The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) is an association of the

head teacher A head master, head instructor, bureaucrat, headmistress, head, chancellor, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school. In som ...

s of 361

independent schools An independent school is independent in its finances and governance. Also known as private schools, non-governmental, privately funded, or non-state schools, they are not administered by local, state or national governments. In British Eng ...

(both boarding schools and

day school A day school — as opposed to a boarding school — is an educational institution where children and adolescents are given instructions during the day, after which the students return to their homes. A day school has full-day programs when compa ...

s), some traditionally described as public schools. 298 Members are based in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

, Crown dependencies and the

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...

. There are also 50 Foreign Members (mostly from the Commonwealth) and 13 Associate Members who are

s of

state schools State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in pa ...

or other influential individuals in the world of education, who endorse and support the work of HMC.

History

The Conference dates from 1869 when

Edward Thring Edward Thring (29 November 1821 – 22 October 1887) was a celebrated British educator. He was headmaster of Uppingham School (1853–1887) and founded the Headmasters' Conference in 1869. Life Thring was born at Alford, Somerset, the son of th ...

, Headmaster of

Uppingham School Uppingham School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils 13-18) in Uppingham, Rutland, England, founded in 1584 by Robert Johnson, the Archdeacon of Leicester, who also established Oakham School. The headma ...

, asked sixty of his fellow headmastersLeinster-Mackay, Donald P. ''The educational world of Edward Thring: a centenary study'', Falmer Press, 1987, , . p. 100 to meet at his house to consider the formation of a "School Society and Annual Conference". Fourteen accepted the invitation, and twelve were present for the whole of the initial meeting: Edward Thring, George Blore (

Bromsgrove School Bromsgrove School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove, England. Founded in 1553, it is one of the oldest public schools in Britain, and one of the 14 founding members of the Headmaste ...

), Albert Wratislaw ( Bury St Edmunds), John Mitchinson (

The King's School, Canterbury The King's School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for 13 to 18 year old pupils) in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group. It is Britain's ...

), William Grignon (

Felsted School (Keep your Faith) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Chris Townsend , r_head_l ...

), Robert Sanderson (

Lancing College Lancing College is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in southern England, UK. The school is located in West Sussex, east of Worthing near the village of Lancing, on the south coast of England. ...

), George Butler (

Liverpool College Liverpool College is a school in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England. It was one of the thirteen founding members of the Headmasters' Conference (HMC). History Liverpool College was the first of many public schools founded in the Victorian ...

Augustus Jessopp Augustus Jessopp (20 December 1823 – 12 February 1914) was an English cleric and writer. He spent periods of time as a schoolmaster and then later as a clergyman in Norfolk, England. He wrote regular articles for ''The Nineteenth Century'', va ...

(

Norwich School Norwich School (formally King Edward VI Grammar School, Norwich) is a selective English independent day school in the close of Norwich Cathedral, Norwich. Among the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, it has a traceable history to 1096 as a ...

), William Wood (

Oakham School (Like runners, they pass on the torch of life) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president ...

), Steuart Pears (

Repton School Repton School is a 13–18 co-educational, independent, day and boarding school in the English public school tradition, in Repton, Derbyshire, England. Sir John Port of Etwall, on his death in 1557, left funds to create a grammar school whi ...

), T. H. Stokoe (

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

), Daniel Harper (

Sherborne School (God and My Right) , established = 705 by Aldhelm, re-founded by King Edward VI 1550 , closed = , type = Public school Independent, boarding school , religion = Church of England , president = , chair_label = Chairman of the governors ...

), and James Welldon (

Tonbridge School (God Giveth the Increase) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = , president = , head_label ...

). John Dyne ( Highgate School) attended on the second day, and Alfred Carver (

Dulwich College Dulwich College is a 2–19 Independent school (United Kingdom), independent, Day school, day and boarding school for Single-sex education, boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a Public school (United Kingdom), public school, it began as the Col ...

) did not turn up."The public schools and the general educational system: Report of the Committee on public schools appointed by the president of the Board of education in July 1942, Volume 1942, Part 3", H. M. Stationery Off., 1944
p. 29
/ref> From that date there have been annual meetings. Until the 1970s, membership was confined to 200 schools. In 1996, the association changed its name from the "Headmasters' Conference" to the "Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference". Membership of the HMC is often considered to be what defines a school as a

public school Public school may refer to: * State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government * Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England an ...

England and Wales England and Wales () is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is Eng ...

. Not all independent schools are in the HMC; in particular, many notable girls' schools are not members, partly because historically the HMC was for boys' schools only. In 2005, the association opened membership to heads of girls-only schools. Today HMC's membership includes boys', girls' and co-educational schools.

List of HMC member schools

The following are the member schools, listed with their Head (Headmaster or Headmistress). In some schools other titles are used, such as "Head Master", "High Master", "Warden", "Rector" and "Principal". An up-to-date list of schools whose Heads are members of HMC can be found on the association's website.

England

The Abbey School, Reading The Abbey School is an independent selective day school for girls, in Reading, Berkshire, England. Overview The Abbey School provides education for girls aged 3 to 18 years. The school is based in the centre of Reading, on Kendrick Road. The c ...

— William Le Fleming * Abingdon School – Mike J. Windsor * Ackworth School — Anton Maree * ACS International School Cobham, – Barnaby Sandow * AKS Lytham — David Harrow *

Aldenham School Aldenham School is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged eleven to eighteen, located between Elstree and the village of Aldenham in Hertfordshire, England. There is also a preparatory school for pupils from the ages of five to ele ...

— James Fowler *

Alleyn's School Alleyn's School is a 4–18 co-educational, independent, Church of England, day school and sixth form in Dulwich, London, England. It is a registered charity and was originally part of Edward Alleyn's College of God's Gift charitable foundation ...

— Jane Lunnon * Ardingly College — Ben Figgis *

Ashford School Ashford School is a coeducational independent boarding and day school in East Hill, Ashford, Kent. There are 480 students in the senior school (ages 11 to 18) and 360 in the prep school (ages 3 to 11). The school is owned and run by the Unit ...

— Michael Hall *

Ashville College Ashville College is a co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils aged 2–18 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1877 as a boarding school for boys by the United Methodist Free Churches. It incor ...

— Rhiannon Wilkinson * Bablake and King Henry VIII School— Andrew Wright *

Badminton School Badminton School is an independent, boarding and day school for girls aged 3 to 18 years situated in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England. Named after Badminton House in Clifton, Bristol, where it was founded, the school has been located at its ...

– Rebecca Tear *

Bancroft's School Bancroft's School is a co-educational independent day school located in Woodford Green, London Borough of Redbridge. The school currently has around 1,000 pupils aged between 7 and 18, around 200 of whom are pupils of the Preparatory School an ...

— Simon R.J. Marshall *

Barnard Castle School ''When you are steeped in little things, you shall safely attempt great things.'' , established = 1883 , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding school , religious_affiliation = Inter-denominational with a non-conformist Christian ...

— Anthony C. Jackson *

Bedales School Bedales School is a co-educational, boarding and day independent school in the village of Steep, near the market town of Petersfield in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1893 by John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conven ...

— Will Goldsmith * Bede's School — Peter Goodyer * Bedford School — James Hodgson *

Bedford Modern School Bedford Modern School (often called BMS) is a Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference independent school in Bedford, England. The school has its origins in The Harpur Trust, born from the endowments left by Sir William Harpur in the six ...

— Alex N. J. Tate *

Benenden School Benenden School is an independent boarding school for girls in Kent, England, in Hemsted Park at Benenden, between Cranbrook and Tenterden. Benenden has a boarding population of over 550 girls aged 11 to 18, as well as a limited number of da ...

— Samantha Price *

Berkhamsted School Berkhamsted School is an independent day school in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. The present school was formed in 1997 by the amalgamation of the original Berkhamsted School, founded in 1541 by John Incent, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral ...

— Richard Backhouse *

Birkdale School Birkdale School is a Christian independent school for pupils aged 4–18, in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire in England. Founded by Maurice Asterley, in 1904, the school provides education underpinned by a strong Christian ethos. Birkdal ...

— Peter Harris *

Birkenhead School Birkenhead School is an independent, academically-selective, co-educational day school located in Oxton, Wirral, in North West England. The school offers educational opportunities for girls and boys from three months to eighteen years of ag ...

— Paul Vicars *

Bishop's Stortford College Bishop's Stortford College is a independent day and boarding school in the English public school tradition for more than 1,200 pupils aged 4–18, situated in a campus on the edge of the market town of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, Englan ...

— Kathy Crewe-Read *

Bloxham School Bloxham School, also called All Saints' School, is an independent co-educational day and boarding school of the British public school tradition, located in the village of Bloxham, three miles (5 km) from the town of Banbury in Oxfordshir ...

— Paul Sanderson *

Blundell's School Blundell's School is a co-educational day and boarding independent school in the English public school tradition, located in Tiverton, Devon. It was founded in 1604 under the will of Peter Blundell, one of the richest men in England at the t ...

— Bart Wielenga *

Bolton School Bolton School is an independent day school in Bolton, Greater Manchester. It comprises a co-educational nursery, co-educational infant school (ages 3–7), single sex junior schools (ages 7–11) and single sex senior schools including sixth fo ...

— Philip Britton *

Bootham School Bootham School is an independent Quaker boarding school, on Bootham in the city of York in England. It accepts boys and girls ages 3–19, and had an enrolment of 605 pupils in 2016. It is one of seven Quaker schools in England. The schoo ...

— Christopher P. Jeffery *

Box Hill School Box Hill School is an independent coeducational boarding and day school situated in the village of Mickleham near Dorking, Surrey, England. The school has approximately 425 pupils aged 11–18. 70 percent of students are day students whilst th ...

— Corydon Lowde *

Bradfield College Bradfield College, formally St Andrew's College, Bradfield, is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) for pupils aged 11–18, located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire. It is note ...

— Christopher Stevens *

Bradford Grammar School Bradford Grammar School (BGS) is a co-educational independent day school located in Frizinghall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Entrance is by examination, except for the sixth form, where admission is based on GCSE results. The school ...

— Simon Hinchliffe * Brentwood School — Michael Bond *

Brighton College Brighton College is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 3 to 18 in Brighton, England. The school has three sites: Brighton College (the senior school, ages 11 to 18); Brighton College Preparatory Sc ...

— Richard Cairns *

Bristol Grammar School Bristol Grammar School (BGS) is a 4–18 mixed, independent day school in Bristol, England. It was founded in 1532 by Royal Charter for the teaching of 'good manners and literature', endowed by wealthy Bristol merchants Robert and Nicholas Thorn ...

— Jaideep Barot *

Bromley High School Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, char ...

— Angela Drew *

— Peter Clague *

Bryanston School Bryanston School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) located next to the village of Bryanston, and near the town of Blandford Forum, in Dorset in South West England. It was founded in 1928. ...

— Mark Mortimer * The Bury Grammar Schools — Joanne Anderson *

Canford School Canford School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18). Situated in 300 acres of parkland near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, south west England, it is one of the largest s ...

— Ben Vessey * Caterham School — Ceri Jones *

Charterhouse Charterhouse may refer to: * Charterhouse (monastery), of the Carthusian religious order Charterhouse may also refer to: Places * The Charterhouse, Coventry, a former monastery * Charterhouse School, an English public school in Surrey Londo ...

— Alex Peterken * Cheadle Hulme School — Neil Smith *

Cheltenham College ("Work Conquers All") , established = , closed = , type = Public school Independent School Day and Boarding School , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Head , head = Nicola Hugget ...

— Nicola Huggett *

The Cheltenham Ladies' College Cheltenham Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Consistently ranked as one of the top all-girls' schools nationally, the school was established in 1853 to p ...

— Eve Jardine-Young *

Chetham's School of Music Chetham's School of Music () is an independent co-educational music school in Manchester, England. Chetham's educates students between the ages of 8 and 18, all of whom enter via musical auditions. Students receive a full academic education a ...

— Nicola Smith *

Chigwell School Chigwell School is a co-educational day and boarding independent school in the English public school tradition located in Chigwell, in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It consists of a pre-prep (ages 4–7), Junior School (ages 7–11), Sen ...

— Michael Punt *

Christ's Hospital Christ's Hospital is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 11–18) with a royal charter located to the south of Horsham in West Sussex. The school was founded in 1552 and received its first royal charter in 1553. ...

— Simon H. C. Reid *

Churcher's College Churcher's College is an independent, fee-charging day school for girls and boys, founded in 1722. The Senior School (ages 11–18) is in the market town of Petersfield, Hampshire with the Junior School and Nursery (ages 2 years, 9 months–11) ...

— Simon H. Williams * City of London Freemen's School — Roland Martin *

City of London School , established = , closed = , type = Public school Boys' independent day school , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Alan Bird , chair_label = Chair of Governors , chair = Ian Seaton , founder = John Carpenter , special ...

— Alan Bird * City of London School for Girls — Jenny A. Brown *

Claremont Fan Court School Claremont Fan Court School is a co-educational independent school, for pupils from 2½ to 18 years. Situated outside Esher, in Surrey, sixteen miles from London, it is located on the grounds of the Claremont Estate. It is a member of the Socie ...

— William Brierly *

Clayesmore School Clayesmore School is an independent school for boys and girls, aged 2 – 18 years, in the village of Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England. It is both a day and boarding school and is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (H ...

— Joanne Thomson *

Clifton College ''The spirit nourishes within'' , established = 160 years ago , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent boarding and day school , religion = Christian , president = , head_label = Head of College , hea ...

— Tim Greene *

Cokethorpe School Cokethorpe School is an independent day school in Hardwick, West Oxfordshire, about south of Witney. It was founded in 1957 by Francis Brown. It is a member of HMC, IAPS, and The Society of Heads (formerly known as SHMIS). The school has ...

— Damian Ettinger *

Colfe's School Colfe's School, previously Colfe's Grammar School is a co-educational independent day school in Lee in the London Borough of Lewisham, in southeast London, England, and one of the oldest schools in London. The school is a member of the Headmaste ...

— Richard Russell *

Colston's School Collegiate School (formerly known as Colston's Collegiate School and Colston’s School) is an independent day school in Bristol, England, and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It is currently in a period of transit ...

— Jeremy McCullough *

Cranleigh School Cranleigh School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey. History It was opened on 29 September 1865 as a boys' school 'to provide a sound and plain education, on the principles o ...

— Martin S. Reader *

Culford School Culford School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for pupils age 1-18 in the village of Culford, miles north of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. The headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Con ...

— Julian Johnson-Munday *

Dame Allan's Schools Dame Allan's Schools is a collection of independent day schools in Fenham, in the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It comprises a coeducational junior school, single-sex senior schools and a coeducational sixth form. Founded in 1705 a ...

— Will Scott *

Dauntsey's School Dauntsey's School is a public school (independent boarding and day school) for pupils aged 11–18 in the village of West Lavington, Wiltshire, England. The school was founded in 1542, in accordance with the will of William Dauntesey, a mast ...

— Mark J. Lascelles *

Dean Close School Dean Close School is a public school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The school is divided into pre-prep, preparatory and senior schools located on separate but adjacent sites outside Cheltenham town centre, occupying the largest privat ...

— Emma L. C. Taylor *

Denstone College Denstone College is a mixed, independent, boarding and day school in Denstone, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. It is a Woodard School, having been founded by Nathaniel Woodard, and so Christian traditions are practised as part of Colleg ...

— Lotte Tulloch *

Downe House School Downe House School is a selective independent girls' day and boarding school in Cold Ash, a village near Newbury, Berkshire, for girls aged 11–18. The ''Good Schools Guide'' described Downe House as an "Archetypal traditional girls' full ...

— Emma McKendrick *

Downside School Downside School is a co-educational Catholic independent boarding and day school in the English public school tradition for pupils aged 11 to 18. It is located between Bath, Frome, Wells and Bruton, and is attached to Downside Abbey. Original ...

– Andrew Hobbs *

— Joseph A.F. Spence *

Durham School Durham School is an independent boarding and day school in the English public school tradition located in Durham, North East England and was an all-boys institution until 1985, when girls were admitted to the sixth form. The school takes pupils ...

— Kieran McLaughlin *

Eastbourne College Eastbourne College is a co-educational independent school in the British public school tradition, for day and boarding pupils aged 13–18, in the town of Eastbourne on the south coast of England. The College's headmaster is Tom Lawson. Over ...

— Tom Lawson * Edgbaston High School — Clare Marco *

Ellesmere College (''Striving for one's country'') , established = 1879 , song = ''Jerusalem'' , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding schoolDay School , religious_affiliation = Church of England , president = , head_label ...

— Brendan J. Wignall *

Eltham College Eltham College is an independent day school situated in Mottingham, southeast London. Eltham and Mottingham once formed part of the same parish, hence its name. It is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). Early hi ...

— Guy R. Sanderson * Emanuel School — Robert S. Milne *

Epsom College Epsom College is a co-educational independent school on Epsom Downs, Surrey, England, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It was founded in 1853 as a boys' school to provide support for poor members of the medical profession such as pensioners and orph ...

— Jay A. Piggot *

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...

— Simon Henderson *

Exeter School Exeter School is an independent co-educational day school for pupils between the ages of 7 and 18 in Exeter, Devon, England. In 2019, there were around 200 pupils in the Junior School and 700 in the Senior School. History The School traces it ...

— Louise Simpson *

— Christopher Townsend *

Forest School Forest School or Forrest School may refer to: Educational philosophy * Forest school (learning style), a learner centred outdoor learning approach. Religious philosophy * Thai Forest Tradition, a Theravada school of Buddhism in Thailand. * Sri La ...

— Marcus Cliff Hodges *

Framlingham College Framlingham College is a public school (independent day and boarding school) in the town of Framlingham, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Together with its preparatory school and nursery at Brandeston Hall, it serves pupils from 3 to 18 ye ...

— J. Louise M. North * Francis Holland, Regent's Park — Charles Fillingham * Francis Holland, Sloane Square — Lucy Elphinstone *

Frensham Heights School Frensham Heights School is an independent school and sixth form college located near Farnham, Surrey, England, run by the registered charity, Frensham Heights Educational Trust Ltd. It was founded in 1925 and formed as part of the movement for ...

— Rick Clarke *

Giggleswick School Giggleswick School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in Giggleswick, near Settle, North Yorkshire, England. Early school In 1499, Giggleswick School was founded on half an acre of land leased by the Prior an ...

— Mark Turnbull * Godolphin School — Emma J.F. Hattersley * The Godolphin and Latymer School — Frances M. Ramsey *

The Grammar School at Leeds The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) is an Independent school, independent fee-charging school in Leeds, England, created on 4 August 2005 by the merger of Leeds Grammar School (founded ) and Leeds Girls' High School (co-founded in 1876 by Frances ...

A merger between the all-boys

Leeds Grammar School Leeds Grammar School was an independent school founded 1552 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Originally a male-only school, in August 2005 it merged with Leeds Girls' High School to form The Grammar School at Leeds. The two schools physicall ...

(HMC member) and

Leeds Girls' High School Leeds Girls' High School (LGHS) was an independent, selective, fee-paying school for girls aged 3–18 founded in 1876 in Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It merged with Leeds Grammar School in 2005 to form The Grammar School at Le ...

— Sue Woodroofe * The Grange School — Lorraine Earps * Gresham's School — Douglas Robb *

Guildford High School Guildford High School is an independent day school for girls that was founded in 1888. Approximately 1,000 girls between ages 4 to 18 attend the school from Guildford and its surrounding towns and villages. The school comprises a Junior School ...

— Fiona J. Boulton *

Haberdashers' Boys' School Haberdashers' Boys' School (also known as Haberdashers', Habs, or Habs Boys), until September 2021 known as Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, is a public school for pupils age 4 to 18 in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England. The school is a m ...

— Gus R. Lock * Haileybury — Martin Collier *

Halliford School Halliford School is a selective boys independent day school, which also admits girls into its sixth form, in Lower Halliford, Shepperton, Surrey, England. The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). The cu ...

— James Davies *

Hampton School Hampton School (formerly Hampton Grammar School) is an independent boys' day school in Hampton, Greater London, England. It is regarded as one of the top independent schools in the country. Hampton School’s A-Level and GCSE results in 2021 ...

— Kevin Knibbs * Harrow School — W. M. Alastair Land *

Hereford Cathedral School Hereford Cathedral School is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school for pupils of ages 3 to 18 years, from Nursery to Sixth Form. Its headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school's premi ...

— Michael Gray * Highgate School — Adam S. Pettitt *

Hurstpierpoint College (''Blessed are the pure in heart'') , established = , closed = , type = Public SchoolIndependent School , religious_affiliation = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Dominic M ...

— Tim Manly *

Hymers College Hymers College is a co-educational independent day school in Kingston upon Hull, located on the site of the old Botanical Gardens. It is one of the leading schools in the East Riding of Yorkshire and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistres ...

— Justin Stanley *

Ibstock Place School Ibstock Place School is an independent co-educational day school for pupils aged 4–18 located in Roehampton, southwest London. It was founded as the Froebel Demonstration School, owing to its affiliation with the Froebel Institute and the d ...

— Chris Wolsey * Immanuel College — Gary Griffin *

Ipswich School Ipswich School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) for pupils aged 3 to 18 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. North of the town centre, Ipswich School has four parts on three adjacent sites. The Pre-Prep and Nursery ...

— Nicholas J. Weaver *

James Allen's Girls' School James Allen's Girls' School, abbreviated JAGS, is an independent day school situated in Dulwich, South London, England. It is the second oldest girls’ independent school in Great Britain - Godolphin School in Salisbury being the oldest, founde ...

— Alex Hutchinson *

The John Lyon School ("May the fortune of the house stand") , established = 1876 , closed = , type = Public School Independent Day School , religion = , president = , head_ ...

— Katherine E. Haynes *

Kent College ) , established = 1885 , closed = , type = Public SchoolIndependent day and boarding school , religious_affiliation = Methodist , president = , head_label = , hea ...

— David J. Lamper *

Kent College, Pembury Kent College is an independent day and boarding school from 3-18. Forest Explorers Nursery is for girls and boys from rising 3 years, boys can join Reception Class and Year 1, and from September 2023 Year 2 as the Prep School becomes a co-ed sc ...

— Julie Lodrick *

Kimbolton School Kimbolton School is a British HMC co-educational independent day and boarding school in the rural village of Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, England. There are 1000 students, aged 4 to 18. Boarding and flexi-boarding is available to a limited ...

— Jonathan Belbin *

King Edward VI School, Southampton King Edward VI School (also known as King Edward's, or KES) is a selective co-educational independent school founded in Southampton, United Kingdom, in 1553. The school was founded at the request of William Capon, who bequeathed money in hi ...

— Neal Parker *

King Edward's School, Bath King Edward's School (KES), Bath, Somerset, England is an independent co-educational day school providing education for 1,016 pupils aged 3 to 18. The school is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school was establi ...

— Martin J. Boden *

King Edward's School, Birmingham King Edward's School (KES) is an independent day school for boys in the British public school tradition, located in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Founded by King Edward VI in 1552, it is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Bir ...

– Dr Katy Ricks *

King Edward's School, Witley King Edward's Witley is an independent co-educational boarding and day school, founded in 1553 by King Edward VI and Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London and Westminster. The School is located in the village of Wormley (near Witley), Surrey, Engl ...

— Joanna Wright * King's Bruton — Ian S. Wilmhurst *

King's College, Taunton (Strong and faithful) , established = 1880 , closed = , type = Independent day and boarding , religious_affiliation = Church of England , president = , head_label ...

— Richard R. Biggs *

King's College School King's College School, also known as Wimbledon, KCS, King's and KCS Wimbledon, is a public school in Wimbledon, southwest London, England. The school was founded in 1829 by King George IV, as the junior department of King's College London an ...

— Anne Cotton *

— Peter J.M. Roberts *

The King's School, Chester The King's School, Chester, is a British co-educational independent day school for children aged 4 to 18. It is one of the seven 'King's Schools' established (or re-endowed and renamed) by King Henry VIII in 1541 after the Dissolution of ...

— George Hartley *

King's Ely King's Ely (renamed from "The King's School" in March 2012),The School's Terms and Conditions and the Companies House registration would suggest that the School's legal name remains "The King's School, Ely" is a co-educational public school ...

— John Attwater *

The King's School, Gloucester The King's School is a co-educational independent day school in Gloucester, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It traces its heritage to a monastic school founded in the 11th century in the cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral. It became ...

— David C. A. Morton *

The King's School, Macclesfield The King's School, Macclesfield, is an independent school for day pupils in Prestbury, Cheshire, England, and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It was founded in 1502 by Sir John Percyvale, a former Lord Mayor of Lon ...

— Jason Slack * King's Rochester — Ben Charles *

King William's College King William's College (nicknamed KWC or King Bill's; gv, Colleish Ree Illiam) is an independent school for pupils aged 3 to 18, located near Castletown on the Isle of Man. It is a member of the International Baccalaureate and Headmasters' and ...

, Isle of Man – Joss Buchanan *

The King's School, Worcester The King's School, Worcester is an English independent day school refounded by Henry VIII in 1541. It occupies a site adjacent to Worcester Cathedral on the banks of the River Severn in the centre of the city of Worcester. It offers mixed-sex ma ...

— Gareth Doodes *

Kingston Grammar School Kingston Grammar School is an independent co-educational day school in Kingston upon Thames, England. The school was founded by Royal Charter in 1561 but can trace its roots back to at least the 13th century.

— Stephen Lehec *

Kingswood School (''In The Right Way Quickly'') , established = , closed = , type = Independent , religious_affiliation = Methodist , president = , head_label = Headmaste ...

— Andrew Gordon-Brown *

Kirkham Grammar School Kirkham Grammar School is a selective, co-educational independent school in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. It was founded in 1549. Its roots can be traced back to the chantry school attached to St Michael's Church in the 13th century. The sc ...

— Daniel Berry *

Lady Eleanor Holles School Lady Eleanor Holles School (often abbreviated to LEH or LEHS) is an independent day school for girls in Hampton, London. It consists of a small junior school and a larger senior school, which operate from different buildings on the same site. It ...

— Heather Hanbury *

— Dominic Oliver * Langley School — Jon E. Perriss *

Latymer Upper School (Slowly Therefore Surely) , established = , closed = , sister_school = Godolphin and Latymer School , type = Public schoolIndependent day school , head_label = H ...

— David Goodhew * Leicester Grammar School — John W. Watson *

Leighton Park School Leighton Park School is a co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils in Reading in South East England. The school's ethos is closely tied to the Quaker values, having been founded as a Quaker School in 1890. The school's ...

— Matthew L. S. Judd *

The Leys School The Leys School is a co-educational independent school in Cambridge, England. It is a day and boarding school for about 574 pupils between the ages of eleven and eighteen, and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Histo ...

— Martin J. Priestley *

Lincoln Minster School Lincoln Minster School (Known locally as "LMS" or "The Minster") is an independent co-educational day and boarding school in Lincoln, England. It comprises three schools: the nursery and pre-preparatory, preparatory, and senior school. While the ...

— Maria Young *

Lingfield College Lingfield College is an independent day school situated in Lingfield in the English county of Surrey, for pupils aged two to eighteen. It was originally a boarding school for girls and became fully co-educational in 1996. As of 2022 there are ...

— Richard W. Bool *

Lord Wandsworth College Lord Wandsworth College (LWC) is a co-educational independent school in Long Sutton, Hampshire, England, for day and boarding pupils between the ages of 11–18, which occupies a 1,200 acre campus and is known for its charitable foundation. It ...

— Adam Williams *

Loughborough Grammar School , religion = Christian , head_label = Headmaster , head = Dr Daniel Koch , r_head_label = Chaplain , r_head = Revd E J York , chair_label = Chairman ...

— Christopher Barnett * Magdalen College School — Helen Pike * Malvern College — Keith Metcalfe *

The Manchester Grammar School The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) in Manchester, England, is the largest independent day school for boys in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1515 as a free grammar school next to Manchester Parish Church, it moved in 1931 to its present site a ...

— Martin A. Boulton * Marlborough College — Louise Moelwyn-Hughes *

Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby ("Small things grow in harmony" - Sallust) , established = , closed = , type = Public School Independent school; Day school , religion = , president = , head_label = Head Master , head = Mr Deiniol Wil ...

— David J. Wickes * Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood — Simon Everson * Millfield — Gavin Horgan * The Mill Hill School Foundation — Antony Spencer * Monkton Combe School — Chris Wheeler * Moreton Hall — George Budd * Mount Kelly — Guy Ayling *

Mount St Mary's College Mount St Mary's College is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school situated at Spinkhill, Derbyshire, England. It was founded in 1842 by the Society of Jesus (better known as the Jesuits), and has buildings designed by notable ar ...

— Daniel Wright * New Hall School — Katherine A. Jeffrey *

Newcastle High School for Girls Newcastle High School for Girls is an independent day school for girls aged 3–18 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The Junior School is at Sandyford Park and the Senior School is located in the neighbouring suburb of Jesmond. The school was f ...

— Michael Tippett * Newcastle-under-Lyme School — Michael Getty * Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School — Geoffrey Stanford *

— Steffan Griffiths *Norwich High School for Girls – Alison Sefton *

Nottingham High School , motto_translation = Praise to the end , address = Waverley Mount , city = Nottingham , county = Nottinghamshire , postcode = NG7 4ED , country = England , coordinates = , type = Independent day school , established = , closed = , religious ...

— Kevin D. Fear *

Notting Hill & Ealing High School Notting Hill and Ealing High School is an independent school for girls aged 4 – 18 in Ealing, London. Founded in 1873, it is one of the 26 schools that make up the Girls' Day School Trust. It has a Junior Department of 310 girls (ages 4–11) ...

– Matthew R.C. Shoults *

Oakham School (Like runners, they pass on the torch of life) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president ...

— Henry W.F. Price *

Oldham Hulme Grammar School Oldham Hulme Grammar School, formerly Hulme Grammar School, is a private grammar school in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. History Oldham Grammar School was founded in 1611 by several charitable individuals including Laurence Chadeton, b ...

— Craig J.D. Mairs *

The Oratory School The Oratory School () is an HMC Co-educational Independent school (United Kingdom), independent Roman Catholic day and boarding school for pupils aged 11–18 located in Woodcote, north-west of Reading, Berkshire, Reading. Founded in 1859 by S ...

— Joseph J. Smith * Oswestry School — Lyndsay Lang *

Oundle School Oundle School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) for pupils 11–18 situated in the market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. The school has been governed by the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City ...

— Sarah Kerr-Dineen *

Pangbourne College Pangbourne College is a co-educational independent day and boarding school located in the civil parish of Pangbourne, in the English county of Berkshire. It is set in 230 acres, on a hill south-west of the village, in an Area of Outstanding Nat ...

— Thomas J.C. Garnier *

The Perse School (He who does things for others does them for himself) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day school , religion = Nondenominational Christian , president = , head_label = Head , h ...

— Edward C. Elliott *

Plymouth College Plymouth College is a co-educational independent school in Plymouth, Devon. History The school was established in 1877. In 1896 Plymouth College bought Mannamead School (founded in 1854), and was temporarily known as Plymouth and Mannamead ...

— Jo Hayward * Pocklington School — Toby Seth * Portsmouth Grammar School — Anne K. Cotton * Princethorpe College — Ed D. Hester * Prior Park College — Ben J.C. Horan * Putteridge High School – David Graham * Putney High School — Suzie K. Longstaff * Queen Anne's School — Julia Harrington * Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield — Richard Brookes * Queen Elizabeth's Hospital — Rupert Heathcote * Queen's College, Taunton, Queen's College — Julian Noad * Queenswood School, Queenswood — Jo Cameron * Radley College — John S. Moule * Ratcliffe College — Jonathan P. Reddin * Reading Blue Coat School — Peter Thomas * Reed's School — Mark W. Hoskins * Redmaids' High School, Redmaids’ High School – Paul Dwyer * Reigate Grammar School — Shaun A. Fenton * Rendcomb College — Robert T. Jones *

— Mark Semmence * Rossall School — Jeremy A. Quartermain * Roedean School — Oliver Blond * Royal Grammar School, Guildford — Jonathan M. Cox * RGS Worcester — John D.C. Pitt * Royal High School, Bath — Kate Reynolds * Royal Hospital School, The Royal Hospital School — Simon Lockyer * Royal Masonic School for Girls, The Royal Masonic School for Girls — Kevin Carson * Royal Russell School — Christopher J. Hutchinson * Rugby School — Peter R.A. Green * Ryde School, Ryde School with Upper Chine — William Turner * St Albans School, Hertfordshire, St Albans School — Jonathan W.J. Gillespie * St Albans High School for Girls — Amber Waite * St Bede's College, Manchester, St Bede's College — Sandra Pike * St Benedict's School, Ealing, St Benedict's School — Andrew Johnson * St Columba's College, St Albans — David R. Buxton * St Dunstan's College — Nicholas P. Hewlett * St. Edmund's College, Ware, St Edmund's College — Matthew Mostyn * St Edmund's School — Edward G. O'Connor * St Edward's School, Oxford — Alistair Chirnside * St George's College, Weybridge — Rachel Owens * St Helen and St Katharine — Rebecca J. Dougall * St John's School, Leatherhead — Rowena Cole * St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, St Lawrence College — Barney Durrant * St Mary's School, Calne, St Mary's Calne — Felicia Kirk * St Mary's College, Crosby, St Mary's College — Michael A. Kennedy * St Mary's School Ascot — Danuta Staunton * St Paul's Girls' School — Sarah K. Fletcher * St Paul's School, London, St Paul's School — Sally-Anne Huang * St Peter's School, York, St Peter's School — Jeremy M. P. Walker * St Swithun's School, Winchester, St Swithun's School — Jane S. Gandee * Seaford College — John Green (headmaster), John Green * Sedbergh School — Dan Harrison * Sevenoaks School — Jesse Elzinga *

— Dominic A. Luckett * Sherborne School for Girls, Sherborne Girls — Ruth M. S. Sullivan * Shiplake College — Tyrone Howe * Shrewsbury School — Leo Winkley * Sidcot School — Iain Kilpatrick * Sir William Perkins's School — Chris C. Muller * Solihull School — David E.J.J. Lloyd * South Hampstead High School — Victoria Bingham * Stamford School, Stamford Endowed Schools — Will M. Phelan * Stephen Perse Foundation, The Stephen Perse Foundation — Richard Girvan * Stockport Grammar School — Paul M. Owen * Stonyhurst College — John R. Browne * Stowe School — Anthony K. Wallersteiner * Streatham and Clapham High School – Millan Sachania * Surbiton High School — Rebecca Glover * Sutton Valence School — James Thomas * Taunton School — Lee C. Glaser *

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— James E. Priory * Tormead School – David Boyd * Hull Collegiate School, Tranby School — Alexandra Wilson * Trent College — Bill J. Penty * Trinity School of John Whitgift, Trinity School — Alasdair J. Kennedy * Truro School — Andrew Johnson * University College School — Mark J. Beard *

— Richard J. Maloney * Warminster School — Matt R. Williams * Warwick Schools Foundation – Richard Nicholson * Wellingborough School — Andrew Holman * Wellington College, Berkshire, Wellington College — James Dahl * Wellington School, Somerset, Wellington School — Eugene A. du Toit * Wells Cathedral School — Alastair Tighe * West Buckland School — Phillip Stapleton * Westminster School — Gary Savage * Whitgift School — Chris D. Ramsey * Winchester College — Tim Hands * Wimbledon High School — Fionnuala Kennedy * Wisbech Grammar School — Chris Staley * Withington Girls' School — Sarah Haslam * Woldingham School — James Whitehead * Wolverhampton Grammar School — Alex Frazer * Woodbridge School – Shona Norman * Woodhouse Grove School — James Lockwood * Worksop College – John Price * Worth School — Stuart McPherson * Wrekin College — Tim Firth * Wycliffe College (Gloucestershire), Wycliffe College — Nick Gregory * Wycombe Abbey — Jo F. Duncan * Yarm School — P. Huw Williams

Scotland

* Albyn School – Stefan Horsman * Dollar Academy — Ian H. Munro * Edinburgh Academy, The Edinburgh Academy — Barry G. Welsh * Stewart's Melville College, Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools — Linda A. Moule (consisting of two single-sex secondary schools – Stewart's Melville College and The Mary Erskine School - alongside the mixed gender ESMS Junior School and ESMS Sixth Form). * Fettes College — Helen Harrison * George Heriot's School — Gareth Warren * George Watson's College — Melvyn W. Roffe * Glasgow Academy, The Glasgow Academy — Matthew K. Pearce * Glenalmond College – Michael Alderson * Gordonstoun School — Lisa Kerr * High School of Dundee — Lise Hudson * High School of Glasgow, The High School of Glasgow — John O'Neill * Hutchesons' Grammar School — Colin Gambles * Kelvinside Academy — Daniel Wyatt * Lomond School — Johanna Urquhart * Loretto School — Graham Hawley * Merchiston Castle School — Jonathan Anderson * Morrison's Academy —Andrew McGarva * Robert Gordon's College — Robin Macpherson * St Aloysius' College (Glasgow), St Aloysius' College — Matthew Bartlett * St. Columba's School (Kilmacolm), St Columba's School, Kilmacolm — Victoria Reilly * St Leonards School — Simon Brian * Strathallan School — Mark Lauder

Wales

* The Cathedral School, Llandaff — Clare Sherwood * Christ College, Brecon, Christ College — Gareth D. Pearson * Howell's School, Llandaff — Sally Davis * Monmouth School for Boys – Simon Dorman * Rougemont School —Robert Carnevale

Northern Ireland

* Belfast Royal Academy — Hilary Woods * Campbell College — Robert Robinson * Coleraine Academical Institution, Coleraine Grammar School — David R.J. Carruthers * Royal Belfast Academical Institution — Janet Williamson * The Royal School, Armagh, Royal School, Armagh — Graham G. W. Montgomery * Royal School Dungannon, The Royal School Dungannon — David Burnett

Guernsey

* Elizabeth College, Guernsey, Elizabeth College — Jenny Palmer

Jersey

* Victoria College, Jersey, Victoria College — Dr Gareth hughes

Isle of Man

— Joss H. Buchanan

Republic of Ireland

* Clongowes Wood College — Christopher Lumb * The King's Hospital — Mark E. Ronan * Saint Columba's College, Dublin — Mark T. Boobbyer

International members

Africa

* Michaelhouse, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa — Antony Clarke * Peponi School, Ruiru, Kiambu County, Kenya — Mark Durston * Peterhouse Boys' School, Marondera, Zimbabwe — Jonathan Trafford

Asia

* The British School, New Delhi, India — Vanita Uppal * British School Jakarta, Indonesia — David N. Butcher * Cathedral and John Connon School, The Cathedral & John Connon School, Mumbai, India — Meera Isaacs * The Doon School, Dehradun, India — Dr Jagpreet Singh (educationist), Jagpreet Singh * Harrow International School Bangkok – Jonathan Standen * Harrow International School Hong Kong, Harrow International School, Hong Kong — Ann Haydon * The International School Bangalore, India – Dr Caroline Pascoe * Jerudong International School, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam — Nicholas E. Sheehan * Kellett School, Kellet School, The British International School in Hong Kong — Mark S. Steed * Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia — Glenn Moodie * Marlborough College Malaysia, Marlborough College, Malaysia — Alan D. Stevens * Shrewsbury International School, Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok, Thailand — Chris P. Seal * Tanglin Trust School, Singapore — Craig Considine

Australia and New Zealand

* Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane — Alan Campbell * Camberwell Grammar School, Balwyn, Victoria — Paul Hicks * The King's School, Sydney, The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales — Anthony L. George * Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne, Methodist Ladies' College, Kew, Melbourne — Diana C. Vernon * Scotch College, Melbourne, Scotch College, Hawthorn, Victoria — I. Tom Batty * The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales — Ian P. M. Lambert * St Leonard's College (Melbourne), St Leonard's College, Brighton East, Victoria — Stuart Davis * Christ’s College, Christchurch, Canterbury

Central, North and South America

* The Grange School, Santiago, Chile — Rachid R. Benammar * St. George's College, Quilmes, St George's College, Buenos Aires, Argentina — James Diver * St George's College North, Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires, Argentina — Oliver Proctor * St Paul's School, Brazil São Paulo, Brazil — Titus Edge

Continental Europe

* Aiglon College, Chesières, Switzerland — Richard M. McDonald * British School of Barcelona, The British School of Barcelona, Spain — Jonathan Locke * British School of Brussels, The British School of Brussels, Tervuren, Belgium — Melanie Warnes * The British School of Milan, Italy — Chris Greenhalgh * British School of Paris, The British School of Paris, Croissy sur Seine, France — Nicholas Hammond * The British School in the Netherlands, Voorschoten, The Netherlands — Heath Monk * Campion School (Athens), Campion School, Pallini, Athens, Greece— Mike Henderson * The English College in Prague, Praha, Czech Republic — Nigel Brown * The English School Nicosia, The English School, Nicosia, Cyprus — David A. Lambon * Kings College, Madrid, King's College, Soto de Viñuelas, Madrid, Spain — Matthew Taylor * St. Catherine's British School, St Catherine's British School, Athens, Greece — Stuart Smith * St George's, Rome – David P. Tongue * St Julian's School, Quinta Nova, Portugal — Paul Morgan

Middle East

* Brighton College#Brighton College Abu Dhabi, Brighton College Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — Helen Wilkinson * The British School – Al Khubairat, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — Mark Leppard * British School Muscat, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman — Kai Vacher * Doha College, Doha, State of Qatar — Steffen Sommer * Dubai College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Michael E. Lambert * GEMS Education#United Arab Emirates, GEMS Wellington Academy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Kevin Loft * Jumeirah English Speaking School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Shane O’Brien * St. Christopher's School, Bahrain, St Christopher's School, Isa Town, Kingdom of Bahrain — Simon Watson

Associates

* Bangor Grammar School, Bangor, County Down – Elizabeth Huddleson * Bishop Wordsworth's School, Salisbury, Wiltshire — Stuart Smallwood * Gordon's School, Woking, Surrey — Andrew Moss * Methodist College Belfast, Belfast, County Antrim – Scott Naismith * Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls, Monmouth School for Girls, Monmouth, Monmouthshire – Jessica Miles * Pate's Grammar School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire – Russel Ellicott * The Judd School, Tonbridge, Kent – Jon Woods * Wymondham College, Morley, Norfolk – Dan Browning

HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe

HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe is a charity offering opportunities for students and young teachers from Central and Eastern Europe to develop themselves, by coming to HMC member schools in the UK for a year.

Chairs of the HMC

Chairmen of the Headmasters' Conference

The following are the Chairmen of the HMC until 1996. *

, Headmaster,

, 1869 * Daniel Harper, Head-master,

, 1870 * John Dyne, Head Master, Highgate School, 1871 * A R Vardy, Chief Master,

, 1872 * George Ridding, G Ridding, Head Master, Winchester College, 1873 * Alfred Carver, Master,

, 1874 * John Percival (bishop), John Percival, Headmaster,

, 1875 * Thomas Jex-Blake, T W Jex-Blake, Head Master, Rugby School, 1876 * G C Bell, Master, Marlborough College, 1877 * Henry Montagu Butler, H M Butler, Head Master, Harrow School, 1878 * James John Hornby, J J Hornby, Head Master,

, 1879–80 * E C Wickham, Head Master, Wellington College, Berkshire, Wellington College, 1881 * H W Eve, Head Master, University College School, 1882–83 * E M Young, Head Master,

, 1884–85 * William Haig Brown, W Haig Brown, Head Master,

, 1886–87 * William Fearon (priest), W A Fearon, Head Master, Winchester College, 1888–89 * Edmond Warre, E Warre, Head Master,

, 1890–91 * L W Baker, Headmaster, Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, Merchant Taylors' School, 1892–93 * Edmond Warre, E Warre, Head Master,

, 1894–95 * Herbert Armitage James, H A James, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1896 * Edward Lyttelton, E Lyttelton, Headmaster, Haileybury College, Haileybury, 1897 * H W Moss, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1898–99 * Herbert Branston Gray, Dr H B Gray, Head Master,

, 1900 * H W Moss, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1901 * C C Tancock, Headmaster,

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, 1902 * Edward Lyttelton, E Lyttelton, Headmaster, Haileybury, 1903 * A W Upcott, Head Master,

, 1904 * G Rendell, Head Master,

, 1905 * S R James, Headmaster, Malvern College, 1906 * C E Brownrigg, Master, Magdalen College School, 1907 * R Arbuthnot Nairn, Head Master, Merchant Taylors' School, 1908 * W T A Barber, Headmaster,

, 1909 * Edward Lyttelton, E Lyttelton, Head Master,

, 1910 * N C Smith, Head-master,

, 1911 * J Gow, Head Master, Westminster School, 1912 * W C Eppstein, Headmaster, Reading Blue Coat School, 1913 * F Fletcher, Head Master,

, 1914–15 * Albert David (bishop), A A David, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1916–18 * F Fletcher, Head Master,

, 1919 * Albert David (bishop), A A David, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1920–21 * R Cary Gilson, Chief Master,

, 1922 * F Fletcher, Head Master,

, 1923 * Cyril Alington, Head Master,

, 1924–25 * F Fletcher, Headmaster,

, 1926–27 * R Cary Gilson, Chief Master,

, 1928 * F. Fletcher, Headmaster,

, 1929 * F B Malim, Master, Wellington College, Berkshire, Wellington College, 1930 * F Fletcher, Headmaster,

, 1931 * F B Malim, Master, Wellington College, Berkshire, Wellington College, 1932 * Cyril Norwood, D C Norwood, Head Master, Harrow School, 1933 * F Fletcher, Headmaster,

, 1934 * F B Malim, Master, Wellington College, Berkshire, Wellington College, 1935 * H H Hardy, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1936–38 * Spencer Leeson, Head Master, Winchester College, 1939–44 * J Wolfenden, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1945 * J Wolfenden, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1946 * H Lyon, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1947 * J Wolfenden, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1948 * J Wolfenden, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1949 * G C Turner, Headmaster,

, 1950 * Robert Birley, R Birley, Head Master,

, 1951–52 * E James, High Master, The Manchester Grammar School, 1953–54 * Walter Hamilton (Master of Magdalene College), Walter Hamilton, Headmaster, Westminster School, 1955–56 * R Birley, Head Master,

, 1957–58 * Desmond Lee, Head Master, Winchester College, 1959–60 * C P C Smith, Headmaster, Haileybury, 1961–62 * D R Wigram, Headmaster, Monkton Combe School, 1963–64 and 1964-65 * Walter Hamilton (Master of Magdalene College), Walter Hamilton, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1965–66 * Desmond Lee, Head Master, Winchester College, 1967 * D D Lindsay, Headmaster, Malvern College, 1968 * T E B Howarth, High Master, St Paul's School, London, St Paul's School, 1969 * J MacKay, Headmaster,

, 1970 * Donald Wright (schoolmaster), A R D Wright, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1971 * F H Shaw, Headmaster, King's College School, Wimbledon, 1972 * F F Fisher, Master, Wellington College, Berkshire, Wellington College, 1973 * Michael McCrum, Head Master,

, 1974 * N P Barry, Headmaster, Ampleforth College, 1975 * R W Young, Principal, George Watson's College, 1976 * John Rae (headmaster), J M Rae, Headmaster, Westminster School, 1977 * David Baggley, Headmaster,

, 1978 * J S Woodhouse, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1979 * I D S Beer, Headmaster,

, 1980 * John Thorn (headmaster), John Thorn, Head Master, Winchester College, 1981 * J W Hele, High Master, St Paul's School, London, St Paul's School, 1982 * Roger Ellis, Master, Marlborough College, 1983 * David Emms, Master,

, 1984 * B H McGowan, Headmaster, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, 1985 * C H D Everett, Headmaster,

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, 1986 * M J W Rogers, Headmaster,

, 1987 * D A G Smith, Headmaster,

, 1988 * M M Marriott, Headmaster,

, 1989 * D. J. Jewel], Master, Haileybury, 1990 * J. G. Parker, High Master,

, 1991 * D. L. Milroy, Headmaster, Ampleforth College, 1992 * R. J. Wilson, Headmaster, Trinity School of John Whitgift, Trinity School, 1993 * R. de C Chapman, Headmaster, Malvern College, 1994 * Hugh Wright, Chief Master,

, 1995 * Anthony Evans, Headmaster, Portsmouth Grammar School, 1996

Chairs of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference

The following are the Chairs of the HMC after 1996. * Michael Mavor, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1997 * Patrick Tobin, Principal, Stewart's Melville College, 1998 * James Sabben-Clare, Headmaster, Winchester College, 1999 * Tom Wheare, Headmaster,

, 2000 * Chris Brown, Headmaster,

, 2001 * E. Gould, Master, Marlborough College, 2002 * G. Able, Master,

, 2003 * Martin Stephen, High Master,

/St Paul's School, London, St Paul's School, 2004 * Priscilla Chadwick, Principal, Berkhamsted Collegiate School, 2005 * Andrew Boggis, Warden, Forest School (Walthamstow), Forest School, 2006 * Nigel Richardson, Headmaster,

, 2007 <*> * Bernard Trafford, Headmaster, Wolverhampton Grammar School, 2007–2008 * Tim Hastie-Smith, Headmaster,

, 2008–2009 * Andrew Grant, Headmaster, St Albans School (Hertfordshire), St Albans School, 2009–2010 * David Levin, Headmaster,

, 2010–2011 * Kenneth Durham, Headmaster, University College School, 2011–2012 * Chris Ray, High Master, Manchester Grammar School, 2012–2013 * Timothy Hands, Tim Hands, Master, Magdalen College School, 2013–2014 * Richard Harman, Headmaster,

, 2014–2015 * Christopher King, Headmaster, Leicester Grammar School, 2015–2016 * Mike Buchanan, Headmaster,

, 2016–2017 * Christopher King, Headmaster, Leicester Grammar School, 2017-2018 * Shaun Fenton, Headmaster, Reigate Grammar School, 2018–2019 * Fiona Boulton, Headmistress,

, 2019 -2020 * Sally-Anne Huang, High Master, St Paul's School, London, St Paul's School, 2020-2021 * Richard Backhouse, Principal,

, 2021-2022 * Melvyn Roffe, Principal, George Watson's College, 2022 - 2023 <*> Change to Academic Year Chairmanship

Chairs of the HMC Committee

The following were Chairmen of the HMC Committee in the early years of the Conference. In these years they served alongside the Chairman of the Conference (the ‘annual meeting’) until, in 1921, it was agreed that the Chairman of the Annual Meeting should always also be Chairman of the HMC Committee. * George Ridding, G Ridding, Head Master, Winchester College, 1870, 1871, 1872 * Daniel Harper, Head Master, Sherborne School, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878 * G C Bell, Master, Marlborough College, 1879, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1885, 1886, 1887 * Thomas Jex-Blake, T W Jex-Blake, Head Master, Rugby School, 1880 * E C Wickham, Head Master, Wellington College, 1884, 1888 * E Warre, Head Master, Eton College, 1889, 1893 * William Fearon (priest), W A Fearon, Head Master, Winchester College, 1891, 1895 * E Lyttelton, Headmaster, Haileybury, 1898, 1902, 1904 * H W Moss, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1900 * J Gow, Head Master, Westminster School, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1911 * R Cary Gilson, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham, 1909, 1910 * F Fletcher, Head Master, Charterhouse, 1913 * C Lowry, Headmaster, Tonbridge School, 1916

Chairs of the HMC by Institution

References

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List of HMC member schools

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Jersey

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International members

Africa

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Australia and New Zealand

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Continental Europe

Middle East

Associates

HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe

Chairs of the HMC

Chairmen of the Headmasters' Conference

Chairs of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference

Chairs of the HMC Committee

Chairs of the HMC by Institution

See also

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