Staff
At The Abbey Primary School, your children are at the heart of everything we do. Our teaching and support staff are committed to ensuring each and every child has the opportunity to ‘be their best’.
Senior Leadership
Mrs Caroline Farmer – Headteacher/ EYFS Co-ordinator
Mrs Lucy Kelsall – Deputy Headteacher/ KS1 Co-ordinator
Miss Ruth Benjamin – Assistant Headteacher/ UKS2 Co-ordinator
Early Years - The Romans
Mrs Natalie Owen - EYFS Teacher Miss Sophie Hellyer - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Siobhan Disha - Teaching Assistant
Year 1 - The Greeks
Miss Nicole Lambert - Year 1 Teacher
Mrs Ruth Shipley - Part-time Teaching Assistant
Year 1 - The Normans
Miss Jenna Steel - Year 1 Teacher
Mrs Gemma Wood - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Ruth Shipley - Part-time Teaching Assistant
Miss Melanie Brereton - Part-time Teaching Assistant
Year 2 - The Celts
Miss Lauren Smith - Year 2 Teacher
Mrs Alison Alger - Teaching Assistant
Miss Nathalie Bachelier - Learning Mentor
Year 2 - The Saxons
Mrs Sam Waller - Year 2 Teacher
Miss Gemma Spick - Teaching Assistant
Miss Nathalie Bachelier - Learning Mentor
Year 3 - The Franks
Mrs Natalie Jones - LKS2 Co-ordinator/Year 3 Teacher/SENCo
Miss Tamzin Ford -Year 3 Teacher
Mrs Jayne Fawdon - Teaching Assistant
Year 3 - The Picts
Mr Shaun King - Year 3 Teacher
Mrs Jayne Fawdon - Teaching Assistant
Year 4 - The Danes
Mrs Gemma Carley - Year 4 Teacher
Miss Jodie Smith - Teaching Assistant
Year 4 - The Huns
Mr Warren Bartlett - Year 4 Teacher
Miss Jodie Smith - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Gemma Wood - Teaching Assistant
Year 5 - The Gaels
Miss Abbi Williams - Year 5 Teacher
Mrs Sharon Purser - Teaching Assistant
Year 5 - The Jutes
Mr Chris Plowman - Year 5 Teacher
Mrs Jo Allen - Teaching Assistant
Year 6 - The Angles
Miss Ruth Benjamin - Assistant Headteacher/ UKS2 co-ordinator/Year 6 Teacher
Mrs Jo Taylor - Teaching Assistant
Year 6 - The Lombards
Mrs Jenny Monk - Part-time Year 6 Teacher
Mrs Lucy Kelsall - Deputy Headteacher/ KS1 Co-ordinator/Year 6 Teacher
Mrs Jo Taylor - Teaching Assistant
Mr Paul Archer - Part-time Teaching Assistant
Whole School Staff
Mrs Natalie Jones - SENCo
Mrs Jo Allen - Speech and Language Specialist
Ms Lucie Wickham - Part-time Music co-ordinator
Mrs Andrea Munns - Family Support Worker
Mrs Leisa Griggs - Part-time PPA cover
Miss Nathalie Bachelier - Learning Mentor
Office Staff
Miss Chelsea Russell - Cluster Business Partner Miss Sam Thurston - Cluster Business Officer Miss Heidi Wright - Office Admin Officer Miss Tracey Ingram - Office Admin Assistant
Lunchtime Supervisors
Mrs Jo Taylor
Mrs Jayne Fawdon
Miss Gemma Spick
Mrs Jo Allen
Mrs Alison Alger
Miss Melanie Brereton
Mrs Ruth Shipley
Mrs Andrea Munns
Mrs Siobhan Disha
Mrs Sharon Purser
Miss Nathalie Bachelier
Mrs Gemma Wood
Miss Jodie Smith
Wrap Around Staff
Mrs Siobhan Disha
Mrs Sharon Purser
Miss Sophie Hellyer
Mrs Jayne Fawdon
Mrs Jo Allen