Senior Leadership Team

Dr Dominic Luckett BA, DPhil, FRSA, FHA, FCCT

Dr Dominic Luckett BA, DPhil, FRSA, FHA, FCCT

Headmaster and CEO

Dominic took up his appointment as Headmaster and CEO in January 2016. He received a congratulatory first class degree in History from the University of Leicester and then studied for his doctorate on Henry VII at Magdalen College, Oxford.

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Matthew Jamieson BA

Matthew Jamieson BA

Senior Deputy Head

As Senior Deputy Head, Matthew’s role incorporates the detailed management of the working week alongside his involvement in wider strategic matters. He moved to Sherborne as Deputy Head (Pastoral) in 2015 after having been Assistant Head (Boarding) at Brighton College and, before that, a Boarding Housemaster at Bedford School. Matthew read History as a sports scholar at The University of Birmingham before serving with the Scots Guards in Iraq, Bosnia and Afghanistan. His experience has made him a great believer in the need for boys to embrace challenge and learn from their inevitable mistakes. Matthew’s wife, Emma, is a Housemistress at Sherborne Girls where they live with their two children. His interests include running, cricket, music and current affairs.

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Dr Tim Filtness BA, MA, Phd

Dr Tim Filtness BA, MA, Phd

Deputy Head (Academic)

Tim joined Sherborne in 2014. Prior to that he was Director of Learning at Sir William Perkins’s School and, before that, Head of Biology at Merchant Taylors’, Northwood and at Wellington College. As Deputy Head (Academic) Tim is responsible for teaching and learning at Sherborne, including arranging the School’s curriculum and its staffing.

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Allister Sheffield BSc

Allister Sheffield BSc

Deputy Head (Pastoral)

Allister joined the School in January 2019 having previously worked at Dauntsey’s School in Wiltshire. During his time at Dauntsey’s he was a Boarding Housemaster and taught Geography, having also been Head of their PSHE Department, as well as Master in Charge of their Lower School Outdoor Activity programme.

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Alex Boyd-Williams BA, MEd, PGCE, DipEFC

Alex Boyd-Williams BA, MEd, PGCE, DipEFC

Deputy Head (Sixth Form)

Alex joined Sherborne School in September 2022 as Deputy Head (Sixth Form). He has as a first-class honours degree in Drama from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, a PGCE from the University of Cambridge and an MEd in Educational Leadership (with Distinction) from the University of Buckingham. He is a great advocate of global education after spending a year studying at the European Film College in Denmark, and, later on, living and working in the Swiss Alps. He has previously taught at Millfield (where he was Director of Drama), was a Housemaster at both Aiglon College and Uppingham School and most recently served as Head of Sixth Form at Framlingham College. His interests include reading, music, walking, running and cycling. Alex is married to Kate, an educational coach, and they have two daughters, Imogen and Camille.

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Anne Megdiche

Anne Megdiche

Director of Admissions

Anne joined Sherborne School in June 2022 and is responsible for the development and delivery of the pupil admissions strategy. Having worked in the independent education sector for 17 years, both at prep school and senior schools, Anne has extensive experience in supporting prospective pupils and their parents during the admissions journey.

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Rob Le Poidevin

Rob Le Poidevin

Assistant Head (Sports, Activities & Leadership)

Rob holds degrees from the universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh and King’s College, London, and joined the School in September 2012 after a career as an Army officer. In addition to teaching Government and Politics, he is also Contingent Commander of the CCF and was Housemaster of the Digby. He is married to Kirsten, who is also a teacher, and they have twins, Ellie and Lauren.

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Ben Sunderland BEng

Ben Sunderland BEng

Assistant Head (Boarding)

Ben became Assistant Head (Boarding) in September 2024, following his roles as Director of Boarding, Senior Housemaster and Housemaster of Lyon House. He is a teacher of Mathematics, a Deputy DSL and also coaches rugby and cricket. In his time in the school Ben has had a variety of roles including Contingent Commander of the CCF, Master in charge of the Leadership and Teambuilding course and he has been heavily involved in Sherborne’s outdoor education programme. Ben has been working in the boarding community extensively throughout his time at Sherborne; having been a Housemaster in Lyon for 12 years, and resident tutor at The Digby and Abbey House and also Senior Tutor at The Digby and Harper. He is married to Lisa and has three children, Imogen, Harry and Alfie. He enjoys cycling and generally keeping fit.

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David Dr Wild  BSc, PhD

David Dr Wild BSc, PhD

Director of Digital Learning

David joined Sherborne in September 2019. Before that David was Head of Computer Science and a teacher of mathematics at Bedford School. Before becoming a school teacher, David was a senior member of various educational software companies, including Wimba Inc. (Blackboard Plc) as Director of Assessment, RM (Product Manager) and BPP Publishing Plc and EQL International Ltd (Director of Assessment and CTO). Many moons ago, he was a post-doctoral Research Associate and then lecturer in Mathematics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. His work in industry and at university pioneered early work in on-screen assessment and his Ph.D. in Computer Based Assessment in Mathematics featured the first known formal examination, by computer, in a British University (as shown on the 6 O’Clock national news!). This work won the British Nuclear Fuels Prize and the first Bank of Scotland Tercentenary award. He is well published in Computer-Based Assessment and Computer Aided Learning and was a founding director of the E-Assessment Association. He created and commercialised i-Assess, an assessment platform that powered some of the world’s most prestigious international awarding bodies, such as ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, AAT and Cambridge Assessment. He has also worked with City & Guilds, IBO and the Indian Government as an educational consultant in e-assessment. At Sherborne, David is Head of Computer Science and is Digital Lead as well as creator of our own AI platform, Sherbot. David lives with his partner, Sharon, in Sherborne and has two children, Adam and Scarlett. He enjoys playing classical guitar and riding his Triumph motorcycle.

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Charlotte Allen BA

Charlotte Allen BA

Director of Lower School (Pupil Progress)

Charlotte joined the school in September 2019 from the Independent Day School sector, where she served in a number of SLT posts, including as Head of Sixth Form. Charlotte has a BA (Hons) in Ancient and Medieval History from RHUL, and took her PGCE in 2003 at the Institute of Education, where her postgraduate dissertation was on strategies to address the underachievement of boys in the classroom. Charlotte has recently completed her NPQSL at University College, London, where her leadership project focussed on leading a whole school approach to academic intervention and progress in a Boarding setting. This combined her insight as an academic Head of Department (History and Politics) with her residential role as an Assistant Housemaster of Abbey House. Charlotte lives in Sherborne with her two dogs, two cats and many books, and in addition to reading, loves visiting historical and archaeological sites, fell/coastal walking and sea swimming.  

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Alexander Eadon BA, LRAM, ARCO,

Alexander Eadon BA, LRAM, ARCO,

Director of Music

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Lucy Mackenzie

Lucy Mackenzie

Operations Bursar

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Judy Thurman BA

Judy Thurman BA

Director of Teaching & Learning

Judy Thurman joined the MFL department in Sherborne School in 2005, having previously worked in boys’ grammar schools and an international school in Brunei. She was appointed as Head of German in 2006 and Head of Languages in 2009. As a key member of the careers team, Judy has supported boys with university and career pathways. In 2020 she took on the additional role of Head of Specialist Higher Education, working closely with boys applying for competitive university courses. She has also worked on initiatives to develop literacy and reading across the school. Judy studied German and Russian at Oxford university and is a keen advocate of ensuring boys have access to a wide range of language options. Her interests include trekking, drama and cooking. She has enjoyed being involved in school drama, as a director of House plays and a producer of school musicals.

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Housemasters

School HouseRobert Harris, BA, MBA
Abbey HouseHugh Tatham BA, MA
The GreenWilliam Mackenzie-Green, BA
Harper HouseNicholas Scorer, MChem
Wallace HouseJames Hull BA, PGCE
AbbeylandsRhidian McGuire, BA, MPhil
Lyon HouseDavid Murray, BSc
The DigbyChristopher Foyle  BSc, BA

Academic Staff

Art

Matthew Bone BA*
Emma Drake BA
Oliver Senneck BA
James Wright BA, MA

History of Art: Miroslav Pomichal BA, MFA

 

 

Biology

*Jon-Paul Manning BMSc, PhD, MEd
Tim Filtness BA, MA, PhD
Guy Harwood BSc
David Ridgway BSc
Jeremy Wadham BSc, PhD
Robert Thomas 
Tim Waters
Jonathan Wilson BSc

Chemistry

*William Buckley BSc
Chris Campbell BSc, MSc, MSc, PhD, PGCE
Andrew Griffin-Raphael BSc
Nick Scorer MChem
Danny Watson BSc

 

Classics

*Stephen Heath BA
Peter Garland BA, MA
Nicolas Hall BA

Computer Science

*David Wild B.Sc., Ph.D (and Digital Learning Lead at Sherborne School)
 

 

Design & Technology

*Peter Chillingworth BA
Nicola Bacon BA
James Walker BA

 

Drama

*Alastair Kirby
Jodie Glover

 

Economics & Business

*Chris O'Donnell BA
Robert Cousin BSc, MA, PGCE
Michael Ewart-Smith BSc, MBA
Robert Harris BA, MBA
Emma Wimhurst MBA (Dist), PGCE
Phil Woolrich BA (Hons)

 

 

English

*Harriet Cant BA
Alex Boyd-Williams BA, MEd, PGCE, DipEFC
Gervase Gordon BA (MFL), MA, PGCE, PGDip, NPQML
Tom Payne BA
Angharad Price-Hughes BEd (Hons)
Giles Robinson BA
James Winter MA

 

Geography

*Richard Fuller BSc
Christopher Foyle BA
Alistair Hatch BA
Adam Hurrell BA PGCE FRGS
Allister Sheffield, BSc

History & Politics

*Charlotte Allen BA
Matthew Jamieson BA
Robert Le Poidevin MA, MA, MSc
William Mackenzie Green BA
Zeb Micic
Giles Reynolds MA

 

 

Learning Support

*Sarah Ollis BA
Elizabeth Ashton BBA, DipSpLD
Caroline Carrier BA
Alison Casely
Joanna Mortimer, BSC, SEN, SpLD
Jonathan Wilson BSc

Mathematics

*Paul Walter
Tim Dawson BSc, Dip Stats, MA
Yifan Hu MSc, BSc
Sarah Jenkins BSc
Shoshana Mertens BA, MA, MSc, PhD
Emma Rees
Dr Paul Spencer BSc, PhD
Caragh Standen MA, FCA
Ben Sunderland BEng
Claire Tatham BSc

 

 

Modern Languages

*Claire Greenrod - Head of EAL,BA, CertTEFL
*Philip Morrow
Judy Thurman BA
Stephen Byrne BA
William Chadwick BA (Hons), DLM, PGDL
Philippe Cosentino BA
Georgia Gotke
Luili Liu-Plant
Ruth Rogeson-Studer
Tom Scott BA
Julia Slade BA
Abi Taylor BA (ML), MA, PGCE

 

Music

*Robert Costin BA
Alexander Eadon
Benjamin Davey GRSM, LRAM
Michael Lehnert BA, MMus
Daniel Marks BMus

Laura McCormick (Music School Manager)

Physical Education

*Barny Allen BSc
David Guy BA
Rhidian McGuire BA, MPhil
Chris Smith BA

Physics

*Richard Brown MPhys, PhD
David Murray BSc
Stephen Smith
Mark Thurman BSc 
John Willetts MA, CPhys, MInstP, MBCS

 

Psychology

Sarah Hadley BA

Theology & Philosophy

*James Crawford MA
Nikola Bowerman BA
Rev David Campbell MTheol, CECM, MTh, DMin
Kester Jackson BA
Hugh Tatham MA

 

* denotes Head of Department