Meet the Team

Hovingham Primary Team 2024-2025 (updated 16/01/2025)

Strategic Leadership Team

Principal (DSL):   Kellie Halliday

Vice Principal (Business):   Kim Lowe

Vice Principal (DDSL):   Victoria Thompson

Assistant Principal Phase (DDSL):   Donna Kane

Assistant Principal:   Laura Martin

Assistant Principal (DDSL): Charlotte Butterworth

Assistant Principal: Sarah Makepeace

 EYFS Leader: Donna Kane

   Nursery

Teachers

Lisa Sykes (SENDCo)

Lucie Hutton (Tues & Weds)

Early Years Practitioners

Ranjeet Wilkhu

Sarah Clark

Meja Lock

Teaching Assistants

Cynthia Wiredu

Tabita Surdu (Apprentice)

Reception

Teachers

Yoda: John Ormsby (Team Leader)

Casper: Helen Atkins

Oreo: Katherine Mason

Early Years Practitioners

Karla Rivers

Sabrina Khan

Tanya Lewis

Year 1 Leader: Victoria Thompson

Year 1

Teachers

Newsam: Clare Southern (Team Leader)

Roundhay: Tyba Kalsoom

Gledhow: Kelly Read

Teaching Assistants

Samra Sadique

Anisa Majid/Nav Kaur (Job share)

Sana Ahmed (Apprentice) and Miruna Prica (Apprentice)

Phase 2 Leader (Year 2 & 3): Laura Martin

Year 2

Teachers

Ouse: Natalie Irving (Team Leader)

Aire: Tom Perry

Wharfe: Kerrie Heszelgraves/Nav Kaur

Teaching Assistants

Taranpreet Kaur 

Satnam Digpal/Zanhib Hussain (Job Share)

Belbinder Bansal

Year 3

Teachers

Thackray: Claire Jenkins (Team Leader)

City: Tom Kelly

Armouries: Erin Brewster

 Abbey: Steff Thompson

Teaching Assistants

Zahra Miah

Asrar Anwar

Debbie Scampton

Phase 3 Leader (Year 4 – 6): Victoria Thompson

Year 4

Teachers

Carriageworks: Ellie Ormonde-Church (Team Leader)

Playhouse: Helen Boot

Grand: Frances Bainbridge

Teaching Assistants

Naz Ayub

Ripna Begum

Year 5

Teachers

Elland: Sarah Makepeace (Team Leader)

Carnegie: Sam Hill

Arena: Razina Hussain

Headingley: Amy Huntley

Teaching Assistants

Lana Burke

Ianis Tiuga (Apprentice)

Year 6

Teachers

Parkinson: Katie Robertshaw (Team Leader)

Trinity: Patrick Fletcher

Beckett: Hana Ali

Teaching Assistants

Alisha Sheikh

Specialist Teachers

Helen Squires (SENDCO)

Simon Lowe (PE & Sports)

HLTAs & Specialist Areas

HLTAs

Julie Haigh

Kiran Jahangir

Noreen Liaquat

Khoyrun Nessa

Tom Shaw (PE & Sports)

SEND

Collette Speight (Assistant SENDCO)

(Tues-Fri) 

SEND Teaching Assistant Support

Ana Maria Da Viega

Sajda Bibi

Jennifer McDonnell

Romana Shereen

Lola Akingbemila

Behaviour

Tracey Aveyard

Safeguarding

Alex Hirst (Safeguarding Officer) (DDSL)

                                                                                                                Business Team

Business Leadership Team

Kim Lowe – Vice Principal (Business)

Anna Lattimer – Business Manager (Tues-Fri)

Reeshka Adams – PA to Principal 

Office Team

Jill Ledgeway – Administrator

Shaheen Sajawal – Administrator

Wendy Beaumont – Administrator

Attendance Team

Keeley Davison – Attendance Lead

Irena Cisarova – Attendance Caseworker

Martina Mikova – Attendance Caseworker

Facilities Team

Holly Springthorpe – Superintendent

Alex Shaw – Facilities Assistant

Lunchtime Team Assistants

Fadumo Adan

Shaheen Akhtar

Nargis Bi

Tabassum Bi

David Procter

Jade Kirton

Sabera Walizadeh

Cleaning Team

Vicky Ash

Angela Burke

Samantha Germaine

Sandra Johnson

Jade Kirton

David Procter

Michael Rae

Pav Vojtiskova