Garston Manor School, Horseshoe Lane
Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 7HR

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                             Senior Leadership Team

Senior Leadership TeamMiss Christine deGraft-Hanson - Headteacher

Kimberley Joynson - Deputy Headteacher 

Mrs Laura James - Director of Resources and Finance

Antonia Sharp - Director of Safeguarding, Personal Development, CPD, Behaviours and Attitude         

   

                       Admin Staff     

 Office Manager and PA to the HeadteacherAdmin Team

Ms S Jones

Admin Team

Miss L Walker -  Exams/Admin Officer 

Miss K Main - Attendance/Admin Officer

Miss A Snook -  Finance/Admin Officer

 

Teaching staff

Miss Christine deGraft-Hanson - Headteacher

Miss Kimberley Joynson - Deputy Headteacher 

Mrs Antonia Sharp - Director of Safeguarding, Personal Development, CPD, Behaviours and Attitude         

Middle leaders

Teachers

Middle Phase

Leader

(Yrs 8 & 9)

Mr P Steyn & Mr Wigmore 

 

Upper Phase/KS 4 Leader

(Yrs 10 & 11)

Miss N Granger

 

 

 

Lower Phase Leader

(Yr 7)

Mrs M Wieczorek

Literacy:

Miss R Jones

 

Numeracy:

Mr P Steyn

Ms N Khan

 

ICT:

 Mr N Obembe

 

Science:

Ms N Khan

 

RE:

Mr A Hall

 

History:

Mr T Wigmore

Mrs S Hazell

P.E:

Mr A Hall

Miss N Granger

 

Geography:

Mr T Wigmore 

Mrs S Hazell

 

Design and Technology/ Art:

Mr T Wigmore

 

Food Technology:

Miss C Mills

 

PSHE:

Mr T Wigmore

Mrs S Hazell

 

 

 

 

Alternative Curriculum:

Miss N Granger

 

College:

Miss N Granger

 

Careers:

Miss N Granger

   

Music:

Mrs E Tabraham

 

ASDAN:

Mrs S Homfray

 

 

Family Groups

 

Mrs M Gura - Yew

Miss Estrada - Rowan

 Mrs M Wieczorek - Hazel

Mr T Wigmore -  Ash

Mrs S Bryden-Smith - Chesnut

Mr N Obembe - Willow

Mrs D Pop - Fir

Mr A Hall - Oak

Miss C Mills - Maple

Mrs A Mills - Elm

Mr R Ford - Cherry

Mr P Steyn - Pine 

Mrs R  Garoosi - Larch

Miss N Granger - Juniper 

Mrs A Jakubowska/Mrs E TabrahamBirch

Miss R Jones/Mrs N Khan - Cedar

 

 

 

Support Staff 

HLTAs

 

Mrs S Homfray

Ms H Tasker

Miss R Agnihotri

 

Cover Supervisors

 

Miss C Howes

Mrs M Boudria

Mr C Charrot

  

Family Liaison & Inclusion Manager

 

Miss N Bernberg

 

Inclusion Support Workers  

 

Mrs S Ahmed

Mrs A Challis

Miss L Lawrence

Mrs S Hazell

 

Premises Manager

 

Miss L Sutton

 

 

Learning Support Assistants

 

Mrs M Rooke

Mrs J Patel

Mrs R Roth

Mr C Charrot

Miss M Read

Miss D Howard

Mrs A Chankova

Miss E Kakai

Mr J Hicks

Mrs P Shah

Mrs S Pop

Mr S Harnett

Mrs S Braybrooke

Miss C Dominguez

Miss E Ware

Miss D Wheatley

Mrs S Butt

Miss J Paton

Mrs S Hazell

Miss L Pooley

Miss R Atille

Miss J Free

Mrs C Ferro

Mrs S Gautam

Miss S Bunting

Mrs A Wasyliszyn

Mrs L Dybvik

Mrs N Wilson

Miss T Deeyagaha

Mrs S Cooray

 

 

 

 

 

  

Other Staff

Other Professionals working with Garston Manor School

Schools SEN officer:  Ellen Dorrian

Speech and Language Therapist: Bernice Healy

Speech and Language Assistant: Tracey Douglas

School Counsellor: Alison Wells

Art Therapists: Rebecca Goulden

Guitar Teacher: Tim Emler

Connexions Advisors: Jenny Nichols

Visual Impaired Advisory Teacher:  Sian Muggeridge

Hearing impaired Advisory teacher: Jeanette Walters

School Educational Psychologist: Imogen Clulow

Herts Catering: Sandy McConnon 

  

Governors

The Governing Body are committed to taking the School forward to ensure that all the students at Garston Manor School  receive the very best educational provision and experience we can provide.  The Governing Body are members of the school community who have a variety of backgrounds and skills and a passion for improving outcomes for students. The school Board of Governors offer support and challenge to the school and work very closely with Miss deGraft-Hanson and her staff to ensure that it makes the right decisions for the School and the students. The Governing Body is responsible for:

  •      The strategic direction of the School
  •      Accountability to all stakeholders
  •      Support and Challenge (critical friend)

Our Governing Body is made up of members of staff, parents, Local Authority appointees and members of the local community (i.e. co-opted Governors and associate members with specific skills which are beneficial to the Governing Body). As volunteers the Governing Body needs to make best use of its time and the individual Governor’s skills and experience.  

Nominations are invited from parents who wish to become members.

To contact the Governors please contact the school office on 01923 673757 or via email: chairofgovernors@garstonmanor.herts.sch.uk

 

Garston Manor Membership List as at October 2025

 

Name

Governor Type

Term From/Firstly Appointed

Term To

Business or Pecuniary Interest

Roles

Appointed By

Mrs Tracey Allen

 

Co-opted Governor

 

05 Jul 2018

4 Jul 2026

 Education Lawyer

· Chair

· Curriculum

· PPG

· Head Teachers Performance Management

Governing Body

Mrs Rachel Jenkins

 

 

 

Parent Governor

 

 

 

29 March 2023

 

 

28 Mar 2027

 

 

 

· Vice Chair

· Safeguarding Governor

 Curriculum

 

 

 

Parent Governor

Mr Ian Lowe

Clerk

 

 

 

· Clerk

 

Miss Christine deGraft-Hanson

Headteacher

 

 

 01 Sept 2015

 

 

  Head

 

Beverly Greenfield

Co-opted governor

 

 

20 Mar 2019

19 Mar 2027

Works with staff and students at Garston Manor School through YC Herts

 Equalities

Governing Body

Mrs Laura James

Co-opted Governor

26 April 2018

08 Dec 2028

Staff

 

Governing Body

Mr Pieter Steyn

Staff Governor

09 Dec 2020

2 Feb 2029

Staff

· Finance Committee

Staff Elected

Mrs Jacqui Sexstone

Parent Governor

 29 March 2023

28 Mar 2027 

 

Health  & Safety Governor

· Looked after Children

 Co-opted 

Ruth Jones

Parent Governor

12 Feb 2025

11 Feb 2029

 

         

Parent Governor

Colin Whitaker

Parent Governor

29 March 2023

28 Mar 2027

 

 · GDPR

Finance Governor

Parent Governor

Oliveen Elliott

Co-opted Governor

29 March 2023

28 March 2027

 

 

Co-opted 

 

PDF icon Garston Manor Instrument of Governance

PDF icon Governing Body Terms of Reference

 

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