Our Staff
Senior Leadership Team
Our dedicated and hard-working staff at Stafford Grammar ensure our students enjoy an exceptional education.
Miss Martin joined the Prep School as Deputy Head when it opened its doors in September 2007 to Year 5 and 6. She has enjoyed watching Prep grow to accommodate the full primary age range. After the Prep school grew, Miss Martin was appointed Head of Prep in September 2018.
Miss. C. Martin
Head of Prep School
Dr Johnson was Deputy Head from 2019 prior to his appointment as Headteacher in 2026. Formerly the Head of Chemistry at SGS his favourite place is still in the laboratory teaching A level chemistry.
Dr. P. A. Johnson
Headteacher
Mrs Griffiths has been Head of Pupil Programmes since September 2020, and is the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). She has a BA in Medieval and Modern History from the University of Birmingham and has broadened her repertoire to include teaching Politics, PSHE and German.
Mrs. L. J. Griffiths
Deputy Head (Pastoral) and DSL
Head of Sixth Form since October 2019, Mr Anderson has been teaching at Stafford Grammar since 2008 and has previously been a Head of House and also the Head of Biology. He started his teaching career in 2003 after forays into management, computer programming, session musicianship and children’s television.
Mr. C. D. Anderson
Assistant Head - Head of Sixth Form
Mr Jones joined the School in September 2026. A qualified Chartered Accountant by profession having trained in the City of London and subsequently progressed to lead the Audit Department of a mid-tier firm of Accountants as Partner and Head of Audit. He also has extensive experience of Governance matters having been a Trustee for several charities and Governor at an Academy Trust.
Mr. C. Jones
Director of Finance & Operations (and Clerk to the Governing Body).
Having started his career at Stafford Grammar School as a teacher of Business in 1999, Mr Green joined the Senior Leadership Team at SGS as Head of Sixth Form in 2011. In September 2019 he was appointed as Deputy Head, responsible for pupils and staff, and has more recently taken up a role as a Safeguarding Governor for a large high school in Stoke-on-Trent.
Mr. R. C. Green
Director of Educational Quality and Development
Pastoral & Wellbeing Team
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JOB TITLE
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Mrs D. K. Shaughnessy
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Head of SEND & Inclusion and DDSL
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Mrs L. J. Griffiths
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DSL & Head of Pupil Programmes
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Mrs J. L. Stace
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Head of Year 7 & 8, Examinations Officer & History / RE
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Mr S. W. Gunnell
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Head of Year 9 & 10, Director of Sport
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Mrs J. L. Priestley
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Head of Year 11 & Lower Sixth and Head of Psychology
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Mrs V. M. Eardly
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Senior School Nurse & Deputy DSL
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Mrs G. Key
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School Nurse and Deputy DSL
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Senior School Teaching Staff
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NAME
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JOB TITLE
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Mrs E. A. Ayirebi
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Head of History & Head of Anson House
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Mr G. Beckett B.Sc.
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Mathematics
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Mr J. Bullock B.Sc.
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Head of Boys P.E. and Head of Fitzherbert House
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Mrs T. Colley B.Sc. MBA
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Head of Business & Economics
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Mrs S. Evans
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Head of D.T.
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Mrs K. Farmer B.A.
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Music & Drama
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Dr R. A. Foster B. Sc., Ph.D.
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Head of Biology and Head of Talbot House
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Ms. L. Gentle-Lloyd B.A.
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Head of Geography and Assistant Head of Year 11/12
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Mr S. J. Godwin B.A., M.Sc.
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Head of Religious Studies
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Mrs R. Godwin-Bratt B.Sc.
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Head of Mathematics
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Mr A. C. Johnson B.Sc.
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Head of ICT and Assistant Head of Sixth Form
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Mr M. A. Keeble B.A.
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Head of M.F.L.
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Mr G. R. Lamplough B. Mus. FTCL
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Director of Music
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Mrs R. Leo B.A.
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English
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Mr C. A. Mills B.Sc. NPQH
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Business & Economics
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Mrs E. L. Paton B.A.
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Head of Art
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Mrs J. M. Parkes B.Sc.
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Head of Science
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Mrs J. L. Priestley
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Head of Psychology, Head of Year 11 and Assistant Head of L6
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Mrs A. Sidhu B.Sc.
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Mathematics
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Mrs C. Slater B.Sc.
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Head of Girls P.E. and Assistant Head of Year 9/10
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Ms C. Smith B.A.
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Head of Drama
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Mrs A. Turner B.Sc.
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Chemistry
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Mrs R. Vicary B.Sc.
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Mathematics & Head of Careers
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Mrs A-L. Weetman L.A.E.S
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French
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Mr S. Wood B.Sc.
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Head of Physics
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Prep School Teaching Staff
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NAME
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Mrs M. C. Booth B.Sc.
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Miss L. Thompson B. A.
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Miss C. R. A. Evans B.A.
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Miss J. Goodwin B.Ed.
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Mrs S. Medley
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Miss K. Molnar
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Miss M. Richardson B.Ed.
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SEN and Educational Support
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NAME
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JOB TITLE
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Mrs D. K. Shaughnessy B.A, M.A.
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Head of Pastoral & Pupil Development
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Mrs R. Tarr B.Sc.
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Assistant Head of Education Support
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Teaching Assistants
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NAME
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Mrs E. Fox
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Mrs L. Harris
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Mrs H. G. Martin-Young
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Mrs H. Robinson
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School Chaplains
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NAME
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JOB TITLE
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Rev. J. Davis MBE, KStJ, M.A.
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School Chaplain
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Operational Staff
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NAME
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JOB TITLE
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Mrs J. Reynolds
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Executive Assistant & Head of Admissions
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Mrs J. Walton-Sanders
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Administrative Officer
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Ms S. C. Dartford
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Senior Finance Officer
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Mrs L. Ravey
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Finance Officer
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Mrs M. Adams
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Prep. School Secretary
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Mrs P. Handford
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Senior School Receptionist
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Mrs D. Darley
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Senior School Receptionist
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Mr R. Malone
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Library Assistant
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Mrs F. Picken
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Senior Science Technician
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Mr P. G. Richards
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Art & DT Technician
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Mr R. Davies
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ICT Manager
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Mr P. Jepson
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ICT Technician
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Mrs G. Key
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Senior School Nurse & Deputy DSL
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Mr T. Trinder
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Chef
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Mr D. Potts
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Transport Manager
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Mr M. Swift
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Premises Manager
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Mr S. Taylor
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Premises Operative
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Mr C. Bateman
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Premises Operative
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Mr C. Swift
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Premises Operative
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Mr S. Reynolds
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Commercial and Lettings Manager
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Mrs G. Powell
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Music Administrative Officer
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Mrs L Green
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Catering Manager
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School Patrons
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NAME
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The Lord Stafford
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The Right Hon. The Earl of Lichfield
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The Right Hon. The Earl of Shrewsbury
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