Abbey Gate College is an independent co-educational day school for children aged 4 to 18, some three miles south of the City of Chester. Our Infant and Junior School is based in the village of Aldford and the Senior school in the beautiful surroundings of Saighton.
The College has excellent facilities and we pride ourselves in being a small school where children matter, ensuring that pupils, teachers and parents know one another fostering a real sense of community.
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At Abbey Gate College, we pride ourselves on our teaching staff. We believe they are not only specialists in their field of teaching but also experts in knowing each child and their needs. The Independent School Inspectorate recognises the school's commitment to pastoral care with "relationships between staff and pupils are excellent" with "extensive and high quality pastoral care".
BSc (Hons) PGCE
Headmistress
BEd (Hons)
Teacher
BEd (Hons)
Teacher
PGCE, BEd DipMusTech
Music Teacher
BEd (Hons)
Teacher
BA (Hons), PGCE
Teacher
BA (Hons), PGCE
Teacher
BSc (Hons), PGCE, MA
Teacher
BEd (Hons)
Teacher
BEd (Hons)
Teacher
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant
BA (Hons)
Teacher (Maternity Cover)
BEd(Hons), NPQH, MA
Headmistress
BA(Hons), PGCE
Deputy Head (Academic) & History Teacher
BSc(Hons), PGCE
Deputy Head (Teaching and Learning) & Geography Teacher
BSc (Hons), PGCE (Geography)
Head of Co-Curricular Education
BEd (PE & Mathematics)
Head of Key Stage 4 & Maths Teacher
BA (Hons), PGCE (English)
Head of Pastoral with Safeguarding Lead & English Teacher
BSc (Hons), GTP (Mathematics)
Head of Sixth Form & Maths Teacher
BMus (Hons), PGCE
Head of Music
PhD, MPhys (Physics), PGCE (Science)
Head of Physics & Head of Ripley House
MA, PGCE (English)
Head of English
BA (Hons), PGCE (Modern Foreign Languages), MA Educational Practice
Head of Modern Foreign Languages
MA (Cantab), PGCE (Mathematics)
Head of Mathematics
B.Ed (Hons), MA. PG Cert. (SpLD) PAPAA (Specialist Teacher Assessor)
Head of Learning Enrichment
BSc (Hons), (PE)
Head of PE
MA, PGCE (History)
Head of History, Government & Politics
BSc (Hons), PGCE (Geology & Geography)
Head of Geology & ICT Teacher
BA (Hons) Theatre, PGCE
Head of Drama and Theatre
BSc (Hons) Biology, PGCE
Head of Psychology and Teacher of Science
BSc (Hons), PGCE (Economics & Business Studies)
Head of Business Studies & Economics
MA, PGCE, BA (Hons)
Head of Art
BA (Hons) (Business Studies), PGCE (Business Technology)
Head of ICT/Computing
MSc, PGCE (Design & Technology)
Head of Design & Technology
BEng (Hons), PGCE (Physics/Chemistry)
Head of Science
BA (Hons), PGCE (French), PGC SpLD, APC PATOSS
Specialist Teacher - Learning Enrichment
CT ABRSM Advanced DipMusTech (Brass)
Music Teacher
BSc, PGCE (Mathematics)
Maths Teacher & Head of Year 8
BSc (Hons), PGCE (Biology)
Biology Teacher
BA (Hons), History, QTS, AMBDA, PG cert (SpLD)
History Teacher & SEND Specialist
LRAM, FNEA
Speech & Drama Teacher
BSc (Hons) Industrial Design and Technology, QTS
Design & Technology Teacher
BA (Hons) French Studies with German, PGCE (Modern Foreign Languages)
Modern Foreign Languages Teacher
Mus.B. (Hons), PGCE (ICT)
ICT Teacher
M.Phil (Cantab), PGCE (History)
English & History Teacher
BA (Hons) Fine Art, PGCE Art and Design
Art & Textiles Teacher
BA (Hons), PGCE (History)
History, Government & Politics Teacher
HDE, GTP (English)
English Teacher
BA (Hons), (PE)
Head of Girls PE & PE Teacher
PhD, AMIBiol, BSc (Hons) PGCE (Science)
Head of Biology, Head of Excellence in Learning & EPQ Co-ordinator
BA (Hons), PGCE (English)
English and RE Teacher & Head of Year 7
BA (Hons) PGCE, PgDip
English Teacher
MSc, PGCE (Geography)
Geography Teacher
Maitrise FLE, PGCE (Modern Foreign Languages)
Modern Foreign Languages Teacher
BSc, PGCE (Chemistry)
Science Teacher & Deputy of Safeguarding
BSc (Hons), PGCE (PE)
PE Teacher & Head of Year 11
BEd (Hons) (PE)
PE Teacher
BSc (PE)
PE Teacher
BSc (Hons), PGCE(Mathematics), MA
Maths Teacher
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying
Head of Business and Economics (Maternity Cover)
BA (Geography), MA (Space, Place and Politics), PGCE (Secondary Education)
Head of Geography
MA (Hons), PGCE (MFL - French, German, Spanish)
German Teacher
Abbey Gate College
Saighton Grange
Chester
CH3 6EN
Infant & Junior School
School Lane
Aldford
Chester
CH3 6HZ
