Our Staff
Click on the relevant section below to view a list of staff members for academic year 2025/26
Downside Primary School Senior Management Team
- Miss Karen Hooker – Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah James – Deputy Head
- Mr Neil Dilkes – Acting Deputy Head
- Mrs Lucy James – Acting Deputy Head
- Ms Hazel Beswick – Assistant Head for Inclusion
Year R Class Teachers
- Ruby – Miss Lauren Dinham (Head of Year R)
- Crystal – Ms Cheryl Parker
- Emerald – Mrs Andrea McIntyre
- Opal – Mrs Emma Harrison
- Coral – Mrs Zainab Iqbal
Year 1 Class Teachers
- Ash – Mr Khadeem Rashid
- Beech – Mrs Rufaida Awadh
- Elm – Miss Arifah Iqbal
- Oak – Mrs Daniela Chitescu
- Willow – Mrs Mahvish Zaheer
Year 2 Class Teachers
- Jupiter – Miss Olivia Griffith (Head of Year 2)
- Mars – Mrs Azkah Batool
- Mercury – Mrs Rebecca Cooper
- Saturn – Miss Nusrat Miyanji
- Venus – Mr Ben Clayden (Monday - Wednesday) / Mrs Emma Twine (Wednesday - Friday)
Year 3 Class Teachers
- King – Ms Rafina Khan (Head of Year 3)
- Emperor – Mrs Khadijah Kausar (Monday - Wednesday) / Ms Nahar Chowdhury (Thursday - Friday)
- Humboldt – Mrs Mary Akpuzo-Okperi
- Adelie – Miss Aklimah Akhtar
- Rockhopper – Mrs Nasima Khanam
Year 4 Class Teachers
- Marble Arch – Mr Neil Dilkes (Head of Year 4) ()Monday-Wednesday) Mrs Samiya Rashi (Thursday-Friday)
- Marylebone – Mrs Kajal Shah (Head of Year 4)
- Baker Street – Mr Nasir Rauf
- Oxford Circus – Miss Katie O’Brien (Monday- Wednesday) Mrs Manna Chowdhury (Wednesday to Friday)
- Piccadilly Circus – Mrs Haleesa Ahmed (Monday-Wednesday) Mrs Khizra Ahmed (Wednesday- Friday)
Year 5 Class Teachers
- Hamilton – Mrs Haleema Ali (Head of Year 5) (Monday-Thursday) Mrs Mahjabeen Sheikh (Friday)
- Fitzroy – Mrs Sidra Zaman
- Brampton – Mrs Sunita Godhania
- Mackay – Mrs Samena Zamarad (Monday – Wednesday) / Mrs Sehrish Nasir (Wednesday - Friday)
- Wilson - Miss Caitlin Harty
Year 6 Class Teachers
- Tempest – Miss Rebecca Orrell (Head of Year 6)
- Lancaster – Mrs Lucy James (Monday, Thursday, Friday), Sofeena Consar (Tuesday, Wednesday)
- Spitfire – Mrs Amy Esh
- Stirling – Mrs Jusna Shah Mostofa
- Hurricane – Mrs Lauren Anderson (Monday – Wednesday) , Sofeena Consar (Thursday), Miss Linda Geevanathan (Friday)
PE Department
- Miss Michelle Crosby - PE Lead Teacher
- Mr Philip Martin - PE Teacher
- Mr Vincent Forsyth - PE TA
- Mr Mason Greaves - PE TA
Music Department
- Mrs Judith Reain - Music Teacher
Office / Support Staff
- Miss Emily Doyle – PA to the SLT
- Mrs Suhena Begum – Office Manager
- Mrs Kausar Ali – Clerical Assistant
- Mrs Amina Halim – Clerical Assistant
- Mrs Sangum Majid - Attendance Officer
- Mrs Amanda East – Finance Manager
- Mrs Andrea Hill – Finance Assistant
- Mrs Pat McGovern – Finance Assistant
- Mrs Donna Stone – HR Assistant
- Mrs Maimoona Hassan - Medical Assistant
- Ms Tabbasum Younis – ICT Technician
- Mrs Rozena Mansha – ICT TA
- Mr Daren Perry – Facilities and Premises Manager
Family Workers
- Mrs Naz Akhteer - Lead Family Worker
- Mr Shahan Miah - Family Worker
Find out more about our Family Workers and how to get in contact with them HERE.
Learning Mentors
- Miss Shaida Nazir
- Mrs Shahida Akbar
- Mrs Karen Day
Click HERE to find out more about our Learning and Wellbeing Team.
EAL Team
- Mrs Jasminara Begum
- Mrs Safina Khan
- Mrs Hazara Akhtar
ASC Provision
- Mr Tom Henry - Lead Teacher
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