Stone Lodge School, Stone Lodge Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6FY
01322 250340

Our School

OUR VISION AND VALUES

Endeavour MAT was created to extend opportunities to all students in its care. We are unique in the area in that we have both selective and non-selective schools in the Trust which means that staff and students at the school will have the opportunity to work in collaboration with their counterparts at Wilmington Grammar School for Girls and Wilmington Grammar School for Boys and via alliances with other prestigious secondary schools within Kent.

Endeavour MAT accepts that a ‘one size fits all’ approach to education restricts student progress and therefore we promote a personalised approach to teaching and learning in all of its schools. Students are loosely set according to their relative performance in different subjects and are also gender set where appropriate, to ensure learning approaches can be tailored to meet individual and group requirements. Active learning rather than passive learning is encouraged and the schools take steps to ensure that as far as possible, any potential barriers to learning are removed for students.

In Stone Lodge School we share a core belief that emotional wellbeing and academic attainment go hand in hand. As with all Endeavour MAT schools, students are encouraged to adopt a growth mindset (Endeavour Mindset), which is critical to personal development and there is a collective appreciation that intelligence is neither fixed nor finite as we all embark on a journey of self-improvement.


Our vision is clear: We want all of our students to graduate from Stone Lodge School with the capacity to make significant changes for the better within their local, national and global community.

Our values are summed up using the following acronym:

R I D E S

Respect

We acknowledge that members of our school community are consistently expected to give due regard to the feelings, wishes, and rights of others. We accept the premise that we should treat others as we would wish to be treated.

Integrity

is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. This is an important value within Stone Lodge School

Determination

All stakeholders are expected to show drive and a will to succeed. This is often known as having’ grit’. In the Stone Lodge community, all stakeholders are expected to try their hardest and not easily surrender when a task appears to be too difficult.

Equality

of Opportunity refers to the fact that Stone Lodge is keen to ensure fairness and an absence of discrimination, in the sense that opportunities are available for all students within the school, regardless of any protected characteristics such as race, colour, age, gender, national origin, religion, or mental or physical disabilities.

Self-Management

All our participants are expected to manage their time, resources and behaviours to ensure they reach their potential and add to the common good.

SCHOOL PROSPECTUS

Please click the image below to view our prospectus

VIRTUAL TOUR OF OUR SCHOOL

We are delighted to share the below films which provide a virtual tour of our school and an insight into our visions and values.

THE SCHOOL DAY

Lunch

Period

Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri Timings

Wednesday Timings

Form Time

08:45 - 09:15

(no form time)

Period 1

09:15 - 10:05

08:45 - 09:35

Period 2

10:05 - 10:55

09:35 – 10:20

BREAK

10:55 - 11:20

10:20 – 10:45

Period 3

11:20 – 12:10

10:45 – 11:30

Years 9 and 10

Period 4

12:10 – 13:00

11:30 – 12:15

Years 7, 8, 11 and Sixth Form

Period 5

13:00 – 13:50

12:15 – 13:00

Period 6

13:50 – 14:40

13:00 – 13:45

Preiod 7

14:40 – 15:30

13:45 – 14:30

Governance

Stone Lodge School is part of Endeavour MAT, which has its own website to explain the overall strategic Trust structure. At local level however, each school has its own Local Governing Body (LGB). Our LGB has one current vacancy for a community governor. Mr Barnett, the Head Teacher, is an ex-officio governor. We are pleased to have recruited a diverse group of people with complementary strengths and experience.

The role of the LGB to monitor the effectiveness of the school’s vision, plans and implementation such that the school is compliant with national policies and provides value for money. Since moving into the new building in April 2022 and with light touch Covid arrangements, the LGB has been able to increase its physical presence in the school, meeting more staff, students, parents and carers. We are enormously proud of how our staff, students, parents and carers have embraced all of the changes. Our evidence to date, which includes some nationally comparable data, suggests that our students are doing extremely well.

Sara Kemsley, Endeavour MAT Trustee, chairs the LGB at Stone Lodge School.
To contact Sara Kemsley, email [email protected] marking your message for her attention.

GOVERNING BODY

TERM OF OFFICE

APPOINTED BY

Sara Kemsley, Chair

Sara is a retired secondary school Head Teacher with a considerable depth of experience in education. She is the Vice-Chair of Trustees of Endeavour MAT and agreed to chair the LGB at Stone Lodge School during its opening phase. Sara is also a Trustee for the Gravesham Learning Partnership and has a strong interest and expertise in bringing about educational improvement.  She is an accomplished musician and conducts a local choir as well as playing her flute in chamber music ensembles.

01.10.19-30.09.25

Trust

Gavin Barnett, Headteacher 

An inspiring secondary school leader, Gavin Barnett has taught for 18 years, with 12 years experience as a senior leader in a range of London schools, both within Local Authorities and Multi Academy Trusts. In recent years, he has run renowned leadership training for hundreds of senior leaders across London. Gavin has a proven track record of rapidly improving school provision through coaching staff to transform their teaching, turning best theory into best practice to enhance engagement, challenge and assessment to accelerate learning. His core belief is that it is great teachers that make the most difference with students, and it is leadership that makes great teaching happen every lesson, every day in schools.

01.10.19

Ex-officio

Tom Oliver, Governor

Tom Oliver is Councillor for the Stone House Ward.  His ambition for the local area is to develop a new community hub in Stone, bringing together established business and the new Rugby Club and Stone Lodge School to provide a central resource and meeting point for the local community.  Tom currently works with The Bank of England in the Communications Division where he produces educational content to inform external audiences.  Tom lives in Dartford and brings a host of professional business expertise to his role as Governor of Stone Lodge School as well as local insight and a desire to cultivate and develop the Stone community.

01.10.19-30.09.25

Trust

Kplom Lotsu, Parent Governor 

I am delighted to be given the opportunity to serve as a Parent Governor of this thriving school and to bring, perhaps, one of the most important perspectives in the school community – that of the parents – to the discussions of the Governing Body. As well as a parent perspective, I bring to the governing body significant experience in programme and project management, strategy development and delivery and change management expertise developed over many years as a senior leader in a Local Authority. My focus in the short term will be supporting the excellent work of the team in ensuring that we have a balanced budget focussed on delivering the priorities that matter to our children, parents and other stakeholders from across the local community and that we constantly challenge ourselves to deliver value for money in everything that we do.

23.03.22-22.03.25

Parents

Lyndsey West, Governor

Lyndsey is thrilled to join the Local Governing Body. She has a keen interest in bridging the gap between schools and the work environment, providing exposure, insight, support and training to the next generation of young individuals as they embark on their next steps as young adults. With 2 children currently in secondary schools which are part of Endeavour MAT, she was keen to bring her skillset and experience to Stone Lodge School. Lyndsey is the Director of Operations for KpH Deconstruction Services Ltd and is responsible for the overall delivery of the business including its corporate strategy, finance, HR and Quality Management. Lyndsey has spent the past 15 years in the Construction Industry and has built up a wealth of experience in that time. She is keen to encourage other young ladies to follow in her footsteps and challenge the status quo.

27.06.22-26.06.25

Trust

Wendy McCouaig

Staff Governor

Wendy joined the Local Governing Body as a Staff Governor on 27 September 2022. 

25.09.23-24.09.26

Staff

Beverley Jackson, Staff Governor

I am the Head of Art at Stone Lodge School and am passionate about the continued development of our school community. I have extensive experience across the commercial and education sectors working as a Graphic Designer for companies such as Art Monthly Magazine, Crisis UK and Quarto Publishing before pursuing a career in education. I have been at Stone Lodge since 2020 and have seen it grow and develop into what it is today. I look forward to playing a part in its continued success.

25.09.23-24.09.26

Staff

Samuel Eng

Governor

Sam is delighted to be appointed a community governor at Stone Lodge School. He holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Commerce and currently works at UBS providing corporate financial advice to companies and private equity firms.

Sam firmly believes that every individual deserves the opportunity to access quality education that will provide them with the skillsets to pursue a career path of their passion. Having personally been educated in multiple countries (Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, and most recently the UK), Sam is excited to bring a global perspective and be a contributing asset to further advance the vision of Stone Lodge School - developing students to make significant changes for the better within their local, national and global community.

19.10.23-18.10.26

Trust

Tunde Williams, Governor

Tunde is excited to join the Local Governing Body as a community governor, with an understanding of the locality, challenges and opportunities which can be used to support the avenues by which students and staff can thrive as individuals, regardless of their background. 

Tunde has a multi-disciplinary background in leadership, community contribution, consultation and governance spanning approximately 15 years. Currently in local government as a multisite manager, Tunde has strengths and a track-record in recognising opportunities, developing ideas and strategically planning to deliver projects and run operations that meet specific goals; demonstrated in the public, private and not-for-profit social enterprise sectors. He is a chartered servant leader motivated with passion and an active personal support of charities, churches and now Stone Lodge School. 

30.10.23-29.10.26

Trust

Russell Caston, Governor

Russell was appointed as a Community Governor on 14th November 2023

14.11.23-13.11.26

Trust

Karen Evans, Parent Governor

I am driven in my pursuit to make education standards as high as possible. I am excited to undertake the role of parent governor and to contribute positively to the strategic vision of the school to enable the school to continue to flourish and excel.

17.6.24 - 16.6.27

Parents

HISTORIC GOVERNANCE

STEPPED DOWN

Sue Hunt

13.03.20

Holly Maxwell

17.11.20

Ann Nuckley

08.09.21

Alan Cooke

11.01.22

Peter Carter

16.01.22

Robert Ryan

25.01.22

Laura Holland

21.03.22

Rachel Odumosu

01.09.22

Molly Scott

01.09.22

Julie Damiral

06.06.23

Shalman Uddin

31.08.23

Samuel Eng

31.08.23

Leanne Bolton

27.04.24

Jane Waters

08.07.24

GOVERNOR 

RESPONSIBILITY

Sara Kemsley

Safeguarding / Pupil Wellbeing

Kplom Lotsu & Russell Caston

Health & Safety / Risk Management

Lyndsey West

Education

Tunde Williams

SEND / Pupil Premium

Sara Kemsley

Behaviour & Inclusion

Tom Oliver

Personal Development

Wendy McCouaig

Reading

Samuel Eng & Kplom Lotsu

Finance

Beverley Jackson

CPD & Development

Meet Our Key Leaders

Introducing some of our dedicated team of educators and administrators at Stone Lodge School, committed to nurturing our students’ minds and talents and ensuring a supportive and enriching learning environment.

Mr Charlie Guthrie

CEO – Endeavour MAT
MA (HONS), EDINBURGH, NPQEL

  

Mr Gavin Barnett

Headteacher
BA (HONS), MA ED KINGSTON, NPQEL

    

Mrs Tanya Artmann

Deputy Headteacher & SENCO
(Teaching & Learning)
BA (HONS) BRUNEL

     

Mr Marc Naylor

Deputy Headteacher
(Standards, Achievement & Curriculum)

BSC (HONS) MATHEMATICS
     

Mr Daniel Dunscombe

Assistant Headteacher
BSC (HONS) BRUNEL
       

Mrs Geraldine Tiddy

Assistant Headteacher (SL6 & Personal development)
BSC (HONS) SOUTHAMPTON

Ms Heidi Pickard

Assistant Headteacher 
BSC (HONS) GREENWICH
            

Mr Michael Adenekan

Assistant  Headteacher
BEng (HONS) ASTON

Mr Grant Proctor

Head of Year 7
BA (HONS) GREENWICH
      

Mr Luke Poole

Head of Year 8
BSC (HONS) GREENWICH

Mr Jamie Bailey

Head of Drama & Head of Year 9
BA (HONS) CANTERBURY
       

Miss Jessica Ho

Head of Year 10
BA (HONS) BRUNEL
       

Ms Chloe Anderson

Head of Philosophy & Ethics
& Head Of Year 11

BA (HONS) CANTERBURY

Miss Liz Brown

School Business Manager
ACCA, MAAT, CSBM
      

Staff Organisation Chart

Senior Leadership Team

Mr C Guthrie

CEO - Endeavour MAT

Mr G Barnett

Head Teacher

Mr M Naylor 

Deputy Head Teacher - Curriculum, Standards & Achievements

Mrs T Artmann

Deputy Head Teacher / SENCO - Teaching & Learning

Mr M Adenekan

Assistant Head Teacher 

Mrs G Tiddy

Assistant Head Teacher - Head of Sixth Form

Mr D Dunscombe

Assistant Head Teacher / DSL

Ms H Pickard

Assistant Head Teacher 

Miss L Brown

School Business Manager

The Arts and Technology & Engineering

Mrs C George

Head of Design, Technology & Engineering

Mrs B Jackson 

Head of Art

Mrs R-O Dodson

Teacher of Art

Miss N Arklie

Teacher of DT & Engineering

Mr W Ofosu-Apea

Teacher of DT & Engineering

Ms S West

Lead Teacher of Food Technology

Ms D Roberts

Teacher of Food Technology

The Performing Arts

Mr J Bailey

Head of Drama & Head of Year 9

Mrs N Pryce-Brown

Teacher of Drama with English

Mr M Muller

Head of Music

English

Ms R Evans

Head of English

Mr I Hoque

Teacher of English

Mrs J Burgess

Teacher of English

Miss E Haynes

Teacher of English

Mrs L Bunea

Teacher of English

Miss T Ivison

Teacher of English

Miss J Ho

Teacher of English & Head of Year 10

Humanities

Ms S Ayling

Head of History

Mr J Barron

Teacher of History

Mr J Antonelli

Teacher of History

Mr G Matthews    

Head of Geography

Mrs I Favata

Teacher of Geography

Ms C Anderson

Head of Philosophy & Ethics & Head of Year 11

Miss H Bess

Teacher of Philosophy & Ethics

Mathematics

Ms T Ogunlana

Head of Maths

Mr R Barfi

Teacher of Mathematics

Ms S Campbell

Teacher of Mathematics

Mrs K Castellani

Teacher of Mathematics

Mr N Shaikh

Teacher of Mathematics

Modern Foreign Languages

Ms R Clarke

Head of Modern Foreign Languages 

Ms N Ledesma

Teacher of Spanish

Ms A Senejoa

Teacher of Spanish

Physical Education

Mr T Field

Head of PE

Mr G Proctor

Teacher of PE & Head of Year 7

Mr L Boon

Teacher of PE

Ms J Rutt

Teacher of PE

Science

Mrs S Masoud

Head of Science

Miss C Cogswell

Teacher of Science

Miss S Deacon

Head of Psychology

Mrs J Gordon-Keyes

Teacher of Science

Mrs S Pearce-Fowler

Teacher of Science

Ms B White

Teacher of Science

Mrs L Finch

Head of Health and Social Care

Mr L Poole

Head of Computer Science & Head of Year 8

Support Staff

Mrs N Schofield

Pastoral & Wellbeing Manager

Mrs C Bassant

Pastoral & Wellbeing Manager

Mrs L Wenham

Pastoral & Wellbeing Manager

Mrs C Bain

Pastoral & Wellbeing Manager

Miss J Dawes

Pastoral & Wellbeing Manager

Miss W McCouaig

Assistant SENCO

Miss D Ahaouari

Cover Supervisor

Mrs C Gore

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Miss N Kaur

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Mrs J Copley

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Ms M Gibson

SEN Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Ms G Sellars

Behaviour Administrator

Mrs C Bruce

Pastoral Supervisor

Miss E Russel

Specialist Teaching Assistant

Miss S Daniels

Teaching Assistant

Miss L Geary

Teaching Assistant

Mrs K Aziz

Teaching Assistant

Mrs C Adebayo

Teaching Assistant

Miss J Magee

Teaching Assistant

Mrs E Dawson

Teaching Assistant

Miss C Nye

SEN Administrator

Mrs S Hayer

Educational Welfare Officer

Mr D Gadd

Premises Manager

Mr R Chuter

Assistant Premises Manager

Mr R Almeida

Assistant Premises Manager

Administration Staff

Mrs L Verbeke-Cain

Head Teacher's P.A. 

Mrs M Stocks

Business Admin Assistant

Mrs A Hazelton

Attendance Officer

Ms S Nefzaoui

Office Manager

Mr J Witt

School IT Manager

Mr O Oyewo

Exams and Data Manager

Mrs J Gosling

Admissions & Cover Assistant

Mrs K Webb

Reception/Administrator

Mrs M Page

Reception/Administrator

Mrs C Bradley

First Aid Co-ordinator

Mrs S Nguyen

Librarian

Mrs M Barker

Engineering & DT Technician

Mr J Smith

IT Technician

Mrs L Blizard

Science Technician

Mrs J Lovell

Science Technician

Miss E Waghorn

Safeguarding Manager