Leadership Team
Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly - Principal I am hugely proud to be Principal of Outwood Grange Academy and work alongside the talented and dedicated staff we have. As an English teacher, I wanted young people to have their minds and lives expanded by a love of re...
Julie Slater
Julie Slater is a Chief Executive Principal, Secondary for Outwood Grange Academies Trust, and a National Leader of Education. She has a proven track record of leading an ‘Outstanding’ school as Principal at Outwood Grange Academy and has consider...
Martyn Oliver
Martyn Oliver is the Chief Executive Officer of Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT). Martyn is the Accounting Officer and a National Leader of Education for OGAT and is an experienced Executive Principal having led a number of the Outwood a...
Senior Leadership Team
Richard Larder
Vice Principal – Deep Experience Richard started his teaching career as a peripatetic music teacher before moving into classroom teaching in 2005. Moving through middle leadership quickly, he became Assistant Principal in 2011 in charge of Curr...
Christina Woods
Christina Woods - Associate Assistant Principal. I started working at Outwood Grange Academy in 2012 as a Learning Support Assistant. The following year I was appointed as a Cover Supervisor and gained a lot of whole school experience. I have alwa...
Lauren Bligh-McCann
Director of Post 16 Assistant Principal. I love to teach but I also have an underlying passion to work with young people to enhance their wellbeing and to promote a positive and happy life. I am extremely privileged to work with post 16 studen...
Lee Woods
Associate Assistant Principal. In 2014 I started teacher training and completed my first placement at Outwood Grange Academy. I was then employed by Outwood Grange Academy in 2014 as an English Teacher, responsible for teaching all key stages....
Lucy Winter
Associate Vice Principal - Deep Support. I have taught for 15 years and enjoyed being a Science director for the Academy most recently. It is a real privilege to work at Outwood Grange Academy with a particular focus on removing any barriers a ch...
Nicola Thomas
Vice Principal - Deep Learning. I have been teaching within the Outwood Grange Academies trust for 13 years and I now have the privilege of leading on teaching and learning as a Vice Principal. I am responsible for ensuring that the learning ex...
Paul Benson
Assistant Principal - Deep Support. I have worked in a number of schools since starting my teaching career as a Physical Education Teacher. I have always enjoyed the challenge of working with children and in particular I have been driven by a n...
Rebecca Griffiths
Associate Assistant Principal - Rebecca Griffiths Currently the Head of Social Sciences overseeing Psychology, Business Studies, Sociology and Health & Social Care. As Associate Assistant Principal in Deep Learning I am passionate about provid...
Suzanne Day
I have worked for Outwood Grange Academies Trust since 2010 holding various roles and working in a number of our academies. When I was asked to return to Outwood Grange Academy in September 2018 I was utterly delighted. As Vice Principal for Deep ...
