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Head Teachers

1876 -  Mr William G Cozens  
1879 The School is divided into Infants and Mixed (Juniors) and an Infant Head Teacher is employed.
1879 - 1880 Miss A M Jesty  (Head teacher of St Benedict's Infant School)
1880 - 1888 Miss Fannie M West  (Head teacher of St Benedict's Infant School)
1888 - 1900 Miss Lucy A King -  (Head teacher of St Benedict's Infant School)
1900 - 1917 Mrs Emma A Bond née Bartlett   (Head teacher of St Benedict's Infant School)
1918 - 1920 Edith Katherine Majorie Moore  
1920 - 1929 Frances  Mary Hann  
1926

St Benedict's became a Girls' School
(St Benedict's Infant's School remained a mixed school)

1929 Mrs Alexander (Head teacher of St Benedict's Infant School)
1930 Florence Augusta Skellorn (Head teacher of St Benedict's Infant School)
c1930 - 1932 Mrs Jessie Taylor  
1932 - 1950 Miss C A G Perry  
1938 - 1961 Mrs Edith Katherine Marjorie Adlam (Head teacher of St Benedict's Infant School)
1950 - 1954 Miss Lilian Ostick  
1953 St Benedict’s was classified as a Voluntary Aided School
1954 Christine F Sampson (Acting Head)  
1955 - 1964 Miss E M Waldock  
1958 St Benedict's became a Girl's Junior School to include 7 year old with a mixed Infant's School
1961 St Benedict's became a Mixed Junior School
1964 - 1985 Mr Jack White  
1985 Mrs Sandra Bradshaw (Acting Head)  
1986 - 1990 Mr John Shakesby  
1991-2002 Mrs Wendy Simmons  
2002 - 2013 Mr Chris Lewis  
2013 - 2018 Mr Steve Gumm  
2018 Mr Piers Ranger