Headmaster at King's from September 2017, Mr Hartley was previously Principal of Elizabeth College, Guernsey (2009 to 2017), Headmaster of Sixth Form at Berkhamsted School (2003 to 2009), Hertfordshire and beforehand taught at Highgate School, London and Eton College. George was educated at Cranbrook School, Kent, and St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, where he read Geography. George currently chairs the HMC Membership Committee and has carried out many HMC accreditation visits at schools across the UK. He is also a trustee of the local Platform for Life charity and is a governor at Merchant Taylor’s School, Crosby and Rudheath Senior Academy, Northwich. Married to Merewyn, he has two children, both of whom attend King’s. George is a long-suffering fan of Preston North End FC and dearly hopes that at some point during his lifetime they will reach the Premier League. His other interests include rugby, cricket, mountaineering, poetry, singing and wine. George is also a keen cook, having worked in restaurants as a young man, and knocks up a pretty mean paella.
Hayley spent 26 years in the military leaving in the rank of Major in 2014. During her military career she served in the Ministry of Defence in London, Northern Ireland, Germany, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. After leaving the military Hayley joined Terra Nova Preparatory School in East Cheshire as their Director of Finance and Operations/Bursar, before joining King’s in January 2019. All of her roles have given her experience in strategic leadership, finance and project management; she is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management and a Member of the City and Guilds in Strategic Leadership and Management.
In her spare time Hayley enjoys socialising, cycling and walking her slightly crazy labradoodle. She is married to Jason and together they have a son called Zach.
Has been Deputy Head (Academic) since September 2009 after being promoted from Director of Music, a post he held from the time he joined King's in 2004.
Previously, he was Director of Music at King's College School, Wimbledon, (2000-2004), Assistant Director of Music at Brentwood School (1991-1996) and a Music Teacher at Abingdon School (1996-2000). James was born in Ipswich and graduated from the University of Durham, College of St Hild & St Bede, where he read Music.
His Interests include music, theatre, golf, scuba diving and skiing and he has a healthy interest in good food and fine wine. James is married to Laura and they have two children who attend King's.
Has been Deputy Head (Pastoral) since September 2009. Michael joined King's in September 1990 in the Chemistry Department and was a 6th form tutor and football coach for the U12s. The following year he started rugby at the school and has coached the 1st XV ever since. Michael was Examinations Officer from 1992-96 before becoming Head of Middle School in 1995.
Michael was born in Middlesbrough, although has lost his accent through many years of speech and drama! He graduated from Newcastle-upon-Tyne where he read Chemistry and then completed a year of organic research at UMIST, before studying for his PGCE at Manchester.
Michael is married to Rachel and has 2 children who have now finished their education at King's and moved on to university. His interests include rock climbing and road cycling.
Margaret was appointed Head of Willow Lodge in January 2015 after being Deputy Head at The Queen's Lower School Chester. She joined Queen's in 2004 as Head of English having previously taught in local primary schools after changing careers from the Law to teaching. Margaret was in charge of pastoral care, safeguarding, curriculum development and a member of the Leadership Team.
Margaret introduced drama into the curriculum and was very actively involved in drama productions throughout the school. She contributed widely to the co-curricular provision and taught hockey, rounders and journalist club amongst others. Margaret's interests involve sailing, ski-ing, reading and walking the family dogs. She is married with three children.
After more than ten years working as a multi-media journalist for Trinity Mirror PLC, Selena joined North West Academies Trust in 2012 as Marketing Manager and helped to launch one of the first Free Schools in Chester. She continued to work with the Trust as it grew with the successful addition of other schools across the region.
She furthered her experience in education with a role as Marketing and Development Co-ordinator at The Queen’s School, Chester, before joining King’s as Marketing and Communications Manager in January 2018. She took up her current position in January 2019.
As part of her role, Selena is passionate about growing a network of working relationships between King’s and primary and secondary state schools in the area through the Chester Schools Together initiative and other Independent State School Partnership (ISSP) projects.
Selena is married with two young children and her interests include cinema, reading, interior design, creative writing and current affairs.
Emma Davidson job shares the role of Director of HR with her colleague Andrea Millard. Emma has over 15 years’ experience in HR in a number of sectors, including Business Partner roles in the retail, IT services, and banking sectors and most recently prior to joining King’s within the Higher Education sector at the University of Liverpool.
Her key areas of expertise are employee relations, change management and leadership development.
She studied for her English and History BA in the USA, and is married with two sons; her hobbies include training for local running races and attending boot camp.
Andrea Millard job shares the role of Director of HR with her colleague Emma Davidson. Andrea has a wealth of experience in the HR field: in her last post at Bank of America, she played a key role in the mergers and acquisitions team at legacy MBNA to Bank of America. She has experience in the retail sector, working as HR Manager at Selfridges in Manchester and London, opening the new flagship store in Trafford Centre, in addition to Boots the Chemists.
She graduated from Chester University with a BSc Hons in Health and Community Studies, and has her Graduate CIPD qualification. She is married with two daughters. In her spare time she likes to run and attend Zumba classes.
Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster inherited the title of Duke of Westminster on 9 August 2016, on the death of his father. We are honoured that the Duke has agreed to continue in the role of Patron of The King’s School.
Mark Tanner has been Bishop of Chester since May 2020, succeeding the Rt Revd Dr Peter Forster who retired in September 2019. He was consecrated as a Bishop at York Minster in October 2016 and was then appointed Bishop of Berwick of the Diocese of Newcastle.
He was born in Canada and educated at Loughborough Grammar School. He went on to study at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1992.
He was ordained in Chester in 1998 and both his children were born here. Following the announcement of his appointment he said “It is an honour and a joy to be appointed to the Diocese of Chester at such a key time in the life of our communities, nation, and Church.”
farms Red Poll beef on the family farm in Mickle Trafford with his wife and son.
He chairs the Oldfield Educational Trust, and is a director of the farming charity, the Addington Fund. He is a Governor at two State schools, and is a former Chester City and Cheshire County Councillor. He was appointed to the Board of Governors at King’s as a nominative governor in June 2017 and chairs the Audit & Compliance Committee.
spent 26 years in the military leaving in the rank of Major in 2014. During her military career she served in the Ministry of Defence in London, Northern Ireland, Germany, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. After leaving the military Hayley joined Terra Nova Preparatory School in East Cheshire as their Director of Finance and Operations/Bursar, before joining King’s in January 2019. All of her roles have given her experience in strategic leadership, finance and project management; she is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management and a Member of the City and Guilds in Strategic Leadership and Management.
In her spare time Hayley enjoys socialising, cycling and walking her slightly crazy labradoodle. She is married to Jason and together they have a son called Zach.
is Chief Executive of the Wheatsheaf Group, a division of the Grosvenor Estate. He served in the Royal Navy before studying Land Management, spent seven years with Strutt and Parker, becoming a partner in 1999, and was a Director of the property division of the Co-operative Group.
He joined the Grosvenor Estate in 2009, becoming CEO of their Wheatsheaf Group in 2011.
He is the current Chair of the Governance and Audit Committee.
is Chief Executive designate of Park Group, one of the UK’s leading multi-retailer voucher and prepaid gift card businesses. Ian previously held the position of Chief Executive of MBNA Limited, a subsidiary of Bank of America. A civil engineer by training with degrees from University College Dublin and the University of Missouri, he also holds an MBA from Boston College.
He has been a King's parent, and a Governor since 2013 and is the current Chair of the Finance & General Purposes Committee.
is the Group Managing Director of Manchester United FC. He was educated at King’s and the University of Bristol, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1996. Richard was a senior manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) from 1993 to 1999, and worked subsequently with Global Crossing Europe Ltd, and as Director of InterVoice Ltd. In 2007, he joined Manchester United as Group Commercial Director. He has two sons at King’s and lives in Cheshire.
is the Headteacher of The Delamere CE Primary Academy. He is founder and a Director at St Martin's Academy, Chester and he is also CEO of The North West Academies Trust who sponsor the Oakview Academy in Winsford.
He is an experienced Headteacher, whose leadership and management has been developed across five schools and during time spent learning in South Africa, the USA and Holland. Significant achievements include moving a school from satisfactory to outstanding in under three years, and supporting St Martin's Academy to achieve outstanding in their first ever Ofsted inspection.
qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983 and as well as acting for a general portfolio of clients, Janet specialises in acting for charities. She is a member of the Tax Faculty, the Charity & Voluntary Sector Group of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and is a Member of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners and the Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers. She also sits on the Diocese of Chester Finance and Central Services Committee as a professional adviser.
Janet is married with one teenage daughter. When she is not in the office Janet enjoys spending time with family and friends, taking part in church activities and going to the gym. She is also a keen theatre goer.
trained to be a Probation Officer at Liverpool University and subsequently worked for Cheshire Probation Service in the criminal courts, and for CAFCASS in the family courts. After taking early retirement in 2009, she studied for a BA in English Literature at Chester University; this was followed by an MA and a lecturing post at Chester University.
She is a member of an independent ethics committee at Unilever and is a trustee of the Robert Oldfield Trust. When her children were at school, she was a parent governor at their infant, junior and secondary schools. She was appointed to the Board of Governors at King’s as a nominative governor in June 2017.
began her varied career on Sainsbury’s Graduate training scheme after gaining her degree at Reading University. Since then she has worked primarily in business and marketing consultancy, both for and with multinational and SMEs. More recently she has run her own management consultancy business working with companies in the North West. She has combined her work life with supporting her three children through school and University. Two attended The King’s School.
She is a Governor at Chester University, a Trustee of The Chester Clergy Family Trust and a Parish Councillor.
is a father of two girls at King’s, currently in Willow Lodge. He studied at Durham University and then went on to work in industry. His experience over the last 25 years or more has been mainly in food and drink, on brands such as Nescafe, KitKat, John West and Pringles. Most recently he has worked at Meadow Foods, here in Chester. He also worked at Betfair.com during its initial launch phase. Before embarking on his main career, Jon spent a gap year teaching at a rural school in Zimbabwe.
was ordained deacon in 1986, and priest in 1987.[4] After curacies in Mossley Hill and St Helens he was chaplain to David Sheppard, Bishop of Liverpool from 1991 to 1994. He was vicar of West Derby from 1994 to 2003 and Team Rector of Kirkby until 2012. He was Archdeacon of Leicester until his installation as Dean of Chester on 8 September 2018.
John Ebo has lived in Chester for some forty years, is married with two sons who are currently at university undertaking post-graduate and under-graduate studies respectively.
A former Lord Mayor of the City of Chester and first Chairman of Cheshire West and Chester Council, he served on the local councils for some three decades with responsibilities including Chairman of Environmental Service Committee and, later, Chairman of the Licensing Board. He is a Director of the Chester Bluecoat Charity. He has served as a Governor of a number of local schools, both Primary and Secondary, and is currently vice-Chairman of Newton Primary School Governors. He has extensive experience of the appointment of all levels of teaching and non-teaching staff.
In business he ran a successful Mortgage Brokerage working within the residential and commercial sectors. He has retired from this business and currently writes and speaks on Local Government.
At a young age, I moved primary school to The King's School in Chester and stayed there for the rest of my school years. I then went to University in Manchester to study maths. I moved on to law at Christleton for my conversion and LPC. I qualified as a Solicitor gaining Higher Rights of Audience very soon after qualification. I then became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators as well as sitting as a part time Judge.
Having been ranked for a number of years as a Leading Individual in the North West by Legal500 for Commercial Litigation, I retired from private practice and I am now a full time Judge in Manchester. Away from work, I am married to Olivia (who works for the NHS) and have two children.
Andrew is Storyhouse’s founding Chief Executive and has led the charity since its foundation. He is responsible for the success of its home in Chester, which welcomes over 1m visitors per year. He also created Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre in 2010, now the UK's pre-eminent temporary open-air theatre.
Andrew trained as a musician and was Director of Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall, which he re-built and re-launched. He has experience in both the cultural and private sectors, having co-founded and built Liverpool’s iconic Hope Street Hotel which, along with its restaurant, has won many national awards over the years, including the industry’s award for the UK’s Best New Hotel. He is a board member of UK Theatre. Andrew was awarded a BEM in the Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours List for services to arts and libraries.
Charlotte left the King’s School in 2010 having joined as a Remove. She went on to study French and Spanish at King’s College London, spending a year abroad in Paris and Córdoba. After two years in the wine trade, including WSET wine qualifications, Charlotte completed an ACA training contract in the City to become a chartered accountant. She now works in finance for Grosvenor Europe, the European investment division of the Grosvenor Group, based in Mayfair.
Professor Fahmy is a Consultant Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon at the Countess of Chester hospital since 2001. His experience and work are both NHS and private. He was qualified in Egypt and trained in 1991 in the South East of England then, Yorkshire. His Plastic & Cosmetic surgery training continued in the South West of England until he had further experience in Taiwan, where he spent 3 months of intensive training in a specialist fellowship. In 2001, he became a Consultant in Chester and Wrexham.
He is an author of a number of publications and chapters in International Journals and Books of Plastic, Reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. He has a great interest in academic work and teaching. He is an examiner of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Edinburgh and was a former member of the Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC) for training in Plastic Surgery between 2007 and 2009. He has one son at King's school and a daughter studying Medicine in Cardiff.
Deputy Head Pastoral Mr Michael Harle | Assistant Headteacher Pastoral Mrs Claire Sumner |
Head of Removes Mrs Sharon Gareh | Senior Tutor Mr Roy Wheeler BA |
Head of Bradbury House Mrs A McNabb BA | Head of Dutton House L A Parkes BA MSc |
Head of Fox House Mrs K J Jones BA | Head of Gladstone House Mrs R Webb BA (Maternity Leave) Mrs A Leake BA |
Head of Grosvenor House J A D Blackham BA | Head of Lester-Smith House DR K Mair MA PHD |
Head of Walsh House Mrs A E Richards BA MA | Head of Werburgh House Mr M Boyd BA |
Head of Sixth Form Mr Josh Carter MA | Assistant Head of Sixth Form Mrs A L Hollingworth BA |
Deputy Head Academic Mr J Millard BA | Director of Studies Mr A Dewbery MA |
Faculty Head of Language and Humanities (English, Classics, Modern Foreign Languages & History) S Neal BA | Faculty Head of Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics & Computer Science) Dr H C Faulkner BSc PhD |
Faculty Head of Creative Arts & PE (Art & Design, Drama, DT, Music & PE) S Downey BA | Faculty Head of Social Sciences & Maths (Maths, Economics & Business, Geography, Philosophy & Theology) Ms J E Rutberg MA (Maternity Leave) S D Walton BA MSc |
Art and Design * S Downey BA Ms L Black BA Mrs A L Hollingworth BA | Biology * R H Jones BSc PhD Dr H C Faulkner BSc PhD J A Dunn MSc L A Parkes BSc MSc |
Chemistry * Dr A Cook BSc PhD Dr C A Gleave BSc PhD M J Harle BSc J R Macnab BSc PhD Mrs K L Russon BSc S Wharton | Classics * P R Wilcock MA Mrs S H Gareh MA M J P Punnett MA |
Design Technology * R J Curtis BSc Ms L Black BA Miss S Champion BA Mrs A Crump BSc | Drama * Mrs C Howdon BA Mrs J Williams BA |
Economics & Business * S D Walton BA MSc Miss E M Rowley BSocSc Mrs C Rule BA M Harris BA Miss R Hillier BA MSc | English * R J Aldridge BA MBA Mrs A Leake BA (Deputy Head) M A Boyd BA Mrs A E Richards BA MA R G Wheeler BA Dr K Mair MA PHD |
Geography * M J Prestshaw BSc Med MRes (SP Leave) Mrs R H Aldridge BA (Head of Enrichment) J A D Blackham BA Mrs A McNabb BA | History and Politics * P G Neal BA Dr R J M Hensman BA MA PhD J P Carter MA Mrs G K Chadwick BA S Neal BA |
Computer Science Mrs E E Simpson BA MBA A J P Dewbery MA Oliver Hall BA D Hughes BSc | Mathematics * Mrs C E Lanceley BSc Mrs H E Sugarman MMath (Deputy Head of Maths) (Maternity Leave) A J P Dewbery MA S D Bibby BSc C J Canty BSc Mrs S J J Christie MA MEng Mrs S E Cooper BSc Mrs A Ignata BSc Mrs C Plass BSc Mrs C N Ranson BSc Miss D A Roberts BSc |
Physical Education *R Lunn BEd (Director of Sport) Mrs K J Jones BA (Assistant Director of Sport) R I D Hornby BA B Horne BSc (Director of Football) C Morris BEd Mrs C L Sumner BA Miss E Halstead BA S Egerton BA | Modern Languages * Miss L McCutcheon MA MEd Mrs M R Hartley BA Mrs R L Webb BA (Maternity) Mrs K Bowden BA Mrs M Rowley Williams BA MEd (Maternity) M Bircham BA R West MA Mrs C Irvine BA Assistants D Ortiz (Spanish) Mrs S Scheibe (German Assistant) Mrs M Clavere (French Assistant) |
Music Mrs D Whitfield BMus (Hons) MA DipLCM (Maternity Leave) Ms V L S Latifa BMus (Voice) (Director of Music & Head of Academic Music) J E Millard BA M Lansom BA (Head of Strings) D Ortiz (Head of Brass) Miss K Banerjee BMus (Head of Keyboard) A Wright BMus Peripatetic Staff W Armstrong BA PGRNCM (Oboe) S J Hall BSc (Bass Guitar) | Music Peripatetic Staff Cont. M Reynolds BA (Piano & Keyboard) Mrs J Richardson CT ABRSM ATCL (Flute &Piano) N Middleton BA (Drums) D Ortiz BMus (Trumpet & Cornet) T Wyss ARCM LRAM LTCL (Brass) G Macey ATCL (Clarinet & Saxophone) Mrs S Marrs FTCL (Voice) Mrs R Mulholland ARCM LRAM (Cello) |
Physics * S Bosworth MA DPhil FRAS N Heritage MSc PhD MInstP CPhys Ms H M Davies BSc MSc B Horne BSc Mrs K Scutter BSc | Philosophy and Theology * J R Rees BA MA M S Lee MA Ms J E Rutberg MA (Maternity) D Taylor BA |
Personal & Social Education * M S Lee MA | Learning Support *Mrs S L Glass BA (Director of Learning Support) Miss K Gilmartin QTLS Mrs N Cottle BEd |
Psychology * R I D Hornby BA |
Head of Sixth Form J P Carter MA |
Assistant Head of Sixth Form Mrs A L Hollingworth BA |
Head of Junior School Mrs M Ainsworth LLB Hons Director of Studies T W Griffin BA | Deputy Head of Junior School A Griffiths BA |
Junior School Teachers Miss J Anderson BA CertEd Mrs J Benson BA H J Duncalf BEd K A Hollingworth BEd Mrs N C M Moffatt BA Mrs M D O'Leary BA D O'Neil BSc Miss S Ley BA (Maternity) G Pickup BEd Higher Level Teaching Assistants Mrs A Kinsey BA Mrs R Davies BA Miss A Mathieson BSc | Mrs S Parker BEd Mrs D L Grove BA Miss K A Savage BA J N Spellman BEd Mrs N J Stevens BMus Mrs N M Tomlinson BA Mrs S Tomlinson BA Mr J Melville BEd |
Head of Infant School Mrs M Ainsworth LLB Hons | |
Deputy Head Mrs J Callaghan BEd | Director of Studies Mrs H George BA MA |
Teachers Mrs A Stevenson BEd Mrs K Williams BEd Miss J M L Hartley BA T Blakemore BA Ed Mrs L Morrice Evans BA (Maternity Leave) | Teaching Assistants Mrs C Shyne Mrs E Ferrara Mrs S Talbot Miss A Nichols LLB Miss E Takacs Miss B Jenkins |
Headmaster's office | |
Headmaster's PA PA to Deputy Head PA to Deputy Head Academic & Deputy Head Pastoral | Mrs K E Paul Mrs L Disley BMus Mrs N Davis BA |
Finance Office | |
Bursar PA to the Bursar Financial Controller Assistant Financial Controller and Payroll Officer Fees Officer Finance Assistant | Mrs H Jordan Mrs S Davis A Taylor BA MAAT Mrs E K Mulholland BSc Mrs C Griffiths Mrs L Bradbury |
Marketing, Admissions and Communications | |
Director of Marketing, Communications & Partnerships Admissions Manager Admissions Officer Marketing and Digital Communications Manager Reception Manager Receptionist - Senior Receptionist - Junior Receptionist - Infant Receptionist - Sports Centre | Mrs S O'Donnell Mrs E R Sears BA Mrs G Whittlestone LLB Miss M Herbert Miss C Grandidge BA MSc Mrs T Lyon Miss S Hay Miss M Herbert Mrs S Brander Mrs T V Harwood BA Mrs Helen Jones |
Development | |
Head of Development Alumni and Events Officer Alumni Relations Coordinator | Mrs E E Gwyther BA Miss N Isaacs BA Mrs G Whittlestone LLB Miss M Herbert |
HR and Administration | |
Directors of Human Resources Human Resources Coordinator Human Resources Administrator Examinations Officer Trip Co-ordinator Music Secretary | Mrs E R Davidson MCIPD Mrs A H Millard MCIPD Miss K O'Hare BA Assoc. CIPD Mrs H Hughes BA MCIPD R Elmore BSc CBiol MIBiol Mrs H Jones Mrs K Dewbery MA |
Estates Management | |
Head of Estates Facilities Supervisor Deputy Supervisor and Health and Safety Coordinator Facilities Operator Catering Manager Venue Manager Facilities Supervisor (Grounds) Facilities Operator (Grounds) Facilities Supervisor (Housekeeping) Minibus Driver | M W Jones MBIFM S Feely P Hopper A Gartry M Walsh C Bullock M Ferguson Mrs T D Elliott N Smith J Blaxall M Jenkins Mrs P Jones F Ruggiero |
Library | |
Head Librarian & Archivist Assistant Librarians Junior School Librarian | Mrs R Harding BA MA Mrs K Melville BA Mrs V Scott BSc PhD Mrs J Bestow BA |
School Nurse and Larks & Owls Club | |
School Nurse School Nurse Assistant Larks & Owls Club Manager Larks & Owls Club Supervisor Assistant Playworkers | Mrs L Jones Mrs V Curwen Miss K McKean Mrs S McClure Miss E Jenkins Mrs B Kew Mrs B Rath (Maternity) Mrs H Tanveer Mrs S Jenkins Miss D Ellis Mrs R Hughes Miss S Waterworth |
Technical Support | |
Director of ICT IT Service Manager IT Technician Theatre Technicians Exam Officer & Data Manager Art & DT and Art Technicians Science Technicians Reprographic Technician | J Warne BSc MCSA J S Beasley A Heaton S Mannix A Butcher BA Miss J Davies BSc Mrs N Davis BA PGCE D J Law Mrs V Lee S E Yates Mrs S Sears-Black MRes BSc Mrs L Marshall Miss C Forrester BSc Ms N E Todd |
Junior School | |
PA to the Head of Willow Lodge and King's Juniors Senior Curriculum Teaching Assistant Teaching Assistant Classroom/Lunchtime Assistants Sports Coach | Mrs R Harle Mrs J Bestow BA Mrs A Kinsey BA Mrs R Davies BA Mrs B Rath (Maternity) Mrs H Tanveer Miss N Bennion Mrs J Davies Mrs J Holladay BA MA Mrs P Bartlett BS |
Co-curricular | |
Contingent Commander, CCF CCF School Staff Instructor Duke of Edinburgh Award Co-ordinator Educational Visits Co-ordinator Director of Rowing Boatman | Maj M S Lee MA D A Brown D A Brown R I D Hornby BA J A D Blackham BA J R Blackwell |
Sports Coaches | |
Sports Hockey Netball Football Boathouse Manager Head Coach Rowing Coaches | Miss C Massey BA C Ashcroft G Taylor D Ortiz J Potts A Parsonage MBA M Jump Dr H Gillies Maj M James S Levitt Mrs V Edwards J Gray T Reeves MArch |