GSA team

Mrs Hanbury was educated at grammar school in Belfast, read Geography at Edinburgh University and then Land Economy at Wolfson College, Cambridge. She started her working life in the City of London, first as a market analyst, and then becoming a senior consultant with Touche Ross Management Consultancy. Her final role before becoming a teacher was as Head of Corporate Fundraising for VSO.

In 1996 she began her career as a teacher after completing a PGCE at London University.  Her first appointment was at Blackheath High School where she progressed to Head of Sixth Form. From there, she moved rapidly via Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls to Deputy Head at Latymer Upper School before taking over as Headmistress at Wimbledon High School in 2008.  She has been Head Mistress of Lady Eleanor Holles School since September 2014.

Samantha Price was educated at Malvern Girls’ College and Edinburgh University, where she read History of Art (with modules of European History). Having graduated, she joined the Tate Britain and was responsible for marketing for Members and Patrons and became heavily involved with the Patrons of what is now the Tate Modern.

She started her teaching career in 1999 as a History of Art and History teacher at Reading Blue Coat School, where she stayed for a number of years. She then joined King’s Canterbury as a Housemistress, History and History of Art teacher. Her next post was to be Deputy Head at Hereford Cathedral School and from there she became Head of Godolphin in 2010.

Samantha joined Benenden as the Headmistress in January 2014 and she has until recently chaired the HMC Wellbeing Committee and the GSA Boarding Committee but now stepped down from those responsibilities as she becomes GSA President-Elect. She is a Governor at two schools, one of which is the John Wallis Academy, Benenden’s partner school, where she also works very closely with the Head.

Samantha is married with a daughter and a son. Her husband is an Army Chaplain.

Born in India and schooled in North Borneo and Singapore, Marina Gardiner Legge was educated at a GSA school before going on to read English Language and Literature at Somerville College, which inspired a love of poetry that still burns brightly today. On completing her Oxford studies, she went on to work for a decade in advertising and marketing in London and Miami, before assuming the role of president at a charity based in Paris.

It wasn’t until she moved out to Hong Kong, several years later, that she discovered her passion for teaching and education, and made the decision to study for a PGCE. Moving back to the UK, certificate in hand, she joined Rutlish School as an English teacher, rising through the ranks to become Head of Year, Assistant Head and Head of Careers.

Following three years as Director of Studies at Heathfield School, Marina became Headmistress in 2016 and joined Oxford High School as Head in January 2021.

A passionate believer in the power of girls-only education to change lives, Marina has been described by those who have had the pleasure of working with her as fiercely intelligent and a very capable and caring educationalist.

Antonia Beary was born in Cheshire and educated at Loreto Grammar, Altrincham and, after moving to Shropshire at a local comprehensive school. She went up to Trinity College, Cambridge to read Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, changing to English for her final degree. Having learnt to row with 1st & 3rd Trinity she subsequently represented the university and was Vice-President of CUWBC. Remaining in Cambridge after her PGCE in English and Drama and an MPhil in Education, she took up her first post at The Leys School, as teacher of English and Assistant Sixth Form Housemistress. Moving to Ampleforth College she taught English, was involved in drama and assorted publications, and was appointed Housemistress of the first girls’ House. In 2004 she became Head of Sixth Form at New Hall School and moved to Mayfield (formally St Leonards – Mayfield) as Pastoral Deputy Head in 2006. She was ‘upgraded’ to her current role of Headmistress in 2008. Antonia was formally the Chair of CISC [Catholic Independent Schools Conference], and is currently Honorary Treasurer of GSA which until recently involved being a Board member of ISEB. She is a governor at a local Catholic primary school and in any remaining spare time she enjoys travel, Shakespeare and champagne.