Passionate about providing an exceptional education and nurturing environment for our students, the Eltham College Executive team are responsible for driving the school towards a bright and successful future.
Guy Sanderson
Headmaster of Eltham College [email protected]Guy Sanderson is Headmaster of Eltham College and Chief Executive for the Eltham College family of schools.
He was educated at Spalding Grammar School, before going to Trinity College, Oxford, where he read PPE and then Modern History. After a brief spell in the City working in financial services with responsibility for East European markets, he retrained as a teacher of History and Politics and has taught at St Paul’s Boys’ School, City of London School for Boys and Whitgift School. After time as Head of Sixth Form, Development Director and Deputy Head at Reigate Grammar School, he became Headmaster of Eltham College in 2014.
He is married with three daughters and is a keen distance open water swimmer and a very novice tennis player. Guy served for many years as an ISI school inspector and is a governor in both the state and independent sector.
Vikki LloydVikki Lloyd is the Head of Blackheath Prep.
After completing her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and her PGCE, she began her career in the maintained sector before transferring to the independent sector. She took up her post as Head of Blackheath Prep in September 2025, having previously been Head of Eltham College Junior School since 2020, following four years as the school’s Deputy Head. Alongside her responsibilities at Blackheath Prep, Vikki is also a governor at a maintained primary school.
Head of Blackheath Prep
James Martin James Martin was educated at Queen Elizabeth’s, Barnet, before completing his undergraduate degree in Economic History at Exeter University. After a short spell with a FTSE 100 company, he completed an MA in Modern History at Royal Holloway and a PGCE at the Institute of Education, University of London. Having taught at The Latymer School he returned to Queen Elizabeth’s as Head of History before taking up an Assistant Housemaster role at Chigwell School, followed by Director of Studies at Harrow School, Hong Kong. He joined Eltham College in 2017. He is married with two children.
As Senior Deputy Head at Eltham College, James assists the Headmaster in the overall leadership and management of the school. He is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Senior School (Years 7-13) placing an equal emphasis on three aspects of school life: pastoral, academic and co-curricular excellence.
Senior Deputy Head, Eltham College
Rachel ThompsonRachel Thompson is Head of Eltham College Junior School.
Educated at Central Newcastle High School for Girls, Rachel read Geography at Durham University before beginning her teaching career in Japan where she taught English for three years. Upon returning to the UK, Rachel undertook her PGCE and worked in maintained sector schools across London.
In 2017 she entered the independent sector, joining City of London School for Girls as Head of Prep and from there went on to be founding Head of City Junior School, the co-educational feeder school of City of London School and City of London School for Girls. She joined Eltham College in September 2025. Rachel is a trustee of an educational charity, a keen gardener and proud parent to two teenage boys.
Head of Junior School
Caroline Ward VineCaroline Ward Vine is Director of Marketing and Communications for the Eltham College Family of Schools.
Caroline’s early career was in magazine publishing, where she led the marketing operations of titles from New Scientist to Elle. She later moved into business management, rising to Managing Director and joining the Board of the UK’s then largest publishing company.
After becoming a parent, Caroline moved into independent education, and as Director of Marketing and PR at Brighton College was part of the team which secured the school’s first Sunday Times ‘UK Independent School of the Year’ award. She has also worked in higher education, as Director of Strategy and Development for the creative arts arm of an international education group. Caroline joined Eltham College in 2024.
Caroline is a keen writer and has a Master’s in Creative Writing. She lives in Kent with her husband and son and, when not pounding out words, is usually to be found in her garden.
Director of Marketing and Communications
Robin Wilkinson Robin Wilkinson is the Bursar for the Eltham College family of schools.
He joined Eltham College in August 2022 having spent ten years as a Board-level Director of the Metropolitan Police Service, latterly as Chief of Corporate Services. Prior to joining the Metropolitan Police Service, he held the joint role of Group HR Director for the Ministry of Justice and HR Director for the National Offender Management Service and was previously HR Director of the Prison Service for England and Wales. For six years he was a non-executive Director of the College of Policing.
He is married with four children. He is an experienced musician (trombonist) and has conducted a youth concert band for over twenty years.
Bursar
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