Contact Us

To contact the Principal of Orchard Mead Academy

Please email [email protected] and mark the email FAO Principal. 

To contact the Chair of the Academy Council

Please email [email protected] and mark the email FAO Chair of the Academy Council

Who should I contact?

A concern or query about your child

Please speak to the class tutor in the first instance. Class tutors interact with pupils daily, and are well placed to support with a variety of queries. You can contact the tutor directly or via the school office.

The next steps would be Assistant Head of Year

The next step would be to speak with the Assistant Head of Year.  Our Assistant Heads of Year work  closely with our pupils, providing support with a number of issues  and concerns pupils may have. You can contact the Assistant Head of Year  directly or via the school office.

The next steps would be Head of Year

The next step would be to speak with the Head of Year.  Our Heads of Year work  closely with our tutors, Assistant Heads of year, faculties,  and pupils, to provide support across a number of school areas. . You can contact the  Head of Year  directly or via the school office.

The next steps would be to get in touch with a member of SLT. 

Head of School

Ms S Johal

Assistant Principal-Safeguarding 

Ms Lowe

Assistant Principal-Behaviour

Ms De Souza

Attendance & Absence

Family Support & Attendance Officer

Ms B Rai

Attendance Support

Miss Donavon

Medical and Absence Evidence.

Please send any student medical or absence evidence (including COVID testing results) to [email protected]

If you would like more information or have a general query, please use the contact methods below.  We reply to emails as soon as possible.  However, if your query is of an urgent nature, please contact us via phone.

Admin Support

We have the following team members available in our main office and reception to answer your initial queries:

Academy Manager

Mrs N. Gorman

HR/Office Manager

Miss A. Afflick

Senior Administrator/HR Administrator

Mrs J. Wetwood

Receptionist/Administrators

Mrs E Leavis

Miss R Meade

Ms A Parratt

Student Receptionist

Ms L Reed

Student Support Worker

Ms Warner

PA to the Executive Principal

Ms E Matthews

If you would like a paper copy of any of the information on our website, please contact the school office and we will be happy to help you.