Our Staff

Staff at The Ridge Academy are committed to ensuring every pupil at the school finds their remarkable. Find our staff below:

For details of the training our staff have completed see here

Principal/Safeguarding Lead:

Liz Oakey

Consultant Deputy Principal/Deputy Safeguarding Lead:

Shirley Mustoe

Assistant Principals/Deputy Safeguarding Leads:

Rob Meggs

Kirsty Doorbar


Red class

Class Teacher:

Rachel McDaid


Learning and Therapeutic Partners:

Ruth Brookes


Orange Class

Class Teacher:

Jenna Swano


Learning and Therapeutic Partners:

Laura Haworth-Salter

Teja Dhond 


Yellow Class

Class Teacher:

Emma Loveridge


Learning and Therapeutic Partners:

Katherine Rocca

Billy Dorrofield



Green Class:

Class Teacher: 

Hollie Skelton


Learning and Therapeutic Partners:

Jackson French


Blue Class:

Class Teacher:

Annie Martin


Learning and Therapeutic Partners:

Gemma Butler


Trainee Teacher:

Jess Woolley


Indigo class:

Class Teacher:

Liam Baker


Learning and Therapeutic Partners:

Kate Tremlett

Rhiannon Mills

Jayne Burke


Violet Class:

Class Teacher:

Aisling Reid 


Learning and Therapeutic Partners:

Gemma O'Hara

Sydney Weir 


Intervention Team:

Emmajane Green

Cheryl Boers

Laura Thomas

Vera Braghiroli


Health and Wellbeing Lead/Deputy Safeguarding Lead:

Charles Shaw


ECT Mentor/PPA Cover

Rachel Jones


Office Staff

Amanda Anthony

Shelley Gibbard


Kitchen Staff:

Katie Hill

Vicky Phillips

Caretaker:

Alex Ridout