Hornchurch Academy Trust

Meet the Staff 2026-2027

Hornchurch Academy Trust Leadership

Mr C Hobson - CEO 

Mrs S Warshow - Director of School Improvement

Mrs A Gillham - Director of Inclusion 

Mrs J Lobley - School Improvement Partner 

Senior Leadership Team

Mr Tracey - Executive Head of School

Mrs Meintjes - Deputy Head of School

Miss Deighan - Assistant Head of School

Mrs Knight - Lower School Phase Leader

Mr Burgin - Upper School Phase Leader

Teaching Staff at Scargill Junior School

Mrs Harris - Anning Class

Mrs Lenton - Anning Class

Miss Deighan - Malala Class

Mr Causley - Shakespeare Class

Mr Burgin - Hawking Class / Upper School Phase Lead

Miss Batchelor - Johnson Class

Mrs Killen - Peake Class

Miss Mansfield - Peake Class

Miss Tyner - Attenborough Class

Mrs Basra - Benjamin

Mrs Knight - Nightingale Class / Lower School Phase Lead

Miss Goss - King Class

Miss Stannard - Rosen Class

Teaching Assistants at Scargill Junior School

Mrs Johnson - HLTA

Ms Richards - HLTA

Ms O'Connor - HLTA

Mrs Vurma - Teaching Assistant / Midday Assistant

Mrs Boukari - Teaching Assistant / Midday Assistant

Miss Baxter - Teaching Assistant / ELSA

Miss Burr - Teaching Assistant

Miss King - Teaching Assistant / Midday Assistant

Mrs Drenda - Teaching Assistant / Midday Assistant

Miss Jeffery - Teaching Assistant

Ms Mobeen - Teaching Assistant

Ms Reshma - Trainee Teaching Assistant

Pastoral Team at Scargill Junior School

Mrs Wallin - Family Support Worker

Mrs Gregory - Family Support Worker / ELSA

Miss Savva - Family Support Worker

Office Staff at Scargill Junior School

Mrs Wright - Office Manager

Mrs George - Senior Admin Officer

Mrs Hillsden - Attendance Officer

Mrs Leggett - Admin Officer

Midday Assistants at Scargill Junior School

Mrs Vurma - Midday Assistant / Teaching Assistant

Ms Boukari - Midday Assistant / Teaching Assistant

Miss Finn - Midday Assistant

Mrs Drenda - Midday Assistant / Teaching Assistant

Miss King - Midday Assistant / Teaching Assistant

Miss Whitlock - Midday Assistant

Miss Larkin - Midday Assistant

Miss Osumah - Midday Assistant

Premises Management Staff at Scargill Junior School

Mr Keen - Site Manager

Safeguarding Team

Mr Tracey - Designated Safeguarding Lead
and Prevent Lead

Mrs Meintjes - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Miss Deighan - Senior Leadership Team

Mrs Field - Group SENDCO

Mrs Wallin - Family Support Worker

Mrs Gregory - Family Support Worker / ELSA

Mrs Pope - KS1 Phase Lead

ICT Support

Mr P Bourke – DL Solutions IT support 

Local Standards Group (Governance)

Reverend K Turner (Chair)

Mr M Tracey - Executive Head of School

Mrs R Boukari (SEND)

Miss L Baxter (Disadvantaged Pupils)

Mr M Pepper (Link Trustee)