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 school A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of " room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exte ...

s 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 continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...

, 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 the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. ...

. There are also 50 Foreign Members (mostly from the

Commonwealth A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...

) 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 t ...

, 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 Albert Henry Wratislaw (5 November 1822 – 3 November 1892) was an English clergyman and Slavonic scholar of Czech descent. Early life Albert Henry Wratislaw was born 5 November 1822 in Rugby, the eldest son of William Ferdinand Wratislaw (1788 ...

(

Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market, cathedral town and civil parish in Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton ...

), 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 school Independent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Chris Townsend , r_head ...

), 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'', ...

(

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), 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 Thomas Henry Stokoe DD (18338 December 1903), known as T. H. Stokoe, was an English clergyman, schoolmaster, author and headmaster. He began his teaching career at Marlborough College and Uppingham School, was second master of Clifton College an ...

(

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, Californi ...

), 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 governor ...

), 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 Highgate School, formally Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate, is an English co-educational, fee-charging, independent day school, founded in 1565 in Highgate, London, England. It educates over 1,400 pupils in three sections – Highgat ...

) attended on the second day, and

Alfred Carver Alfred James Carver (22 March 1826 – 25 July 1909) was a noted educationalist and cleric who was Master of Dulwich College from 1858 to 1883.Ormiston, T. L., (1926), ''Dulwich College Register'',page 53, (J J Keliher & Co Ltd: London) Early lif ...

(

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 in

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 En ...

. 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 Abingdon School is a day and boarding independent school for boys in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The twentieth oldest independent British school, it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2006. The school was described as "highly ...

– Mike J. Windsor *

Ackworth School Ackworth School is an independent day and boarding school located in the village of High Ackworth, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of seven Quaker schools in England. The school (or more accurately its Head) is a member ...

— Anton Maree *

ACS International School ACS International Schools is a group of four independent schools catering for local and international families - three in England and one in Qatar. Until 2005, the organisation was known as American Community Schools. The four campuses are in C ...

Cobham, – Barnaby Sandow *

AKS Lytham AKS Lytham (AKS), or ArnoldKEQMS, is an independent, co-educational day school located on the Fylde, Lancashire, England. It was formed from the merger of King Edward VII and Queen Mary School (KEQMS) in Lytham St. Annes and Arnold School in B ...

— 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 Ardingly College () is an independent boarding and day school in the English public school tradition located near Ardingly, West Sussex, England. The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and of the Woodard ...

— 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 — 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 con ...

— Will Goldsmith * Bede's School — Peter Goodyer *

Bedford School :''Bedford School is not to be confused with Bedford Girls' School, Bedford High School, Bedford Modern School, Old Bedford School in Bedford, Texas or Bedford Academy in Bedford, Nova Scotia.'' Bedford School is a public school (English ind ...

— 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 day ...

— 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 — 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 gi ...

— 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 larges ...

— Ben Vessey *

Caterham School (Truth without Fear) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding school , religious_affiliation = Protestant ( United Reformed Church) , president = , head_label = Headmas ...

— 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 Cheadle Hulme School is a coeducational independent day school in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, England, for pupils aged 4 to 18, and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Founded in 1855 as The Manchester Warehouse ...

— 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 — 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 — 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 , established = 1854 , type = Independent school Day and boarding school , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Surrey#England#United Kingdom , religion = , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head ...

— 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 The City of London School for Girls (CLSG) is an independent school in the Barbican in the City of London. It is the partner school of the all-boys City of London School and the City of London Freemen's School. All three schools receive funding f ...

— Jenny A. Brown * Claremont Fan Court School — 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 a ...

— 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 — 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 — 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 Col ...

— 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 b ...

— Emma McKendrick * Downside School – Andrew Hobbs *

— Joseph A.F. Spence * Durham School — 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. Ove ...

— Tom Lawson *

Edgbaston High School Edgbaston High School for Girls is a private day school for girls aged to 18 in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. History In 1846, Elizabeth Brady founded a school in Edgbaston for the daughters of Quakers in 1846 and this ran for 21 ...

— 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 his ...

— Guy R. Sanderson *

Emanuel School Emanuel School is an independent, co-educational day school in Battersea, south-west London. The school was founded in 1594 by Anne Sackville, Lady Dacre and Queen Elizabeth I and occupies a 12-acre (4.9 ha) site close to Clapham Junction ra ...

— 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 orp ...

— Jay A. Piggot *

Eton College Eton College () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI of England, Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. i ...

—

Simon Henderson Simon Henderson (born 1976) is a British teacher. He has been Head Master of Eton College since 2015, having previously served as headmaster of Bradfield College. Education Henderson studied at Winchester College, and later received a bachelor deg ...

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 its ...

— 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 Lan ...

— 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 — 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 Godolphin School is an independent boarding and day school for girls in Salisbury, England, which was founded in 1726 and opened in 1784. The school educates girls between the ages of three and eighteen. History Godolphin was founded by Eliz ...

— Emma J.F. Hattersley * The Godolphin and Latymer School — Frances M. Ramsey * The Grammar School at Leeds 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 Gresham's School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in Holt, Norfolk, England, one of the top thirty International Baccalaureate schools in England. The school was founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham as a free g ...

— 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 me ...

— 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 cur ...

— James Davies * Hampton School — Kevin Knibbs *

Harrow School Harrow School () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Independent school (United Kingdom), independent boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon (sc ...

— 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 *

— Adam S. Pettitt * Hurstpierpoint College — 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 — David J. Lamper * Kent College, Pembury — Julie Lodrick * Kimbolton School — 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 his ...

— 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, ...

— Joanna Wright * King's Bruton — Ian S. Wilmhurst * King's College, Taunton — 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 t ...

— 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 — 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 t ...

— 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 a ...

— 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 is ...

— 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 Malvern College is an Independent school (United Kingdom), independent coeducational day and boarding school in Malvern, Worcestershire, Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It is a public school (United Kingdom), public school in the British sen ...

— Keith Metcalfe * The Manchester Grammar School — Martin A. Boulton *

Marlborough College ( 1 Corinthians 3:6: God gives the increase) , established = , type = Public SchoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president = Nicholas Holtam , head_label = Master , head = Louis ...

— Louise Moelwyn-Hughes * Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby — David J. Wickes *

Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Small things grow in harmony , established = , closed = , coordinates = , pushpin_map = , type = Independent day school , religion = Church ...

— Simon Everson *

Millfield Millfield is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) located in Street, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1935. Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding sch ...

— Gavin Horgan * The Mill Hill School Foundation — Antony Spencer *

Monkton Combe School (Thy Word is Truth) , established = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , founder = The Revd Francis Pocock , head_label = Head Master , head ...

— 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 New Hall School is a Catholic co-educational independent boarding and day school in the village of Boreham in the City of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It was founded in 1642 in the Low Countries, now Belgium, by sisters of the Catholic order C ...

— 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme School is a mixed Independent day school in the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It came about by a merger of the old Newcastle High School (founded in 1874) with the Orme Girls' School (founded in 1 ...

— Michael Getty * Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School — Geoffrey Stanford *

— Steffan Griffiths *Norwich High School for Girls – Alison Sefton * Nottingham High School — 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 — 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 Oswestry School is an ancient public school (English independent day and boarding school), located in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. It was founded in 1407 as a 'free' school, being independent of the church. This gives it the distinction of b ...

— 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 Co ...

— Jo Hayward *

Pocklington School Pocklington School is an independent school in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1514 by John Dolman. The school is situated in of land, on the outskirts of the small market town, from York and from Hull. I ...

— Toby Seth *

Portsmouth Grammar School The Portsmouth Grammar School is a co-educational independent day school in Portsmouth, England, located in the historic part of Portsmouth. It was founded in 1732 as a boys' school and is located on Portsmouth High Street. History In 17 ...

— Anne K. Cotton *

Princethorpe College Princethorpe College is a Catholic independent day school located in Princethorpe, near Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Princethorpe College opened in September 1966 after the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSCs), purchased the site to use as ...

— Ed D. Hester *

Prior Park College Prior Park College is a mixed Roman Catholic public school for both day and boarding students. Situated on a hill overlooking the city of Bath, Somerset, in southwest England, Prior Park has been designated by Historic England as a Grade I li ...

— Ben J.C. Horan * Putteridge High School – David Graham *

Putney High School Putney High School is an independent all-girls school in Putney, London. Often referred to as simply Putney, the school admits students from the ages 4–18. Founded in 1893 it is a member of the Girls' Day School Trust, a union of 26 schools ...

— Suzie K. Longstaff * Queen Anne's School — Julia Harrington * Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield — Richard Brookes *

Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Queen Elizabeth's Hospital (also known as QEH) is an independent day school in Clifton, Bristol, England, founded in 1586. QEH is named after its original patron, Queen Elizabeth I. Known traditionally as "The City School", Queen Elizabeth's Hos ...

— Rupert Heathcote * Queen's College — Julian Noad * Queenswood — Jo Cameron *

Radley College Radley College, formally St Peter's College, Radley, is a public school (independent boarding school for boys) near Radley, Oxfordshire, England, which was founded in 1847. The school covers including playing fields, a golf course, a lake, an ...

— John S. Moule *

Ratcliffe College Ratcliffe College is a coeducational Catholic independent boarding and day school near the village of Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire, approximately from Leicester, England. The college, situated in of parkland on the Fosse Way about ...

— Jonathan P. Reddin *

Reading Blue Coat School ('Truth Conquers All) , established = , closed = , type = Independent day school Public school , religious_affiliation = Church of England , president = , head_lab ...

— Peter Thomas * Reed's School — Mark W. Hoskins * Redmaids’ High School – Paul Dwyer *

Reigate Grammar School Reigate Grammar School is a 2–18 mixed independent day school in Reigate, Surrey, England. It was established in 1675 by Henry Smith. History The school was founded as a free school for poor boys in 1675 by Alderman Henry Smith with Jon Will ...

— Shaun A. Fenton * Rendcomb College — Robert T. Jones *

— Mark Semmence *

Rossall School Rossall School is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Independent school (United Kingdom), independent Day school, day and boarding school) for 0–18 year olds, between Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire. Rossall was fou ...

— Jeremy A. Quartermain *

Roedean School Roedean School is an independent day and boarding school founded in 1885 in Roedean Village on the outskirts of Brighton, East Sussex, England, and governed by Royal Charter. It is for girls aged 11 to 18. The campus is situated near the Sus ...

— Oliver Blond *

Royal Grammar School, Guildford The Royal Grammar School, Guildford (originally 'The Free School'), also known as the RGS, is a selective independent day school for boys in Guildford, Surrey in England. The school dates its founding to the death of Robert Beckingham in 1509 who ...

— Jonathan M. Cox *

RGS Worcester The Royal Grammar School Worcester (also known as RGS Worcester or RGSW) is an eleven-eighteen mixed, independent day school and sixth form in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Founded before 1291, it is one of the oldest British independent d ...

— John D.C. Pitt * Royal High School, Bath — Kate Reynolds *

The Royal Hospital School ) , established = 1694 Royal Charter1712 Greenwich1933 Holbrook, Suffolk, Holbrook , type = Public school (UK), Public School Independent school (UK), Independent day and boarding School Royal Foundation , founders = William ...

— Simon Lockyer * The Royal Masonic School for Girls — Kevin Carson *

Royal Russell School Royal Russell School is an independent school in the Shirley area of Croydon, South London. It is a co-educational day and boarding school. The motto of the school is ''Non sibi sed omnibus'' meaning "Not for one's self but for all". The sch ...

— Christopher J. Hutchinson *

Rugby School Rugby School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. ...

— Peter R.A. Green *

Ryde School with Upper Chine Ryde School with Upper Chine (referred to as “Ryde School”) is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. The school, founded in 1921, is a member of the HMC (Headmasters’ and Mistresses’ Confere ...

— William Turner * St Albans School — Jonathan W.J. Gillespie *

St Albans High School for Girls St Albans High School for Girls is a selective, private day school for girls aged 4 – 18 years, which is affiliated to the Church of England and takes girls of all faiths or none. There are approximately 328 pupils in the preparatory schoo ...

— Amber Waite * St Bede's College — Sandra Pike * St Benedict's School — Andrew Johnson * St Columba's College, St Albans — David R. Buxton *

St Dunstan's College St Dunstan's College is a coeducation, co-educational Independent school (United Kingdom), independent day school in Catford, south-east London, England. It is a registered charity, and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference a ...

— Nicholas P. Hewlett * St Edmund's College — Matthew Mostyn *

St Edmund's School St Edmund's School Canterbury is an independent day and boarding school located in Canterbury, Kent, England and established in 1749. The extensive school grounds were acquired in 1855. The school currently caters for girls and boys aged 3–18, ...

— Edward G. O'Connor *

St Edward's School, Oxford St Edward's School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in Oxford, England. It is known informally as 'Teddies'. Approximately sixty pupils live in each of its thirteen houses. The school is a member of the Rugby G ...

— Alistair Chirnside * St George's College, Weybridge — Rachel Owens * St Helen and St Katharine — Rebecca J. Dougall *

St John's School, Leatherhead Seek those things which are above , established = , closed = , type = Public School Independent school Co-educational day, weekly and flexi boarding , religious_affiliation = Church of England , ...

— Rowena Cole * St Lawrence College — Barney Durrant * St Mary's Calne — Felicia Kirk * St Mary's College — Michael A. Kennedy *

St Mary's School Ascot St Mary's School Ascot is a Roman Catholic independent day and boarding school for girls in Ascot, Berkshire, England.2011 ISI InspectioReport/ref> It is a member of the Girls' Schools Association. It was named 2015 " Public School of the Year" ...

— Danuta Staunton *

St Paul's Girls' School St Paul's Girls' School is an independent day school for girls, aged 11 to 18, located in Brook Green, Hammersmith, in West London, England. History St Paul's Girls' School was founded by the Worshipful Company of Mercers in 1904, using part o ...

— Sarah K. Fletcher * St Paul's School — Sally-Anne Huang * St Peter's School — Jeremy M. P. Walker * St Swithun's School — Jane S. Gandee *

Seaford College (Aim High) , established = 1884 , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = John Green , r_head_l ...

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John Green John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author, YouTube content creator, podcaster, and philanthropist. His books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide, including '' The Fault in Our Stars'' (2012), which is ...

Sedbergh School Sedbergh School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in the town of Sedbergh in Cumbria, in North West England. It comprises a junior school for children aged 4 to 13 and the main school for 13 to 18 year olds. ...

— Dan Harrison * Sevenoaks School — Jesse Elzinga *

— Dominic A. Luckett * Sherborne Girls — Ruth M. S. Sullivan *

Shiplake College ("The Example Teaches") , established = 1959 , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religious_affiliation = Church of England , head_label = Headmaster , head ...

— Tyrone Howe *

Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, it was originally a boarding school for boys; girls have been admitted into ...

— Leo Winkley *

Sidcot School Sidcot School is a British co-educational independent school for boarding and day pupils, associated with the Religious Society of Friends. It is one of seven Quaker schools in England. The school is based in the Mendip Hills near the village of ...

— Iain Kilpatrick *

Sir William Perkins's School Sir William Perkins's School is an independent day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Chertsey, Surrey, England. It is situated on 49,000 m2 of greenbelt land on the outskirts of Chertsey. The school was founded in 1725 and the ''Good Schools Gu ...

— Chris C. Muller *

Solihull School Solihull School is a coeducational independent day school in Solihull, West Midlands, England. Founded in 1560, it is the oldest school in the town and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. History In 1560 th ...

— David E.J.J. Lloyd *

South Hampstead High School ) , established = as St. Johns Wood School , closed = , type = Independent day school , religious_affiliation = , president = , head_label = , head ...

— Victoria Bingham * Stamford Endowed Schools — Will M. Phelan * The Stephen Perse Foundation — Richard Girvan *

Stockport Grammar School Stockport Grammar School is a co-educational independent day school in Stockport, England. Founded in 1487 by former Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmund Shaa, it is the second oldest in the North of England, after Lancaster Royal Grammar School, ...

— Paul M. Owen *

Stonyhurst College Stonyhurst College is a co-educational Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition, on the Stonyhurst Estate, Lancashire, England. It occupies a Grade I listed building. The school has been fully co-educational sinc ...

— John R. Browne *

Stowe School , motto_translation = I stand firm and I stand first , established = , closed = , type = Public school Independent school, day & boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmast ...

— Anthony K. Wallersteiner * Streatham and Clapham High School – Millan Sachania *

Surbiton High School Surbiton High School is a private independent school in Surbiton in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England. It has seven buildings overall including the Boys’ Preparatory School, Girls’ Preparatory School, the Seni ...

— Rebecca Glover *

Sutton Valence School Sutton Valence School (SVS) is an independent school near Maidstone in southeast England. It has 560 pupils. It is a co-educational day and boarding school. There are three senior boarding houses: Westminster, St Margaret's and Sutton. History ...

— James Thomas * Taunton School — Lee C. Glaser *

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

— James E. Priory *

Tormead School Tormead School is an independent day school for girls aged 4–18 years old in Guildford, Surrey, England. It comprises a reception, prep school, senior school and sixth form. It was founded in 1905 and is a member of the Headmasters' and Head ...

– David Boyd *

Tranby School Tranby School, commonly known in the area as the 'Collegiate' or 'Tranby Croft', is a co-educational independent day school in Anlaby, near Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 2005 as a result of a merger of two of t ...

— Alexandra Wilson *

Trent College Trent College is a co-educational independent day and boarding school located in Long Eaton, Derbyshire between Nottingham and Derby. Founded in 1868 as a local ’ middle class alternative’ to the more famous public schools, it is now a c ...

— Bill J. Penty * Trinity School — Alasdair J. Kennedy * Truro School — Andrew Johnson *

University College School ("Slowly but surely") , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day school , religion = , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Mark Beard , r_head_label = , r_he ...

— Mark J. Beard *

— Richard J. Maloney *

Warminster School Warminster School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Warminster, Wiltshire, England, for students aged three to eighteen. Initially established in 1707, the school took its current form in 1973 with the amalgamation of Lo ...

— Matt R. Williams * Warwick Schools Foundation – Richard Nicholson * Wellingborough School — Andrew Holman *

Wellington College Wellington College may refer to: * Wellington College, Berkshire, an independent school in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England ** Wellington College International Shanghai ** Wellington College International Tianjin *Wellington College, Wellington, New ...

— James Dahl * Wellington School — Eugene A. du Toit *

Wells Cathedral School Wells Cathedral School is a co-educational independent school located in Wells, Somerset, England. The school is one of the five specialist musical schools for school-age children in the United Kingdom, along with Chetham's School of Music, th ...

— Alastair Tighe *

West Buckland School West Buckland School is an independent school in West Buckland, Devon in the English public school tradition. It comprises a senior school, preparatory school, and a nursery. It is a relatively high performing school in Devon. It was one of ...

— Phillip Stapleton *

Westminster School (God Gives the Increase) , established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560 , type = Public school Independent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Hea ...

— Gary Savage *

Whitgift School ("He who perseveres, conquers") , established = , closed = , type = Independent school , religious_affiliation = Church of England , president = , head_label = Head Master , head = Christopher Ramsey , c ...

— Chris D. Ramsey *

Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...

— Tim Hands * Wimbledon High School — Fionnuala Kennedy *

Wisbech Grammar School Wisbech Grammar School is an 11–18 mixed, Church of England, independent day school and sixth form in Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Founded by the Guild of the Holy Trinity in 1379, it is one of the oldest schools in the co ...

— Chris Staley *

Withington Girls' School Withington Girls' School is an independent day school in Fallowfield, Manchester, United Kingdom, providing education for girls between the ages of seven and eighteen. Withington is a member of the Girls' Schools Association and the Headmasters ...

— Sarah Haslam *

Woldingham School Woldingham School is an independent school for girls, located in the former Marden Park of outside the village of Woldingham, Surrey, in South East England. It is a Roman Catholic school and a member of the global Network of Sacred Heart Schoo ...

— James Whitehead *

Wolverhampton Grammar School Wolverhampton Grammar School is a co-educational independent school in Wolverhampton, England. History Initially a grammar school for boys, WGS was founded in 1512 by Sir Stephen Jenyns, a master of the ancient guild of Merchant Taylors, who ...

— Alex Frazer *

Woodbridge School Woodbridge School is an independent school in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, founded in 1577, for the poor of Woodbridge. It was later supported by the Seckford Foundation. Woodbridge School has been co-educational since September 1974. Histor ...

– Shona Norman * Woodhouse Grove School — James Lockwood *

Worksop College Worksop College (formerly St Cuthbert's College) is a British co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils aged 13 to 18, in Worksop. It sits at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire, England. Founded ...

– John Price * Worth School — Stuart McPherson * Wrekin College — Tim Firth *

Wycliffe College Wycliffe College () is an evangelical graduate school of theology at the University of Toronto. Founded in 1877 as an evangelical seminary in the Anglican tradition, Wycliffe College today attracts students from many Christian denominations from ...

— Nick Gregory *

Wycombe Abbey , motto_translation = Go in faith , established = 1896 , type = Independent boarding school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Headmistress , head = J. Duncan , chair_label = Ch ...

— Jo F. Duncan *

Yarm School Yarm School is a co-educational independent day school in Yarm, North Yorkshire in the North East of England. The school accepts pupils aged 3–18 years old and has a Nursery Pre-Prep, Preparatory School, Senior School and Sixth Form. The Sch ...

— P. Huw Williams

Scotland

Albyn School Albyn School is a coeducational independent day school, founded in 1867 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Albyn was originally an all-girls school before becoming co-educational in 2005. The school has a nursery, primary school and secondary school; pupil ...

– Stefan Horsman *

Dollar Academy Dollar Academy, founded in 1818 by John McNabb, is an independent co-educational day and boarding school in Scotland. The open campus occupies a site in the centre of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, at the foot of the Ochil Hills. Overview As of 20 ...

— Ian H. Munro * The Edinburgh Academy — Barry G. Welsh * 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 Fettes College () is a co-educational independent boarding and day school in Edinburgh, Scotland, with over two-thirds of its pupils in residence on campus. The school was originally a boarding school for boys only and became co-ed in 1983. In ...

— Helen Harrison *

George Heriot's School George Heriot's School is a Scottish independent primary and secondary day school on Lauriston Place in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the early 21st century, it has more than 1600 pupils, 155 teaching staff, and 80 non-teaching staff. ...

— Gareth Warren *

George Watson's College George Watson's College is a co-educational independent day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh. It was first established as a hospital school in 1741, became a day school in 1871, and was m ...

— Melvyn W. Roffe *

The Glasgow Academy The Glasgow Academy is a coeducational independent day school for pupils aged 3–18 in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2016, it had the third-best Higher level exam results in Scotland. Founded in 1845, it is the oldest continuously fully independent ...

— Matthew K. Pearce *

Glenalmond College Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about west of the city of Perth. ...

– Michael Alderson *

Gordonstoun School Gordonstoun School is a co-educational independent school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland. It is named after the estate owned by Sir Robert Gordon in the 17th century; the school now uses this estate as its campus. It is located ...

— Lisa Kerr *

High School of Dundee The High School of Dundee is an independent, co-educational, day school in Dundee, Scotland, which provides nursery, primary and secondary education to just over one thousand pupils. Its foundation has been dated to 1239, and it is the only priv ...

— Lise Hudson *

The High School of Glasgow The High School of Glasgow is an independent, co-educational day school in Glasgow, Scotland. The original High School of Glasgow was founded as the choir school of Glasgow Cathedral in around 1124, and is the oldest school in Scotland, and the ...

— John O'Neill *

Hutchesons' Grammar School Hutchesons' Grammar School is a co-educational independent day school for pupils aged 3-18 in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded as Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School by George Hutcheson and Thomas Hutcheson in 1641 It is a selective school, ...

— Colin Gambles * Kelvinside Academy — Daniel Wyatt *

Lomond School Lomond School is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Lomond School is, currently, the only day and boarding school on the west coast of Scotland. It was formed from a merger in 1977 b ...

— Johanna Urquhart *

Loretto School Loretto School, founded in 1827, is an independent boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 0 to 18. The campus occupies in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. History The school was founded by the Reverend Thomas Langhorne in 1827. ...

— Graham Hawley *

Merchiston Castle School Merchiston Castle School is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils; it was modelle ...

— Jonathan Anderson *

Morrison's Academy Morrison's Academy is a co-educational independent day school in Crieff, Perth and Kinross, in Central Scotland. The school provides nursery, primary and secondary school facilities. It draws many pupils from surrounding Perth and Kinross ...

—Andrew McGarva *

Robert Gordon's College Robert Gordon's College is a co-educational Independent school (UK) for day pupils in Aberdeen, Scotland. The school caters for pupils from Nursery through to S6. History Robert Gordon, an Aberdeen merchant, made his fortune in 18th century ...

— Robin Macpherson * St Aloysius' College — Matthew Bartlett * St Columba's School, Kilmacolm — Victoria Reilly *

St Leonards School St Leonards School is an independent boarding and day school for pupils aged 4–19 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Founded in 1877 as St Andrews School for Girls Company, it adopted the St Leonards name upon moving to its current premises, the ...

— Simon Brian * Strathallan School — Mark Lauder

Wales

The Cathedral School, Llandaff The Cathedral School, Llandaff (Welsh: ''Ysgol y Gadeirlan, Llandaf'') is a coeducational independent day school located in Llandaff, a district north of the Welsh capital Cardiff. Originally established as a choral foundation to train choir boys ...

— Clare Sherwood * Christ College — Gareth D. Pearson *

Howell's School, Llandaff , image = Ysgol Howell, Llandaf 01.JPG , image_size = , caption = , coordinates = , motto = Nurturing Excellence , established = 1860 , closed = , type = Independent day school , r ...

— Sally Davis *

Monmouth School for Boys Monmouth School for Boys is a public school (independent day and boarding school) for boys in Monmouth, Wales. The school was founded in 1614 with a bequest from William Jones, a successful merchant and trader. The School is run as a trust, t ...

– Simon Dorman *

Rougemont School Rougemont School (Welsh: ''Ysgol Rougemont'') is an Independent School (UK), independent co-educational day school located in the manor house Llantarnam, Llantarnam Hall in south Wales. The school offers education for three to eighteen year-olds ...

—Robert Carnevale

Northern Ireland

Belfast Royal Academy The Belfast Royal Academy (commonly shortened to ) is the oldest school in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a co-educational, non-denominational voluntary grammar school in north Belfast. The Academy is one of 8 schools in Northern ...

— Hilary Woods *

Campbell College Campbell College located in Belfast, Northern Ireland and founded in 1894 comprises a preparatory school department (junior age) and a senior Northern Ireland 'Voluntary Grammar' school, the latter meaning, in terms of provision of education, a ...

— Robert Robinson * Coleraine Grammar School — David R.J. Carruthers *

Royal Belfast Academical Institution The Royal Belfast Academical Institution is an independent grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. With the support of Belfast's leading reformers and democrats, it opened its doors in 1814. Until 1849, when it was superseded by what today is ...

— Janet Williamson *

Royal School, Armagh The Royal School, Armagh is a co-educational voluntary grammar school, founded in the 17th century, in the city of Armagh in Northern Ireland. It has a boarding department with an international intake. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Hea ...

— Graham G. W. Montgomery * The Royal School Dungannon — David Burnett

Guernsey

* Elizabeth College — Jenny Palmer

Jersey

* Victoria College — Dr Gareth hughes

Isle of Man

— Joss H. Buchanan

Republic of Ireland

Clongowes Wood College Clongowes Wood College SJ is a voluntary boarding school for boys near Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, founded by the Jesuits in 1814, which features prominently in James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel '' A Portrait of the Artist as ...

— Christopher Lumb *

The King's Hospital The Hospital and Free School of King Charles II, Oxmantown, also called The King's Hospital (KH; ) is a Church of Ireland co-educational independent day and boarding school situated in Palmerstown, Dublin, Ireland. It is on an 80-acre campus ...

— Mark E. Ronan * Saint Columba's College, Dublin — Mark T. Boobbyer

International members

Africa

Michaelhouse Michaelhouse is a full boarding senior school for boys founded in 1896. It is located in the Balgowan valley in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. History ''St. Michael's Diocesan College'' was founded in Pietermaritzburg in 1896 ...

, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa — Antony Clarke * Peponi School,

Ruiru Ruiru is a municipality and sub-county in Kiambu County. It sits within the greater Nairobi Metropolitan region. According to the 2019 national population census, Ruiru is the 6th largest urban center in Kenya by population.http://housingfinanc ...

Kiambu County Kiambu County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kiambu and its largest town is Thika. Kiambu County is the second most populous after Nairobi County. Kiambu County borders Nairobi and Kajiado Counties to the S ...

Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

— Mark Durston *

Peterhouse Boys' School , location = , province = Mashonaland East , country = Zimbabwe , coordinates = , type = Independent, boarding, high school , denomination = Anglican , patron = Saint Peter , founded = 1955 , founder = Fred Snell , sister_school = Pe ...

, Marondera,

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...

— Jonathan Trafford

Asia

The British School, New Delhi The British School New Delhi is an independent, multicultural, English Medium, co-educational international school. This not-for-profit school offers the National Curriculum of England adapted to an international context, the EYFS programme, th ...

, India — Vanita Uppal *

British School Jakarta The British School of Jakarta (BSJ) is an independent school in Pondok Aren, South Tangerang in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. The British School of Jakarta is an international member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It was es ...

, Indonesia — David N. Butcher *

The Cathedral & John Connon School The Cathedral & John Connon School is a co-educational private school founded in 1860 and located in Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra. — Meera Isaacs *

The Doon School The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mod ...

, Dehradun, India — Dr Jagpreet Singh *

Harrow International School Bangkok Harrow International School Bangkok (, ) is a British international school in Don Mueang District, Bangkok, Thailand. It was established and gained its license to operate in Thailand in 1998 in association with Harrow School, a boardin ...

– Jonathan Standen * Harrow International School, Hong Kong — Ann Haydon *

The International School Bangalore The International School Bangalore (TISB) is a private educational institution located on Sarjapura Varthur road in Bangalore, India. It was founded in 2000 by Dr. K. P. Gopalkrishna, and is a sister school to the National Public Schools, Ba ...

, India – Dr Caroline Pascoe *

Jerudong International School Jerudong International School ( Abbrev: ) is a co-educational, boarding and day school in Brunei, Southeast Asia. It has over 1680 students - of which around 200 are boarding students. Less than 50% of its student body are Bruneians, with the re ...

, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam — Nicholas E. Sheehan * Kellet School, The British International School in Hong Kong — Mark S. Steed * Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia — Glenn Moodie * Marlborough College, Malaysia — Alan D. Stevens * Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok, Thailand — Chris P. Seal *

Tanglin Trust School Tanglin Trust School (TTS) is an international school in Singapore that runs as a non-profit organisation. Established in 1925, Tanglin Trust School provides British-based learning with an international perspective for students aged 3–18. Ther ...

, Singapore — Craig Considine

Australia and New Zealand

Anglican Church Grammar School The Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS), formerly the Church of England Grammar School and commonly referred to as Churchie, is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in East Brisbane, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Q ...

, East Brisbane — Alan Campbell *

Camberwell Grammar School , motto_translation = By our deeds may we be known , established = , type = Independent, single sex, Anglican primary and secondary day school , denomination = Anglican , slogan ...

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

Central, North and South America

The Grange School, Santiago The Grange School is a private school in La Reina, Santiago, Chile. It was founded June 4, 1928, by John A. S. Jackson, an Anglo-Chilean born in Valparaíso and educated at Cambridge University. In 2006, the British newspaper ''The Guardian'' ...

, Chile — Rachid R. Benammar * 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 St. Paul's School is a bilingual international school in São Paulo, Brazil. The school's curriculum consists of three main courses: the Brazilian Core Curriculum, the British National Core Curriculum, and the International Baccalaureate Diplo ...

São Paulo, Brazil — Titus Edge

Continental Europe

* Aiglon College, Chesières, Switzerland — Richard M. McDonald * The British School of Barcelona, Spain — Jonathan Locke * The British School of Brussels, Tervuren, Belgium — Melanie Warnes *

The British School of Milan The British School of Milan (BSM), formerly "The Sir James Henderson School," is a non-profit English-language IB World School founded in 1969 by members of the British Community in Milan, with support from the British Chambers of Commerce. The s ...

, Italy — Chris Greenhalgh * The British School of Paris, Croissy sur Seine, France — Nicholas Hammond *

The British School in the Netherlands The British School in the Netherlands (BSN) is an IB-classified group of independent schools situated in The Hague area. There are five campuses that together form one school: BSN Senior School Voorschoten, BSN Junior School Leidschenveen, BSN J ...

, Voorschoten, The Netherlands — Heath Monk * Campion School, Pallini, Athens, Greece— Mike Henderson * The English College in Prague, Praha, Czech Republic — Nigel Brown * The English School, Nicosia, Cyprus — David A. Lambon * King's College, Soto de Viñuelas, Madrid, Spain — Matthew Taylor * 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 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — Helen Wilkinson *

The British School – Al Khubairat The British School Al Khubairat, formerly called "Al Khubairat Community School", now commonly known and referred to as "Al Khubairat", "BSAK", "The British School" is a non-profit fee-charging school for English speaking children in Abu Dhabi, ...

, 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 College (DC) is a selective entry British school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Established in 1978, the school caters for students in Years 7 to 13, and is situated in the Al Sufouh area of Dubai. Students prepare for the British GCSE an ...

, Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Michael E. Lambert * GEMS Wellington Academy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Kevin Loft *

Jumeirah English Speaking School Jumeirah English Speaking School is a British private school located in Dubai, UAE. Its original campus on Sheikh Zayed Road is a primary school; A second campus at Arabian Ranches has students from primary, secondary, and high school. As of ...

, Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Shane O’Brien * St Christopher's School, Isa Town, Kingdom of Bahrain — Simon Watson

Associates

Bangor Grammar School (Maintain justice) , established = 1856 , type = Voluntary grammar school , religious_affiliation = Interdenominational , head_label = Principal , head = E P Huddleson , r_head_label = Chaplains , r_head = Nig ...

, Bangor, County Down – Elizabeth Huddleson * Bishop Wordsworth's School, Salisbury, Wiltshire — Stuart Smallwood *

Gordon's School Gordon's School is a secondary school with academy status in West End near Woking, Surrey, England. It was founded as the Gordon Boys' Home in 1885. It is now one of the 36 state boarding schools in England. It converted to an academy on 1 Ja ...

, Woking, Surrey — Andrew Moss *

Methodist College Belfast God with us , established = 1865 , type = Voluntary grammar , religion = Interdenominational , principal = Jenny Lendrum , chair_label = Chairwoman , chair = Revd. Dr Janet Unsworth , founder ...

, Belfast, County Antrim – Scott Naismith * Monmouth School for Girls, Monmouth, Monmouthshire – Jessica Miles *

Pate's Grammar School en, That which is hidden shall be revealed , established = , closed = , type = Grammar school;Academy , religion = , president = , head_label = , head = Russel Ellicott , r_head_label = , r_head = , chair_label = , chair = , founder ...

, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire – Russel Ellicott *

The Judd School The Judd School (often known simply as Judd) is a voluntary aided grammar school in Tonbridge, Kent, England. It was established in 1888 at Stafford House on East Street in Tonbridge, where it remained for eight years before moving to its present ...

, Tonbridge, Kent – Jon Woods *

Wymondham College Wymondham College is a coeducational day and boarding school in Morley, near Wymondham, Norfolk, England with academy status. A former grammar school, it is one of 36 state boarding schools in England and the largest of its type in the countr ...

, 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,

, 1871 * A R Vardy, Chief Master,

, 1872 * G Ridding, Head Master,

, 1873 *

, Master,

, 1874 *

John Percival John Percival (3 April 1779 – 7 September 1862), known as Mad Jack Percival, was a celebrated officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812, the campaign against West Indies pirates, and the Mexican–Amer ...

, Headmaster,

, 1875 * T W Jex-Blake, Head Master,

, 1876 * G C Bell, Master,

, 1877 * H M Butler, Head Master,

, 1878 * J J Hornby, Head Master,

, 1879–80 * E C Wickham, Head Master,

, 1881 * H W Eve, Head Master,

, 1882–83 * E M Young, Head Master,

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

, 1886–87 * W A Fearon, Head Master,

, 1888–89 * E Warre, Head Master,

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

, 1894–95 * H A James, Headmaster,

, 1896 * E Lyttelton, Headmaster, Haileybury, 1897 * H W Moss, Headmaster,

, 1898–99 * Dr H B Gray, Head Master,

, 1900 * H W Moss, Headmaster,

, 1901 * C C Tancock, Headmaster,

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

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

, 1904 * G Rendell, Head Master,

, 1905 * S R James, Headmaster,

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

, 1909 * E Lyttelton, Head Master,

, 1910 * N C Smith, Head-master,

, 1911 * J Gow, Head Master,

, 1912 * W C Eppstein, Headmaster,

Reading Blue Coat School ('Truth Conquers All) , established = , closed = , type = Independent day school Public school , religious_affiliation = Church of England , president = , head_lab ...

, 1913 * F Fletcher, Head Master,

, 1914–15 * A A David, Headmaster,

, 1916–18 * F Fletcher, Head Master,

, 1919 * A A David, Headmaster,

, 1920–21 * R Cary Gilson, Chief Master,

, 1922 * F Fletcher, Head Master,

, 1923 *

Cyril Alington Cyril Argentine Alington (22 October 1872 – 16 May 1955) was an English educationalist, scholar, cleric, and author. He was successively the headmaster of Shrewsbury School and Eton College. He also served as chaplain to King George V and as De ...

, Head Master,

, 1924–25 * F Fletcher, Headmaster,

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

, 1928 * F. Fletcher, Headmaster,

, 1929 * F B Malim, Master,

, 1930 * F Fletcher, Headmaster,

, 1931 * F B Malim, Master,

, 1932 * D C Norwood, Head Master,

, 1933 * F Fletcher, Headmaster,

, 1934 * F B Malim, Master,

, 1935 * H H Hardy, Headmaster,

, 1936–38 * Spencer Leeson, Head Master,

, 1939–44 * J Wolfenden, Headmaster,

, 1945 * J Wolfenden, Headmaster,

, 1946 * H Lyon, Headmaster,

, 1947 * J Wolfenden, Headmaster,

, 1948 * J Wolfenden, Headmaster,

, 1949 * G C Turner, Headmaster,

, 1950 * R Birley, Head Master,

, 1951–52 * E James, High Master, The Manchester Grammar School, 1953–54 * Walter Hamilton, Headmaster,

, 1955–56 * R Birley, Head Master,

, 1957–58 * Desmond Lee, Head Master,

, 1959–60 * C P C Smith, Headmaster, Haileybury, 1961–62 * D R Wigram, Headmaster,

Monkton Combe School (Thy Word is Truth) , established = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , founder = The Revd Francis Pocock , head_label = Head Master , head ...

, 1963–64 and 1964-65 * Walter Hamilton, Headmaster,

, 1965–66 * Desmond Lee, Head Master,

, 1967 * D D Lindsay, Headmaster,

, 1968 * T E B Howarth, High Master, St Paul's School, 1969 * J MacKay, Headmaster,

, 1970 * A R D Wright, Headmaster,

, 1971 * F H Shaw, Headmaster,

King's College School, Wimbledon 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 ...

, 1972 * F F Fisher, Master,

, 1973 * Michael McCrum, Head Master,

, 1974 * N P Barry, Headmaster, Ampleforth College, 1975 * R W Young, Principal,

, 1976 * John Rae (headmaster), J M Rae, Headmaster,

, 1977 * David Baggley, Headmaster,

, 1978 * J S Woodhouse, Headmaster,

, 1979 * I D S Beer, Headmaster,

, 1980 * John Thorn (headmaster), John Thorn, Head Master,

, 1981 * J W Hele, High Master, St Paul's School, 1982 * Roger Ellis, Master,

, 1983 * David Emms, Master,

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

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

, 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, The Manchester Grammar School, 1991 * D. L. Milroy, Headmaster, Ampleforth College, 1992 * R. J. Wilson, Headmaster, Trinity School, 1993 * R. de C Chapman, Headmaster,

, 1994 * Hugh Wright, Chief Master,

, 1995 * Anthony Evans, Headmaster,

, 1996

Chairs of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference

The following are the Chairs of the HMC after 1996. * Michael Mavor, Headmaster,

, 1997 * Patrick Tobin, Principal, Stewart's Melville College, 1998 * James Sabben-Clare, Headmaster,

, 1999 * Tom Wheare, Headmaster,

, 2000 * Chris Brown, Headmaster,

, 2001 * E. Gould, Master,

, 2002 * G. Able, Master,

, 2003 * Martin Stephen, High Master, The Manchester Grammar School/ 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,

, 2007–2008 * Tim Hastie-Smith, Headmaster, Dean Close School, 2008–2009 * Andrew Grant, Headmaster, St Albans School (Hertfordshire), St Albans School, 2009–2010 * David Levin, Headmaster,

, 2010–2011 * Kenneth Durham, Headmaster,

, 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,

, 2018–2019 * Fiona Boulton, Headmistress,

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

, 2021-2022 * Melvyn Roffe, Principal,

, 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. * 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 * 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 * 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

External links

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List of HMC member schools

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Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Guernsey

Jersey

Isle of Man

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International members

Africa

Asia

Australia and New Zealand

Central, North and South America

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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