Simon Underdown

Mr Underdown joined PHSG in September 2019 from Churston Ferrers Grammar School.  He has been a senior leader since 2008 and a teacher for over 25 years having served in six different schools.  Mr Underdown is determined to ensure that our students have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience at school.

Shaun Willis

Mr Willis joined PHSG in 2016 from Notre Dame School.  He has been a teacher for nearly 20 years having taught in a wide variety of secondary schools. As well as taking the lead on developing teaching and learning across the school, Mr Willis is also responsible for pastoral care and is our Deputy Safeguarding Lead.

Claire Eales-White

Mrs Eales-White joined PHSG in 2005 from Coombe Dean School.  She has a wealth of experience having been a teacher for over 25 years and has led many whole school initiatives.  Mrs Eales-White is responsible for making sure that the quality of teaching and learning in the Sixth Form is of the highest standard.  She oversees all post Sixth Form learning applications including those for Oxbridge and all medical related courses.

Donna Roughton

Miss Roughton joined PHSG in 2008 from Lipson Community College. Before being promoted to the senior team at Plymouth High, Miss Roughton was an extremely successful Head of Mathematics at both Lipson and Plymouth High. She has been a teacher for over 20 years.  Miss Roughton is responsible for all the information we send home to parents around academic progress, she manages both internal and external examinations and she also writes the school timetable.

Samantha Payne

Mrs Payne joined PHSG in 1991 from The University of Exeter. She has been a teacher for over 28 years  and in that time has held a wide variety of teaching and leadership positions. Mrs Payne is responsible for ensuring that our students with additional needs receive appropriate support and guidance. Mrs Payne is also our Designated Safeguarding Lead and manages the support base.

Paul Renyard

Mr Renyard is a retired Royal Naval Lieutenant who joined PHSG in 2009 having worked as the Director of Corporate Services at Plymouth’s Theatre Royal for a number of years.  Mr Renyard is responsible for ensuring our estate services are compliant and properly maintained along with fairly allocating support resource so that our students have the opportunity to safely enjoy the highest quality learning experience. Mr Renyard oversees Health and Safety, along with the Finance, Catering, IT, Data Protection, Cleaning and Site teams.