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    Welcome to Stamford

    Interim Principal

    From September 2024, Mark Steed will be the Interim Principal of Stamford School for the academic year 2024-2025.

    Mark joins Stamford from Kellet School, the British International School Hong Kong. He has tremendous experience as a teacher and leader in education, having been Principal of Berkhamsted School and of JESS, Dubai.

    In June 2024, Governors of Stamford School appointed Mr Chris Seal as Head of Stamford School from September 2025. Chris will take over from interim Principal Mark Steed, whose extensive experience and leadership will ensure a seamless transition and continued excellence at Stamford.

    Head Elect

    Chris Seal will join Stamford School in September 2025 as Head.

    Chris will join Stamford from Tanglin Trust School in Singapore, where he has been the Head of Senior School since August 2022, leading one of the foremost international schools for students aged 11 to 18. Chris’s appointment follows a rigorous recruitment process in which the governors of Stamford School sought to appoint an exceptional educator to lead Stamford through the next exciting phase of its development. The school has recently gone through a period of major strategic change and Chris Seal will be integral in designing and implementing the longer-term strategic direction for Stamford.

    Stamford School is led by a team of dedicated teaching professionals.

    For our Governing Body, please see here.

    Stamford School Senior Leadership Team

    Senior Deputy Head

    Andy Murphy

    Deputy Head Academic

    Chris Smith

    Deputy Head Pastoral

    Katie Dexter

    Assistant Head Academic

    Moira Cox

    Assistant Head Data & Exams

    Nick Cairns

    Assistant Head Pastoral

    Alex Colley

    Assistant Head Safeguarding

    Anna Kennedy

    Assistant Head Co-Curricular

    Geoffrey Brown

    Assistant Head Staff Development

    Suzy MacCarthy

    Stamford Sixth Form Senior Leadership Team

    Head of Sixth Form

    Chris Hawkins

    Deputy Head of Sixth Form

    Leigh Ware

    Stamford Junior School Senior Leadership Team

    Head of Stamford Junior School

    Matthew O'Reilly

    Deputy Head Academic, Stamford Junior School

    Sarah Buttress

    Deputy Head Pastoral, Stamford Junior School

    Claire Hughes

    SENDCo

    Claire Stratford

    Head of Staff Development

    Claire Whitmore

    Operations SLT

    Director of External Relations

    Amy Lindley

    Director of Estates & Facilities

    Stewart Dorey

    Director of People

    Louisa Plummer

    Nursery & Junior School

    2 - 11 Years

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