Staff

Mrs Kelly

Mrs Kelly joined the teaching staff at Norley in September 2007 and was appointed as Headteacher in September 2013. She enjoys teaching and has experience of teaching across all age groups in different schools.

Mrs Kelly and her husband have 3 children.  Her eldest son works in Cyber Security. She also has a daughter who works as a chartered surveyor and a younger son in college.  Weekends are important family time and are often spent walking or gardening.
 

Miss Lester-Jones

Miss Lester-Jones joined Norley in 2020 as an NQT to teach in Class 3. Originally from Herefordshire, she studied at Chester University for a degree in Primary Education with QTS. When Miss Lester-Jones is not spending time with her family and friends, she enjoys reading, walking and is in a netball team.

Mr Bennett

Mr Bennett joined the staff at Norley in September 2012, and currently teaches Class 4. He completed his Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Early Years) at the University of Cumbria’s Lancaster campus. Before teaching, he used to play drums in a band!

Mr Bennett has four children which means he has no spare time! He is a huge Manchester United fan and gets to as many games as he can.
 

Mrs Luther

Mrs Luther has been part of the Norley team since 2012. 

Mrs Luther has a beautiful son and enjoys reading and spending time with friends and family. 

Mrs Leyland

Mrs Leyland joined us at Norley in January 2016, and is enjoying teaching Class 2. Mrs Leyland is responsible for coordinating Science and DT. Before joining our school she studied at Sheffield Hallam University and graduated in 2015 with a degree in Primary Education. Outside of school she enjoys spending time with friends and family and travelling in her summer holidays! She has two beautiful daughters.

Mrs Dunwoody

Mrs Dunwoody enjoys being busy in the classroom and when she's not at school, she enjoys swimming, reading and spending time with Mr Dunwoody and her grown up family.

Mrs Carter

Mrs Carter has been teaching French at our school for over 10 years, she prepares us well for high school French!

When not teaching she enjoys spending time with her family and travelling.

Miss Brown

Miss Brown joined the staff at Norley in 1998 as a Teaching Assistant and has since qualified as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant. She describes herself as “willing, adaptable and versatile in all areas” and, certainly, the school has benefited considerably from her teaching support across all year-groups. 

Outside of school, Miss Brown has completed a 2 year foundation degree with Manchester University in Support Teaching and Learning. She felt the need to do this to keep up with her 3 sons who are all now grown men. She is a proud Nanna to two grandsons and 2 grandaughters who keep her young and very busy.

Mrs Power

Mrs Power joined the Norley team in September 2016. Since then she has worked in all our classes throughout the school.  

Outside of school she enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Mrs Bayley

Mrs Bayley joined us at Norley in 2022 as a Midday Assistant and volunteer in class 1. She is a qualified as a Teaching Assistant. She is our new school Business Manager.

Mrs Jackson

Mrs Jackson is our Administrative Assistant and works 1 day a week at Norley. Outside of school, Mrs Jackson is married with 2 teenage daughters and enjoys spending time with her family.

Mrs Lee

Mrs Lee is a teaching assistant. She is working on a qualification that specialises in special educational needs.

Mr Gough

Mr Gough joined our school in April 2025 and has quickly become a valued member of our school community.

Mrs Dimelow

Mrs Dimelow is a Lunchtime Supervisor who describes her job as 'pleasurable and fun'. She is married and has two children and a dog called Maranella.

Mrs Dimelow is also our cleaner, and does a fantastic job keeping the school clean and tidy.

Mrs Roughsedge

Mrs Roughsedge is a Midday Assistant. Being Norley born and bred she is a familiar figure to many of the children and their families.

Mrs Richmond

Mrs Richmond is the Catering Supervisor who, with considerable imagination and creativity, turns simple school dinners into fun and tasty eating experiences! She is married with 2 children, supports Manchester United and goes caravanning most weekends.