Meet the Staff!
The team here at Thurlstone Primary is enthusiastic and friendly. We’re dedicated to our jobs and doing the best for the children and it’s this commitment that helped us achieve our Outstanding status from Ofsted in November 2015.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact the staff directly – we’re here to help.
Mrs Charlotte Gibbins
Headteacher
Curriculum Leader.
Miss Kate Brown
Foundation stage teacher -The Rockets
Deputy Head. Leader of phonics and Leader of Assessment. Thrive Practitioner
Mr Nick Peace
Year 6 - The Great Explorers
Curriculum Leader
Miss Rachel Houghton
Year 5 - The Wizards
Leader of Reading
Mr Wayne Hughes
Year 4 - The Warriors
Curriculum leader
Mrs Helen Smeaton
Year 3 - The Monstars
Leader of Writing
Miss Donna Collins
Year 2 - The Wise Owls
SENDco and Thrive Practitioner
Mrs Louise Stokoe
Year 1 teacher - The Busy Bees
Maths leader
Mrs Zoe Clayton
Foundation stage teacher - The Rockets
Foundations stage teacher and leader
Mrs Claire Wood
Teaching assistant
Cover supervisor.
Mr Guy Foster
P.E teacher and P4Sport Manager
P.E leader
Mrs Lisa Hinchliffe
HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)
Joint leader of P.E, Leader of SMSA team (school meal supervisors).
Ms Nicola Downey
Teaching Assistant
Thrive Practitioner
Miss Carla Whitwam
Teaching Assistant
Miss Rebecca Alderton
Teaching Assistant
Mr Steven Skidmore
Teaching assistant
Ms Gaynor Parry
Teaching Assistant
Mrs Susannah Bottomley
Teaching assistant
Mrs Penny Spencer
Teaching Assistant
Mrs Julie Youel
Teaching Assistant
Miss Rachael Peace
Teaching Assistant
Mr Roy Taylor
Premises Manager
Mrs Andrea Dransfield
Office Administrator
Mrs Kate Morritt
Senior Office Administrator