Sir Andrew Charles Parmley, (born 17 October 1956) is Principal of the Harrodian School in

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, London, and served as

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for 2016–17.

Early life

Born in

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, the third of three sons, Parmley was educated at Blackpool Grammar School. He displayed an early interest in music and started playing the organ, passing the ARCO at 16 and the FRCO aged 18, before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. He then studied for a

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, before pursuing further studies at

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, and

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Career

Parmley has been Director of Music at Forest School near Snaresbrook, and

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, and then at the

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in Westminster. Sir Andrew is now Principal of the Harrodian School. He has also been Director of the

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since 2018.

Personal life

In 1980, Parmley married Wendy Williams, a Past Master

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Honours

2018:

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"for services to Music, Education and Civic Engagement"; * 2016: Knight of the Most Venerable Order of St John.

Livery companies and the City

First elected as Common Councilman for the Ward of Vintry in 1992, Parmley was returned as

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of the City of London in 2001. His "mother company" is the

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, of which he is a Past Master. Sir Andrew is also a Past Master

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and Glass-Seller.

References

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