Staff List
Rivington and Blackrod High School is a large secondary school based in Bolton. We have over 200 staff and governors and more than 1800 students. Sometimes, finding the person you need to talk to can seem a little daunting.
Senior Leaders and Heads of Teaching Departments are listed below in departmental order. If you need to contact a member of staff, please call the main reception or email office@rbhs.co.uk. You can also contact a particular member of staff using "firstinitialsurname"@rbhs.co.uk.
If you encounter any problems, please contact us on 01204 333266.
Senior Leadership Team
- Chief Executive Officer - Mr P Roach
- Head of School - Mr S Walsh
- Deputy Headteacher Safeguarding and Operations - Mr A Tipney
- Deputy Headteacher Quality of Education - Ms J Lyons
- Deputy Headteacher Pastoral Care - Mr M Atherton
- Director of Operations - Mr H Monk
- Associate Deputy Headteacher Inclusion - Mr A Kirby
- Assistant Headteacher Key Stage 3 - Mr R Needham
- Assistant Headteacher Key Stage 4 - Ms J Stephens
- Assistant Headteacher Personal Development and Disadvantaged - Mr A Brown
- Assistant Headteacher Teaching and Learning - Ms A Dyer
- Assistant Headteacher Student Progression - Mr J Entwistle
Extended Leadership
- Head of Lower School - Ms E Yates
- Head of Sixth Form - Mr L Meadows
- Strategic Lead for Reading, Communications and Intervention - Ms S Moore
- Lead Practitioner and ITT Lead - Mr N Velupillai
- Head of Teaching and Learning - Ms R Coupland
Heads of Departments
- Head of English - Ms E Welsh
- Assistant Head of English - Ms S McGrillen
- Assistant Head of English - Ms M Sharples
- Head of Maths - Dr T Kirk
- Assistant Head of Maths - Ms K Alker
- Assistant Head of Maths - Ms R Heaslewood
- Head of Science - Ms R Hanson-Mahon
- Assistant Head of Science - Ms C Brennan
- Assistant Head of Science - Ms J Newnes
- Head of Technology - Mr G Craig
- Head of Art - Ms D Hennan
- Assistant Head of Art - Ms G Chisnall
- Head of PE/Outdoor Education - Ms L Jordan
- Head of Computer Science - Mr W Carter
- Assistant Head of Computer Science - Mr J Moores
- Head of Business Studies - Mr D Petrie
- Head of Social Sciences - Ms R Gallagher
- Head of History - Mr C Andrew
- Assistant Head of History - Mr A Iredale
- Head of Geography - Ms K Parkinson
- Assistant Head of Geography - Ms E Fearnley
- Head of RS - Ms P Sullivan
- Head of MFL - Ms M Gauvrit
- Head of Music - Ms R Eames
- Head of Drama - Ms J Shaw
SEN Team
- SENCO - Ms J Rawlings
- Assistant SENCO - Ms L Molloy
Year Group Leadership Teams
- Head of Lower School - Ms E Yates
- Assistant Headteacher - Key Stage 3 - Mr R Needham
- Assistant Headteacher - Key Stage 4 - Mrs J Stephens
- Director of Sixth Form - Mr L Meadows
- Pastoral Manager - Mr V Patel
- Head of Year 7 - Ms D Aspinall
- Pastoral Year Lead - Year 7 - Ms L Hallam
- Head of Year 8 - Mr A Bimpson
- Pastoral Year Lead - Year 8 - Ms N Davies
- Head of Year 9 - Mr H Collins
- Pastoral Year Lead - Year 9 - Ms V Luke
- Head of Year 10 - Ms F Kolios
- Pastoral Year Lead - Year 10 - Ms N Orgill
- Head of Year 11 - Ms E Hewitt
- Pastoral Year Lead - Year 11 - Ms S Rhodes
- Head of Year 12/13 - Ms S Holden
- Pastoral Year Lead - Year 12/13 - Ms G Hartley