Staffing

Welcome to Our-Staff at The Orchards Federation Cherry Tree Primary School, here you can find the extensive collection of working professionals who contribute to the safeguarding, educating and overall well-being of your children.

Leadership Team

Katie Hague

Executive Headteacher of the Orchards Federation

Mary Fraser
Headteacher of Cherry Tree Primary school

Simon Whittaker
Deputy Headteacher / Curriculum Lead

Teaching Staff

Samantha Townsend - Year 6 teacher / UKS2 phase leader

Olubunmi Adebanjo - Year 5 teacher

Wendy Morgan - Year 4 teacher / LKS2 phase leader

Megan Houghton - Year 4 teacher

Victoria Stoneley - Year 3 teacher

Emily Farrell - Year 3 teacher

Abigail Salmon - Year 2 teacher

Harriet Darbyshire - Year 2 teacher

Hannah Pickering - Year 1 teacher / SEN support

Tracey Brooks - Year 1 teacher / KS1 phase leader

Laura Newton - Reception teacher / phase leader

Alexander Mann - Reception teacher / SEN support

Craig Ward - PPA / Cover teacher

Rebecca Turner - Pastoral Team / thrive practitioner / PPA cover

Teaching Assistants

HLTAs - Tracey McHugh (Pastoral team / PPA cover / Thrive Practitioner), Shirley Travers (Pastoral team / PPA cover, ELSA), Lynsey Nixon (Pastoral Team / PPA cover / ELSA)

TA3 - Gillian Atherton (Reception), Suzanne Coleman (Reception)

TA2 - Heidi Walker, Deb Makin, Faz Ashrad, Deana Woodfin, Joanne Butterworth, Michelle Stephens,  Amy McHugh, Anna Biggs, Dene Pennington, Kirsty Aldred, Michelle Seddon, Nicola O'Donnell, Angela Entwistle, Gina Hodgkinson, Jeanette Jones, Leah Johnson, Julie Fallon.

TA1 - Chloe Bridge, Carson Heaton, Zainab Allibhaye, Katie Flitcroft, Catherine Cormican, Jessica Chadwick

Children & Families Team 

Lynette Pulford

Jeanette Horrocks