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Senior School Discovery Morning
Wednesday 5 February, 09:45 – 11:30

Sixth Form Discovery Morning (Year 12 only)
Monday 10 February, 09:45 – 11:30

Junior School Discovery Morning
Tuesday 25 February, 10:00 – 12:00

Senior Leadership Team

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

Senior School

11 - 16 Years

Sixth Form

16 - 18 Years