrs Jessica Sillett | Music Teacher Prep |
| Mrs Katrina Brown | Head of Modern Foreign Languages |
Senior School Leadership Team
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mrs Samantha Larwood | Head of Character Development and Wellbeing |
| Mr Matthew Julier | Head of Outdoor Learning & Global Enrichment |
| Ms Chloe Haggerty | Head of Digital and Creative Arts, STEAM and Senior Mental Health Lead |
| Ms Mercedes Romero-Fernandez | Head of Performing Arts |
Business Studies
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mr Simon Newcomb | Form Teacher 11S |
Digital & Creative Arts and Technology Department
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Ms Chloe Haggerty | Head of Digital & Creative Arts & STEAM |
| Mrs Emma Traynor | Form Teacher 11H |
| Mrs Kate Smith | Computer Science Teacher (Years 7-9) |
| Mr Ashraful Chowdhury | Form Teacher 10C |
English Teaching Staff
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mr Philip White | Head of English |
| Mrs Sarah Hoddell | Form Teacher 10H |
| Miss Georgina Dutton | Form Teacher 11S |
| Mrs Anne Hazell | Teacher |
| Mrs Betsy Maytham | Form Teacher 10H |
Humanities Teaching Staff
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mrs Kate Throup | Head of Humanities & Form Teacher 11C |
| Mrs Harriet Croydon | Deputy Headteacher, Academic |
| Mrs Olivia Cullen | Form Teacher 11C |
| Mr Kieran Kitchen | Form Teacher 8C |
| Mrs Samantha Larwood | Head of Character Development and Wellbeing |
| Mr Simon Newcomb | Form Teacher 11S |
Mathematics Teaching Staff
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mrs Michelle Hewes | Head of Maths |
| Mrs Debbie-Ann Shoaaddin | Form Teacher 8H |
| Ms Maria Jagiello | Form Teacher 10S |
Modern Languages Teaching Staff
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mrs Katrina Brown | Head of Modern Foreign Languages |
| Miss Sandrine Atmadjov | Form Teacher 10C |
| Mrs Nicola Sanchez | Form Teacher 9S |
Music Teaching Staff
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Ms Mercedes Romero-Fernandez | Head of Performing Arts |
| Mrs Katrina Brown | Teacher |
| Mrs Jessica Sillett | Form Teacher 9S |
PE Department
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mr Adam Dowson | Head of PE & Games |
| Mr Matthew Julier | PE & Games Teacher |
| Miss Charlotte Bontems | Form Teacher 9H |
| Mr Steven Sims | PE Teacher |
| Mrs Tracy Cole | CPHS Swim Teacher |
Science Teaching Staff
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mrs Heather Rose | Head of Science |
| Mr Ben Abbott | Form Teacher 7H |
| Mr Matt Rose | Form Teacher 9C |
| Miss Tracey Moss | Science Technician |
| Mr Terence Livingstone | Specialist STEAM Teacher & Form Teacher 7C |
Learning Support Department (Seniors)
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Ms Cora Allen | Deputy Head Pastoral, Designated Safeguarding Lead, SENDCo |
| Mrs Jackie Finch | Teacher |
| Miss Katie Dixon | Teacher |
| Mrs Victoria Lei-Plant | Teacher |
| Mrs Debbie-Ann Shoaaddin | Form Teacher 8H & Maths Teacher |
| Ms Julie Harrison | Intervention & Support Practitioner |
Peripatetic Teachers
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Mr Greg Eaton | Strings |
| Mr Ross Farley | Drums |
| Mrs Gillian Gerrard | Piano |
| Mr Chris Kuhnert | Guitar (Acoustic + Electric) + Ukulele |
| Mr Philip Jackson Smith | Piano |
| Mrs Kathryn Urand | Woodwind |
| Mr Tim Curd | Brass |
| Mr Mark McLean | School Of Rock (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard, Vocals, Harmonica and Music Production). |
Support Staff
NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Ms Helen Clarke | Admissions Manager |
| Mrs Susan Hilton | Admissions Officer |
| Mrs Helen Eliot | PA to Headteacher |
| Mrs Caroline Arbuckle | Examination Officer |
| Mrs Laura Evans | Office Manager |
| Ms Fareena Curtis | Pupil Supervision Manager |
| Mrs Claire Wilson | Receptionist |
| Mr Ellis Stuart | IT Technician |
| Mr Robert Harris | Facilities Manager |
| Mr Paddy Hesketh | Operations Manager |
| Ms Sarah Wright | Finance Assistant |
| Miss Lili Taylor-Green | Social Media & Communications Coordinator |
| Ms Sharon Wilson | Administration Assistant |