Welcome from our CEO

Mrs E Brooks - CEO

I am delighted to welcome you to Coombe Academy Trust; an established and growing Multi Academy Trust located in Kingston.

 

The Trust values of Collaboration, Ambition and Trust inspire us daily to continually build upon the trust ethos of a 'world of opportunity'. Central to all that we do, our moral purpose is founded on the belief that every child and young person has an entitlement to a world of opportunity throughout their years in education and beyond. Coombe endeavours to provide opportunities for all by going that extra mile; from Forest Schools to our Academy of Performing Arts, lives are enriched and horizons broadened. We are proud of how this enrichment is further strengthened through the partnerships within Coombe Alliance, a collaboration with our local cluster schools and with Kings College Wimbledon.

The benefits of our schools working together from nursery through to Sixth form can be seen in our united curriculum principles. An ever increasing number of staff teach across the primary and secondary phase and collaborate on the curriculum learning journeys and cross phase research; this year focusing on Oracy and Feedback.

Our central services provide timely Human Resources, IT, estates and health & safety, data, governance, marketing, operations and finance support whilst our School Improvement team focuses on Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inclusion and School Improvement. All our schools are supported through a termly review led by our Executive Leaders for School Improvement (ELSI) and supported collaboratively by staff from across the Trust. The focus of each review is developed with the senior leadership team of each school. Working collaboratively ensures our schools strive to continually improve and learn from each other.

We trust that our Trust website provides a flavour of the opportunities within Coombe Trust; whether you are a prospective parent, staff member or interested in joining our Trust, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Esther Brooks
CEO

 

 

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Mrs E Brooks

CEO

I am incredibly proud of Coombe Academy Trust where I have led as our CEO since June 2021. I am passionate about developing research based practice, supporting school improvement work and developing inclusive practice.

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Mrs S Berlemont

Executive Headteacher

As a passionate classroom practitioner, I am particularly interested in developing strong teams and leaders, building a positive and inclusive school culture and empowering others to drive continuous improvement.

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Mrs S Lawton

COO

It is a privilege to work in education; every day is different and I love being part of a team that makes a difference to the lives of children and young people.

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Mr D Tan

Headteacher - Knollmead Primary School

He is passionate about inclusion and specialises in developing teaching and learning through creating a reflective culture, and rigorous and innovative Continuing Professional Development, in particular using video lesson study.

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Mr C West

Director of Estates and Health & Safety

Charlie regularly draws on his extensive experience to help overcome challenges and enjoys leading teams to success.

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Mr D Smith

Headteacher - Coombe Boys' School

I lead the Trust AI Strategy group and I am excited to support the trust to be at the cutting edge of education technology. I am dedicated to supporting the needs of boys and to helping them navigate their way to successful futures.

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Mr S Nasir

Director of IT

I am delighted to be working in an environment where education is supported by technology. My professional experience has been dedicated to enhancing IT within schools, with a passion for effective systems and digital accessibility.

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Ms E Barns

Headteacher - Coombe Girls' School

I work closely with colleagues from the other schools in the Coombe Academy Trust to our mutual benefit and my focus this year has been on developing our Innovative Leader programme from middle leaders across our Trust. 

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Mrs D Castanheira

Director of Finance

Together we help ensure trust staff comply with complex regulations, legislation and achieve best value so that every penny is spent towards inspiring  our pupils to attain their full potential.

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Mrs C Clarke

Head of Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School

I strongly believe in the power of partnership—when schools work together, they can achieve remarkable outcomes for pupils, staff, and the wider community.

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Ms S Lomer

Co Director of People

I am passionate about fostering an empowering working environment, within our Trust, where people feel a sense of collective responsibility and belonging.

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Mrs C Barlow

Co Director of People

By collaborating with colleagues to grow and thrive in their roles, we enable them to bring out the best in themselves and our pupils.

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Preparing you for a World of Opportunity