History
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The Conference dates from 1869 when Edward Thring , Headmaster of Uppingham School , asked sixty of his fellow headmasters[ 2] [ 3] to meet at his house to consider the formation of a "School Society and Annual Conference".[ 4] Fourteen accepted the invitation,[ 2] and twelve were present for the whole of the initial meeting: Edward Thring, George Blore (Bromsgrove School ), Albert Wratislaw (Bury St Edmunds ), John Mitchinson (The King's School, Canterbury ), William Grignon (Felsted School ), Robert Sanderson (Lancing College ), George Butler (Liverpool College ), Augustus Jessopp (Norwich School ), William Wood (Oakham School ), Steuart Pears (Repton School ), T. H. Stokoe (Richmond ), Daniel Harper (Sherborne School ), and James Welldon (Tonbridge School ). John Dyne (Highgate School ) attended on the second day, and Alfred Carver (Dulwich College ) did not turn up.[ 5] [ 6] From that date there have been annual meetings.
Until the 1970s, membership was confined to 200 schools.[citation needed ]
In 1996, the association changed its name from the "Headmasters' Conference" to the "Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference".[ 6] In 2023, the name was changed to HMC (The Heads' Conference).[citation needed ]
Membership of the HMC is often considered to be what defines a school as a public school in England and Wales .[ 7] [ 8] 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.[citation needed ] 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
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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
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The Abbey School, Reading [ 9] — William Le Fleming
Abingdon School [ 9] — Mike J. Windsor
Ackworth School [ 9] — Anton Maree
ACS International School Cobham,[ 9] — Barnaby Sandow
AKS Lytham [ 9] — David Harrow[ 10]
Aldenham School [ 9] — James Fowler
Alleyn's School [ 9] — Jane Lunnon
Ampleforth College [ 9] — Peter Roberts
Ardingly College [ 9] — Ben Figgis
Ashford School [ 9] — Michael Hall
Ashville College [ 9] — Rhiannon Wilkinson
Bablake and King Henry VIII School [ 11] — Andrew Wright
Badminton School — Rebecca Tear
Bancroft's School [ 11] — Simon R.J. Marshall
Barnard Castle School [ 11] — Anthony C. Jackson
Bedales School [ 11] — Will Goldsmith
Bede's School [ 11] — Peter Goodyer
Bedford School [ 11] — James Hodgson
Bedford Modern School [ 11] — Alex N. J. Tate
Benenden School [ 11] — Samantha Price
Berkhamsted School [ 11] — Richard Backhouse
Birkdale School [ 11] — Peter Harris
Birkenhead School [ 11] — Paul Vicars
Bishop's Stortford College [ 11] — Kathy Crewe-Read
Bloxham School [ 11] — Paul Sanderson
Blundell's School [ 11] — Bart Wielenga
Bolton School [ 11] — Philip Britton
Bootham School [ 11] — Christopher P. Jeffery
Box Hill School [ 12] — Hayley Robinson
Bradfield College [ 11] — Christopher Stevens
Bradford Grammar School [ 11] — Simon Hinchliffe
Brentwood School [ 11] — Michael Bond
Brighton College [ 11] — Richard Cairns
Bristol Grammar School [ 11] — Jaideep Barot
Bromley High School [ 11] — Angela Drew
Bromsgrove School [ 11] — Peter Clague
Bryanston School [ 11] — Richard Jones
The Bury Grammar Schools [ 11] — Joanne Anderson
Canford School [ 13] — Ben Vessey
Caterham School [ 13] — Ceri Jones
Charterhouse [ 13] — Alex Peterken
Cheadle Hulme School [ 13] — Neil Smith
Cheltenham College [ 13] — Nicola Huggett
The Cheltenham Ladies' College [ 13] — Eve Jardine-Young
Chetham's School of Music [ 13] — Nicola Smith
Chigwell School [ 13] — Michael Punt
Christ's Hospital [ 13] — Simon H. C. Reid
Churcher's College [ 13] — Simon H. Williams
City of London Freemen's School [ 13] — Roland Martin
City of London School [ 13] — Alan Bird
City of London School for Girls [ 13] — Jenny A. Brown
Claremont Fan Court School [ 13] — William Brierly
Clayesmore School [ 13] — Joanne Thomson
Clifton College [ 13] — Tim Greene
Cokethorpe School [ 13] — Damian Ettinger
Colfe's School [ 13] — Richard Russell
Collegiate School [ 13] — Jeremy McCullough
Cranleigh School [ 13] — Martin S. Reader
Culford School [ 13] — Julian Johnson-Munday
Dame Allan's Schools [ 14] — Will Scott
Dauntsey's School [ 14] — Mark J. Lascelles
Dean Close School [ 14] — Emma L. C. Taylor
Denstone College [ 14] — Lotte Tulloch
Downe House School [ 14] — Emma McKendrick
Downside School — Andrew Hobbs
Dulwich College [ 14] — Joseph A.F. Spence
Durham School [ 14] — Kieran McLaughlin
Eastbourne College [ 15] — Tom Lawson
Edgbaston High School [ 15] — Clare Marco
Ellesmere College [ 15] — Brendan J. Wignall
Eltham College [ 15] — Guy R. Sanderson
Emanuel School [ 15] — Robert S. Milne
Epsom College [ 15] — Mark Lascelles
Eton College [ 15] — Simon Henderson
Exeter School [ 15] — Louise Simpson
Felsted School [ 6] [ 16] — Christopher Townsend
Forest School [ 16] — Marcus Cliff Hodges
Framlingham College [ 16] — J. Louise M. North
Francis Holland, Regent's Park [ 16] — Charles Fillingham
Francis Holland, Sloane Square [ 16] — Lucy Elphinstone
Frensham Heights School [ 16] — Rick Clarke
Giggleswick School [ 17] — Sam Hart
Godolphin School [ 17] — Emma J.F. Hattersley
The Godolphin and Latymer School [ 17] — Frances M. Ramsey
The Grammar School at Leeds [ 17] A merger between the all-boys Leeds Grammar School (HMC member) and Leeds Girls' High School — Sue Woodroofe
The Grange School [ 17] — Lorraine Earps
Gresham's School [ 17] — Douglas Robb
Guildford High School [ 17] — Fiona J. Boulton
Haberdashers' Boys' School [ 18] — Gus R. Lock
Haileybury [ 18] — Martin Collier
Halliford School [ 18] — James Davies
Hampton School [ 18] — Kevin Knibbs
Harrow School [ 18] — W. M. Alastair Land
Hereford Cathedral School [ 18] — Michael Gray
Highgate School [ 18] — Adam S. Pettitt
Hill House School [ 19] — David Holland
Hurstpierpoint College [ 18] — Tim Manly
Hymers College [ 18] — Justin Stanley
Ibstock Place School [ 20] — Chris Wolsey
Immanuel College [ 20] — Millan Sachania
Ipswich School [ 20] — Nicholas J. Weaver
James Allen's Girls' School [ 21] — Alex Hutchinson
The John Lyon School [ 21] — Katherine E. Haynes
Kent College [ 22] — Mark Turnbull
Kent College, Pembury [ 22] — Julie Lodrick
Kimbolton School [ 22] — Will Chuter
King Edward VI School, Southampton [ 22] — Neal Parker
King Edward's School, Bath [ 22] — Martin J. Boden
King Edward's School, Birmingham [ 22] — Katy Ricks
King Edward's School, Witley [ 22] — Joanna Wright
King's Bruton [ 22] — Ian S. Wilmhurst
King's College, Taunton [ 22] — Richard R. Biggs
King's College School [ 22] — Anne Cotton
The King's School, Canterbury [ 6] [ 22] — Peter J.M. Roberts
The King's School, Chester [ 22] — George Hartley
King's Ely [ 22] — John Attwater
The King's School, Gloucester [ 22] — David C. A. Morton
The King's School, Macclesfield [ 22] — Jason Slack
King's Rochester [ 22] — Ben Charles
King William's College , Isle of Man — Joss Buchanan
The King's School, Worcester [ 22] — Gareth Doodes
Kingston Grammar School [ 22] — Stephen Lehec
Kingswood School [ 22] — Andrew Gordon-Brown
Kirkham Grammar School [ 22] — Daniel Berry
Lady Eleanor Holles School [ 6] [ 23] — Heather Hanbury
Lancing College [ 6] [ 23] — Dominic Oliver
Langley School [ 23] — Jon E. Perriss
Latymer Upper School [ 23] — David Goodhew
Leicester Grammar School [ 23] — John W. Watson
Leighton Park School [ 23] — Matthew L. S. Judd
The Leys School [ 23] — Martin J. Priestley
Lincoln Minster School [ 23] — Maria Young
Lingfield College [ 23] — Richard W. Bool
Lord Wandsworth College [ 23] — Adam Williams
Loughborough Grammar School [ 23] — Christopher Barnett
Magdalen College School [ 24] — Helen Pike
Malvern College [ 24] — Keith Metcalfe
The Manchester Grammar School [ 24] — Martin A. Boulton
Marlborough College [ 24] — Louise Moelwyn-Hughes
Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby [ 24] — David J. Wickes
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood [ 24] — Simon Everson
Millfield [ 24] — Gavin Horgan
The Mill Hill School Foundation [ 24] — Antony Spencer
Monkton Combe School [ 24] — Chris Wheeler
Moreton Hall [ 24] — George Budd
Mount Kelly [ 24] — Guy Ayling
Mount St Mary's College [ 24] — Daniel Wright
New Hall School [ 6] [ 25] — Katherine A. Jeffrey
Newcastle High School for Girls [ 25] — Michael Tippett
Newcastle-under-Lyme School [ 25] — Michael Getty
Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School [ 25] — Geoffrey Stanford
Norwich School [ 6] [ 25] — Steffan Griffiths
Norwich High School for Girls — Alison Sefton
Nottingham High School [ 25] — Kevin D. Fear
Notting Hill & Ealing High School [ 25] — Matthew R.C. Shoults
Oakham School [ 6] [ 26] — Henry W.F. Price
Oldham Hulme Grammar School [ 26] — Craig J.D. Mairs
The Oratory School [ 26] — Joseph J. Smith
Oswestry School [ 26] — Lyndsay Lang
Oundle School [ 26] — Sarah Kerr-Dineen
Pangbourne College [ 27] — Thomas J.C. Garnier
The Perse School [ 27] — Edward C. Elliott
Plymouth College [ 27] — Jo Hayward
Pocklington School [ 27] — Toby Seth
Portsmouth Grammar School — David Wickes
Princethorpe College [ 27] — Ed D. Hester
Prior Park College [ 27] — Ben J.C. Horan
Putteridge High School [ 27] – David Graham
Putney High School [ 27] — Suzie K. Longstaff
Queen Anne's School [ 28] — Julia Harrington
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield [ 28] — Richard Brookes
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital [ 28] — Rupert Heathcote
Queen's College [ 28] — Julian Noad
Queenswood [ 28] — Jo Cameron
Radley College [ 29] — John S. Moule
Ratcliffe College [ 29] — Jonathan P. Reddin
Reading Blue Coat School [ 29] — Peter Thomas
Reed's School [ 29] — Mark W. Hoskins
Redmaids' High School — Paul Dwyer
Reigate Grammar School [ 29] — Shaun A. Fenton
Rendcomb College [ 29] — Robert T. Jones
Repton School [ 6] [ 29] — Mark Semmence
Rossall School [ 29] — Jeremy A. Quartermain
Roedean School [ 29] — Oliver Blond
Royal Grammar School, Guildford [ 29] — Jonathan M. Cox
RGS Worcester [ 29] — John D.C. Pitt
Royal High School, Bath [ 29] — Kate Reynolds
The Royal Hospital School [ 29] — Simon Lockyer
The Royal Masonic School for Girls [ 29] — Kevin Carson
Royal Russell School [ 29] — Christopher J. Hutchinson
Rugby School [ 29] — Peter R.A. Green
Ryde School with Upper Chine [ 29] — William Turner
St Albans School [ 30] — Jonathan W.J. Gillespie
St Albans High School for Girls [ 30] — Amber Waite
St Bede's College [ 30] — Sandra Pike
St Benedict's School [ 30] — Andrew Johnson
St Columba's College, St Albans [ 30] — David R. Buxton
St Dunstan's College [ 30] — Nicholas P. Hewlett
St Edmund's College [ 30] — Matthew Mostyn
St Edmund's School [ 30] — Edward G. O'Connor
St Edward's School, Oxford [ 30] — Alistair Chirnside
St George's College, Weybridge [ 30] — Rachel Owens
St Helen and St Katharine [ 30] — Rebecca J. Dougall
St John's School, Leatherhead [ 30] — Rowena Cole
St Lawrence College [ 30] — Barney Durrant
St Mary's Calne [ 30] — Felicia Kirk
St Mary's College [ 30] — Michael A. Kennedy
St Mary's School Ascot [ 30] — Danuta Staunton
St Paul's Girls' School [ 30] — Sarah K. Fletcher
St Paul's School [ 30] — Sally-Anne Huang
St Peter's School [ 30] — Jeremy M. P. Walker
St Swithun's School [ 30] — Jane S. Gandee
Scarborough College — Guy Emmett
Seaford College [ 30] — John Green
Sedbergh School [ 30] — Dan Harrison
Sevenoaks School [ 30] — Jesse Elzinga
Sherborne School [ 6] [ 30] — Dominic A. Luckett
Sherborne Girls [ 6] [ 30] — Ruth M. S. Sullivan
Shiplake College [ 30] — Tyrone Howe
Shrewsbury School [ 30] — Leo Winkley
Sidcot School [ 30] — Iain Kilpatrick
Sir William Perkins's School [ 30] — Debbie Picton
Solihull School [ 30] — Charles Fillingham
South Hampstead High School [ 30] — Victoria Bingham
Stamford Endowed Schools [ 30] — Will M. Phelan
The Stephen Perse Foundation [ 30] — Richard Girvan
Stockport Grammar School [ 30] — Paul M. Owen
Stonyhurst College [ 30] — John R. Browne
Stowe School [ 30] — Anthony K. Wallersteiner
Streatham and Clapham High School — Cathy Ellott
Surbiton High School [ 30] — Rebecca Glover
Sutton Valence School [ 30] — James Thomas
Taunton School [ 31] — Lee C. Glaser
Tonbridge School [ 6] [ 31] — James E. Priory
Tormead School [ 32] — David Boyd
Tranby School [ 18] — Alexandra Wilson
Trent College [ 31] — Bill J. Penty
Trinity School [ 31] — Alasdair J. Kennedy
Truro School [ 31] — Andrew Johnson
University College School [ 33] — Mark J. Beard
Uppingham School [ 6] [ 33] — Richard J. Maloney
Warminster School [ 34] — Matt R. Williams
Warwick Schools Foundation — Richard Nicholson
Wellingborough School [ 34] — Andrew Holman
Wellington College [ 34] — James Dahl
Wellington School [ 34] — Eugene A. du Toit
Wells Cathedral School [ 34] — Alastair Tighe
West Buckland School [ 34] — Phillip Stapleton
Westminster School [ 34] — Gary Savage
Whitgift School [ 34] — Chris D. Ramsey
Winchester College [ 35] — Elizabeth Stone
Wimbledon High School [ 34] — Fionnuala Kennedy
Wisbech Grammar School [ 34] — Chris Staley
Withington Girls' School [ 34] — Sarah Haslam
Woldingham School [ 34] — James Whitehead
Wolverhampton Grammar School [ 34] — Alex Frazer
Woodbridge School [ 34] — Shona Norman
Woodhouse Grove School [ 34] — James Lockwood
Worksop College [ 34] — John Price
Worth School [ 34] — Stuart McPherson
Wrekin College [ 34] — Tim Firth
Wycliffe College [ 34] — Nick Gregory
Wycombe Abbey [ 34] — Jo F. Duncan
Yarm School [ 36] — P. Huw Williams
Scotland
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Wales
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Northern Ireland
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Guernsey
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Jersey
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Isle of Man
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Republic of Ireland
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International members
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Africa
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Asia
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The British School, New Delhi , India[ 38] — Vanita Uppal
British School Jakarta , Indonesia[ 38] — David N. Butcher
The Cathedral & John Connon School , Mumbai, India[ 38] — Meera Isaacs
The Doon School , Dehradun, India[ 38] — Dr Jagpreet Singh
Harrow International School Bangkok — Jonathan Standen
Harrow International School, Hong Kong [ 38] — Ann Haydon
The International School Bangalore , India[ 38] — Dr Caroline Pascoe
Jerudong International School , Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam[ 38] — Nicholas E. Sheehan
Kellett School , The British International School in Hong Kong[ 38] — Mark S. Steed
Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar , Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia[ 38] — Glenn Moodie
Marlborough College, Malaysia [ 38] — Alan D. Stevens
Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok , Thailand[ 38] — Chris P. Seal
Tanglin Trust School , Singapore[ 38] — Craig Considine
Australia and New Zealand
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Anglican Church Grammar School , East Brisbane[ 38] — Alan Campbell
Camberwell Grammar School , Balwyn, Victoria[ 38] — Paul Hicks
The King's School , Parramatta, New South Wales[ 38] — Anthony L. George
Methodist Ladies' College , Kew, Melbourne[ 38] — Diana C. Vernon
Scotch College , Hawthorn, Victoria[ 38] — I. Tom Batty
The Scots College , Bellevue Hill, New South Wales[ 38] — Ian P. M. Lambert
St Leonard's College , Brighton East, Victoria[ 38] — Stuart Davis
Christ's College , Christchurch, Canterbury
Central, North and South America
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Continental Europe
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Aiglon College , Chesières, Switzerland[ 38] — Richard M. McDonald
The British School of Amsterdam , The Netherlands[ 38] — Ruth Sanderson
The British School of Barcelona , Spain[ 38] — Jonathan Locke
The British School of Brussels , Tervuren, Belgium[ 38] — Melanie Warnes
The British School of Milan , Italy[ 38] — Chris Greenhalgh
The British School in the Netherlands , Voorschoten, The Netherlands[ 38] — Heath Monk
Campion School , Pallini, Athens, Greece[ 38] — Mike Henderson
The English College in Prague , Praha, Czech Republic[ 38] — Nigel Brown
The English School , Nicosia, Cyprus[ 38] — David A. Lambon
King's College , Soto de Viñuelas, Madrid, Spain[ 38] — Matthew Taylor
St Catherine's British School, Athens, Greece[ 38] — Stuart Smith
St George's, Rome — David P. Tongue
St Julian's School , Quinta Nova, Portugal[ 38] — Paul Morgan
Middle East
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Brighton College Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates[ 38] — Helen Wilkinson
The British School – Al Khubairat , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[ 38] — Mark Leppard
British School Muscat , Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman[ 38] — Kai Vacher
Doha College , Doha, State of Qatar[ 38] — Steffen Sommer
Dubai College , Dubai, United Arab Emirates[ 38] — Michael E. Lambert
GEMS Wellington Academy , Dubai, United Arab Emirates[ 38] — Kevin Loft
Jumeirah English Speaking School , Dubai, United Arab Emirates[ 38] — Shane O'Brien
St Christopher's School , Isa Town, Kingdom of Bahrain[ 38] — Simon Watson
Associates
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Bangor Grammar School , Bangor, County Down[ 39] — Elizabeth Huddleson
Bishop Wordsworth's School , Salisbury, Wiltshire[ 39] — Stuart Smallwood
Gordon's School , Woking, Surrey[ 39] — Andrew Moss
Methodist College Belfast , Belfast, County Antrim[ 39] — Scott Naismith
Monmouth School for Girls , Monmouth, Monmouthshire[ 39] — Jessica Miles
Pate's Grammar School , Cheltenham, Gloucestershire[ 39] — Russel Ellicott
The Judd School , Tonbridge, Kent[ 39] — Jon Woods
Wymondham College , Morley, Norfolk[ 39] — Dan Browning
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HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Europe
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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.[citation needed ]
Chairs of the HMC
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Chairmen of the Headmasters' Conference
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The following are the Chairmen of the HMC until 1996.[ 40]
Edward Thring , Headmaster, Uppingham School , 1869
Daniel Harper , Head-master, Sherborne School , 1870
John Dyne, Head Master, Highgate School , 1871
A R Vardy, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham , 1872
G Ridding , Head Master, Winchester College , 1873
Alfred Carver , Master, Dulwich College , 1874
John Percival , Headmaster, Clifton College , 1875
T W Jex-Blake , Head Master, Rugby School , 1876
G C Bell, Master, Marlborough College , 1877
H M Butler , Head Master, Harrow School , 1878
J J Hornby , Head Master, Eton College , 1879–80
E C Wickham, Head Master, Wellington College , 1881
H W Eve, Head Master, University College School , 1882–83
E M Young, Head Master, Sherborne School , 1884–85
W Haig Brown , Head Master, Charterhouse , 1886–87
W A Fearon , Head Master, Winchester College , 1888–89
E Warre , Head Master, Eton College , 1890–91
L W Baker, Headmaster, Merchant Taylors' School , 1892–93
E Warre , Head Master, Eton College , 1894–95
H A James , Headmaster, Rugby School , 1896
E Lyttelton , Headmaster, Haileybury , 1897
H W Moss, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School , 1898–99
Dr H B Gray , Head Master, Bradfield College , 1900
H W Moss, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School , 1901
C C Tancock, Headmaster, Tonbridge School , 1902
E Lyttelton , Headmaster, Haileybury , 1903
A W Upcott, Head Master, Christ's Hospital , 1904
G Rendell, Head Master, Charterhouse , 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, The Leys School , 1909
E Lyttelton , Head Master, Eton College , 1910
N C Smith, Head-master, Sherborne School , 1911
J Gow, Head Master, Westminster School , 1912
W C Eppstein, Headmaster, Reading Blue Coat School , 1913
F Fletcher, Head Master, Charterhouse , 1914–15
A A David , Headmaster, Rugby School , 1916–18
F Fletcher, Head Master, Charterhouse , 1919
A A David , Headmaster, Rugby School , 1920–21
R Cary Gilson, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham , 1922
F Fletcher, Head Master, Charterhouse , 1923
Cyril Alington , Head Master, Eton College , 1924–25
F Fletcher, Headmaster, Charterhouse , 1926–27
R Cary Gilson, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham , 1928
F. Fletcher, Headmaster, Charterhouse , 1929
F B Malim, Master, Wellington College , 1930
F Fletcher, Headmaster, Charterhouse , 1931
F B Malim, Master, Wellington College , 1932
D C Norwood , Head Master, Harrow School , 1933
F Fletcher, Headmaster, Charterhouse , 1934
F B Malim, Master, 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, Charterhouse , 1950
R Birley , Head Master, Eton College , 1951–52
E James, High Master, The Manchester Grammar School , 1953–54
Walter Hamilton , Headmaster, Westminster School , 1955–56
R Birley, Head Master, Eton College , 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 , 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 , 1969
J MacKay, Headmaster, Bristol Grammar School , 1970
A R D Wright , Headmaster, Shrewsbury School , 1971
F H Shaw, Headmaster, King's College School, Wimbledon , 1972
F F Fisher, Master, Wellington College , 1973
Michael McCrum , Head Master, Eton College , 1974
N P Barry, Headmaster, Ampleforth College , 1975
R W Young, Principal, George Watson's College , 1976
J M Rae , Headmaster, Westminster School , 1977
David Baggley, Headmaster, Bolton School , 1978
J S Woodhouse, Headmaster, Rugby School , 1979
Ian Beer , Headmaster, Lancing College , 1980
John Thorn , Head Master, Winchester College , 1981
J W Hele, High Master, St Paul's School , 1982
Roger Ellis , Master, Marlborough College , 1983
David Emms , Master, Dulwich College , 1984
B H McGowan, Headmaster, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School , 1985
C H D Everett, Headmaster, Tonbridge School , 1986
M J W Rogers, Headmaster, King Edward's School, Birmingham , 1987
D A G Smith, Headmaster, Bradford Grammar School , 1988
M M Marriott, Headmaster, Canford School , 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, Malvern College , 1994
Hugh Wright , Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham , 1995
Anthony Evans, Headmaster, Portsmouth Grammar School , 1996
Chairs of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
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The following are the Chairs of the HMC after 1996.[ 40]
Michael Mavor, Headmaster, Rugby School , 1997
Patrick Tobin, Principal, Stewart's Melville College , 1998
James Sabben-Clare , Headmaster, Winchester College , 1999
Tom Wheare , Headmaster, Bryanston School , 2000
Chris Brown, Headmaster, Norwich School , 2001
E. Gould, Master, Marlborough College , 2002
G. Able, Master, Dulwich College , 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 , 2006
Nigel Richardson, Headmaster, The Perse School , 2007 <*>
Bernard Trafford, Headmaster, Wolverhampton Grammar School , 2007–2008
Tim Hastie-Smith, Headmaster, Dean Close School , 2008–2009
Andrew Grant, Headmaster, St Albans School , 2009–2010
David Levin, Headmaster, City of London School , 2010–2011
Kenneth Durham , Headmaster, University College School , 2011–2012
Chris Ray, High Master, Manchester Grammar School , 2012–2013
Tim Hands , Master, Magdalen College School , 2013–2014
Richard Harman, Headmaster, Uppingham School , 2014–2015
Christopher King, Headmaster, Leicester Grammar School , 2015–2016
Mike Buchanan, Headmaster, Ashford School , 2016–2017
Christopher King, Headmaster, Leicester Grammar School , 2017-2018
Shaun Fenton, Headmaster, Reigate Grammar School , 2018–2019[ 41]
Fiona Boulton, Headmistress, Guildford High School , 2019 -2020
Sally-Anne Huang, High Master, St Paul's School , 2020-2021
Richard Backhouse, Principal, Berkhamsted School , 2021-2022
Melvyn Roffe, Principal, George Watson's College , 2022-2023
Sue Woodroofe, Principal, The Grammar School at Leeds , 2023-2024
<*> Change to Academic Year Chairmanship
Chairs of the HMC Committee
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The following were Chairmen of the HMC Committee in the early years of the Conference.[ 40]
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
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Institution
Year of First Chairmanship
Total Years as Chair
Winchester College
1873
15
Eton College
1879
14
Charterhouse
1886
12
Rugby School
1876
11
Shrewsbury School
1898
11
King Edward's School, Birmingham
1872
7
Haileybury
1897
5
The Manchester Grammar School
1953
5
Wellington College
1881
5
Sherborne School
1870
4
St Paul's School, London
1969
4
Westminster School
1912
4
Dulwich College
1874
3
Magdalen College School
1907
3
Marlborough College
1877
3
Merchant Taylors' School
1892
3
University College School
1882
3
Ampleforth College
1975
2
Berkhamsted School (Formerly
Berkhamsted Collegiate School)
2005
2
George Watson's College
1976
2
Harrow School
1878
2
Leicester Grammar School
2015–16
2
Malvern College
1906
2
Monkton Combe School
1963
2
Tonbridge School
1902
2
Uppingham School
1869
2
Ashford School
2016–17
1
Bolton School
1978
1
Bradfield College
1900
1
Bradford Grammar School
1988
1
Bristol Grammar School
1970
1
Bryanston School
2000
1
Canford School
1989
1
Christ's Hospital
1904
1
City of London School
2010–11
1
Clifton College
1875
1
Daniel Stewart's and Melville College
1998
1
Dean Close School
2008-9
1
Forest School
2006
1
Guildford High School
2019-20
1
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
1985
1
Highgate School
1871
1
King's College School, Wimbledon
1972
1
Lancing College
1980
1
The Leys School
1909
1
Norwich School
2001
1
The Perse School
2007
1
Portsmouth Grammar School
1996
1
Reading Blue Coat School
1913
1
Reigate Grammar School
2018-19
1
St Albans School
2009–10
1
Trinity School of John Whitgift
1993
1
Wolverhampton Grammar School
2007-8
1
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