Our team

Headmistress of Guildford High School since 2002 and Deputy Head for five years previously.

Fiona has been a National Leader of Education since March 2013, is a Member of the Athena Schools' Trust and a member of the governing body of Hoe Bridge Prep School, St Ives Prep school and Epsom College. She is an an Advisory Board Member of the Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Education. In September 2019 Fiona becomes the Chair of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC).

Karen leads pastoral care within the school and coordinates our wellbeing programme. Her pastoral team includes Heads of Year, Form Tutors and our nursing staff. Deputy Head Pastoral since 2009, Karen joined Guildford High School in 2003 as teacher of History.

Duncan oversees the structure, content and delivery of the curriculum and has responsibility for all compliance matters. Deputy Head Academic since 2017, Duncan joined Guildford High School from Hampton School where he was Head of Modern Languages.

Will oversees curriculum enrichment and the school’s co-curricular activities, including the House system and trips and expeditions. Will joined Guildford High School in 2006 and was appointed Deputy Head in 2008. Prior to GHS, Will was Head of History at The Perse School for Girls, Cambridge.

Mike has been Head of Junior School since 2016, having previously been the Deputy Head of Junior School for five years. Before joining GHS, Mike taught Geography, RE and Maths at Westbourne House, becoming Head of Boarding and a member of their senior leadership team.