Address
Cottenham Village College,
High Street,
Cottenham,
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Interim Principal: Hanan McKeand
Telephone: 01954 288 944
Email: reception@astreacottenham.org
Attendance to attendance@astreacottenham.org
Reception deals with enquiries from parents/carers or other members of the public, who will forward the query to the most relevant member of staff.
Leadership Team
| Mrs McKeand | Interim Principal | headspa@astreacottenham.org |
| Mr Crisford | Senior Vice Principal | clive.crisford@astreacottenham.org |
| Mrs Chipps | Vice Principal, SENCO | judith.chipps@astreacottenham.org |
| Mrs Sherwood | Vice Principal | clare.sherwood@astreacottenham.org |
| Mr Commodore-Mensah | Associate Assistant Principal | edward.commodore-men@astreacottenham.org |
| Miss Lawson | Associate Assistant Principal | roz.lawson@astreacottenham.org |
| Mr Gimson | Associate Assistant Principal | william.gimson@astreacottenham.org |
| Miss Walley | Associate Assistant Principal | annabel.walley@astreacottenham.org |
| Mr Taylor | Designated Safeguarding Lead | simon.taylor@astreacottenham.org |
| Mrs Whitehead | Operations Manager | emma.whitehead@astreacottenham.org |
| Mrs O’Mullane | Principal’s PA | headspa@astreacottenham.org |
Pastoral Team
| Mrs Walley | Year 7 SLT Link | annabel.walley@astreacottenham.org |
| Mrs Chipps | Year 8 SLT Link | judith.chipps@astreacottenham.org |
| Mr Crisford | Year 9 SLT Link | clive.crisford@astreacottenham.org |
| Mr Gimson | Head of Year 10 | william.gimson@astreacottenham.org |
| Mr Purser | Head of Year 11 | marcus.purser@astreacottenham.org |
| Mrs K Stevens | Reset Base Manager | kathleen.stevens@astreacottenham.org |
| Mrs Miller | Pastoral Support – Y8 | stacie.griffiths@astreacottenham.org |
| Miss Reynolds | Pastoral Support – Y7 | laura.reynolds@astreacottenham.org |
| Mr Tshiami Menelik-Mfuni | Pastoral Support | tshiami.menelik-mfun@astreacottenham.org |
Key Staff Contacts
| Miss Wilding | Assistant SENCO | madeline.wilding@astreacottenham.org |
| Mr McGinty | Site Manager | dan.mcginty@astreacottenham.org |
| Mrs Lowen | Data Manager and Exams | clare.lowen@astreacottenham.org |
| Ms Fisher | Librarian | sophie.fisher@astreacottenham.org |
| Mrs Bagwell | Attendance Officer | attendance@astreacottenham.org |
| Mr Dwane | School Engagement Officer | jamie.dwane@astreacottenham.org |
| Mrs D LeBrun | The Deaf Support Centre manager | danielle.lebrun@astreacottenham.org |
| Finance queries | invoices@astreacottenham.org | |
| IT Support | IT@astreacottenham.org | |
| Recruitment | recruitment@astreaacademytrust.org | |
| Miss Bagwell | Attendance Officer | sally.bagwell@astreacottenham.org |
| Miss Walley | SLT Lead for Attendance | annabel.walley@astreacottenham.org |
| Mrs Phipps and Miss Hall | Reception (open 8.00am to 4.00pm) | reception@astreacottenham.org 01954 288944 |
| Miss Messal | Reception and Admin Assistant | julie.messal@astreacottenham.org |
Form Tutors 2026
| Year 7 | Year 8 |
|
7K – Miss M Roland |
8K – Mr R Sewell 8L – Miss G Cook 8M – Mr N Bussingham / Mrs S Gregory (Tue) 8R – Mr L Ruiz 8S – Miss SWatson 8T – Miss S Oldfield |
| Year 9 | Year 10 |
|
9K – Miss M Derrick |
10K – Mrs F McCullagh 10L – Mr D Mellon 10M – Mr J Broomfield 10R – Mr J Abbott 10S – Miss N Jennings 10T – Mrs M Gonzalez / Mrs J Holmes (Fri) |
| Year 11 | |
|
11K – Mr H Costes |
To contact staff by email, please see the List of staff email address (at 5.1.2026)