The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) is an association of the head teachers of 361 independent schools (both

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

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, Crown dependencies and the

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. There are also 50 Foreign Members (mostly from the Commonwealth) and 13 Associate Members who are head teachers of state schools or other influential individuals in the world of education, who endorse and support the work of HMC.

History

The Conference dates from 1869 when

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, Headmaster of Uppingham School, 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), Albert Wratislaw (

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), John Mitchinson ( The King's School, Canterbury), William Grignon (

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), Robert Sanderson ( Lancing College), George Butler ( Liverpool College),

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), William Wood ( Oakham School), Steuart Pears ( Repton School),

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 ...

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), 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). John Dyne ( Highgate School) 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) 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
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. 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 — William Le Fleming * Abingdon School – Mike J. Windsor * Ackworth School — Anton Maree *

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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 — James Fowler *

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

— Jane Lunnon * Ardingly College — Ben Figgis *

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

— Michael Hall * Ashville College — Rhiannon Wilkinson * Bablake and King Henry VIII School— Andrew Wright * Badminton School – Rebecca Tear * Bancroft's School — Simon R.J. Marshall * Barnard Castle School — 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 — 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 — 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 — Kathy Crewe-Read * Bloxham School — Paul Sanderson * Blundell's School — 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 — Christopher P. Jeffery * Box Hill School — Corydon Lowde * Bradfield College — 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 — Richard Cairns * Bristol Grammar School — Jaideep Barot * Bromley High School — Angela Drew * Bromsgrove School — Peter Clague * Bryanston School — 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 — Ceri Jones * Charterhouse — 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 — Nicola Smith * Chigwell School — Michael Punt * Christ's Hospital — Simon H. C. Reid *

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

— Simon H. Williams * City of London Freemen's School — Roland Martin * City of London School — 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 — 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 — Jeremy McCullough * Cranleigh School — 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 — 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 * Dulwich College — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 (HMC member) and Leeds Girls' High School — Sue Woodroofe * The Grange School — Lorraine Earps * Gresham's School — Douglas Robb *

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

— Fiona J. Boulton *

Haberdashers' Boys' School Haberdashers' Boys' School (also known as Haberdashers', Habs, or Habs Boys), until September 2021 known as Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, is a public school for pupils age 4 to 18 in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England. The school is a 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 — W. M. Alastair Land * Hereford Cathedral School — Michael Gray * Highgate School — 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 — Chris Wolsey * Immanuel College — Gary Griffin * Ipswich School — Nicholas J. Weaver * James Allen's Girls' School — 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 — Martin J. Boden * King Edward's School, Birmingham – 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 — Anne Cotton * The King's School, Canterbury — 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 — 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 — 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 — Gareth Doodes * Kingston Grammar School — Stephen Lehec * Kingswood School — 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 * Lancing College — Dominic Oliver * Langley School — Jon E. Perriss * Latymer Upper School — 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 — 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 — Christopher Barnett * Magdalen College School — Helen Pike * Malvern College — Keith Metcalfe * The Manchester Grammar School — Martin A. Boulton * Marlborough College — Louise Moelwyn-Hughes * Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby — David J. Wickes * Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood — Simon Everson * Millfield — Gavin Horgan * The Mill Hill School Foundation — Antony Spencer * Monkton Combe School — Chris Wheeler * Moreton Hall — George Budd * Mount Kelly — Guy Ayling * Mount St Mary's College — 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 — 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 – 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 — Joseph J. Smith * Oswestry School — Lyndsay Lang * Oundle School — Sarah Kerr-Dineen * Pangbourne College — 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 — Ed D. Hester * Prior Park College — Ben J.C. Horan * Putteridge High School – David Graham * Putney High School — Suzie K. Longstaff * Queen Anne's School — Julia Harrington * Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield — Richard Brookes *

Queen Elizabeth's Hospital 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 — 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 — Shaun A. Fenton * Rendcomb College — Robert T. Jones * Repton School — 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 — Oliver Blond * Royal Grammar School, Guildford — Jonathan M. Cox * RGS Worcester — John D.C. Pitt * Royal High School, Bath — Kate Reynolds * The Royal Hospital School — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — John Green *

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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — Mark J. Beard * Uppingham School — Richard J. Maloney * Warminster School — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — James Whitehead * Wolverhampton Grammar School — Alex Frazer * Woodbridge School – Shona Norman * Woodhouse Grove School — James Lockwood * Worksop College – John Price * Worth School — Stuart McPherson * Wrekin College — Tim Firth *

Wycliffe College 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 — 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 — Helen Harrison * George Heriot's School — 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 — 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 — Lisa Kerr * High School of Dundee — Lise Hudson * The High School of Glasgow — John O'Neill * Hutchesons' Grammar School — Colin Gambles * Kelvinside Academy — Daniel Wyatt * Lomond School — 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 —Andrew McGarva * Robert Gordon's College — Robin Macpherson * St Aloysius' College — Matthew Bartlett * St Columba's School, Kilmacolm — Victoria Reilly * St Leonards School — Simon Brian * Strathallan School — Mark Lauder

Wales

* The Cathedral School, Llandaff — Clare Sherwood * Christ College — 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 – Simon Dorman * Rougemont School —Robert Carnevale

Northern Ireland

* Belfast Royal Academy — Hilary Woods * Campbell College — Robert Robinson * Coleraine Grammar School — David R.J. Carruthers * Royal Belfast Academical Institution — 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, Kiambu County,

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, 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, 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, India – Dr Caroline Pascoe * Jerudong International School, 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, Singapore — Craig Considine

Australia and New Zealand

* Anglican Church Grammar School, 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, Italy — Chris Greenhalgh * The British School of Paris, Croissy sur Seine, France — Nicholas Hammond * The British School in the Netherlands, 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, 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, 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, Belfast, County Antrim – Scott Naismith * Monmouth School for Girls, Monmouth, Monmouthshire – Jessica Miles * Pate's Grammar School, 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, Uppingham School, 1869 * Daniel Harper, Head-master,

, 1870 * John Dyne, Head Master, Highgate School, 1871 * A R Vardy, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham, 1872 * G Ridding, Head Master,

, 1873 *

, Master, Dulwich College, 1874 * John Percival, Headmaster,

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

, 1876 * G C Bell, Master, Marlborough College, 1877 * H M Butler, Head Master, Harrow School, 1878 * J J Hornby, Head Master,

, 1879–80 * E C Wickham, Head Master,

, 1881 * H W Eve, Head Master, University College School, 1882–83 * E M Young, Head Master,

, 1884–85 * W Haig Brown, Head Master, Charterhouse, 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, Bradfield College, 1900 * H W Moss, Headmaster,

, 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,

, 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, Charterhouse, 1914–15 * A A David, Headmaster,

, 1916–18 * F Fletcher, Head Master, Charterhouse, 1919 * A A David, Headmaster,

, 1920–21 * R Cary Gilson, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham, 1922 * F Fletcher, Head Master, Charterhouse, 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, Charterhouse, 1926–27 * R Cary Gilson, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham, 1928 * F. Fletcher, Headmaster, Charterhouse, 1929 * F B Malim, Master,

, 1930 * F Fletcher, Headmaster, Charterhouse, 1931 * F B Malim, Master,

, 1932 * D C Norwood, Head Master, Harrow School, 1933 * F Fletcher, Headmaster, Charterhouse, 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, Charterhouse, 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, 1963–64 and 1964-65 * Walter Hamilton, Headmaster,

, 1965–66 * Desmond Lee, Head Master,

, 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,

, 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 * J M Rae, Headmaster,

, 1977 * David Baggley, Headmaster,

, 1978 * J S Woodhouse, Headmaster,

, 1979 * I D S Beer, Headmaster, Lancing College, 1980 *

John Thorn John A. Thorn (born April 17, 1947) is a German-born sports historian, author, publisher, and cultural commentator. Since March 1, 2011, he has been the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball. Personal profile Thorn was born in ...

, Head Master,

, 1981 * J W Hele, High Master, St Paul's School, 1982 * Roger Ellis, Master, Marlborough College, 1983 *

David Emms David Acfield Emms OBE (16 February 1925 – 21 December 2015) was an English educationalist and former rugby union player. Early life David Acfield Emms was born on 16 February 1925, the son of Archibald George Emms and Winifred Gladys Emms (n� ...

, 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,

, 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, Malvern College, 1994 *

Hugh Wright Hugh Wright may refer to: * Hugh Wright (rugby union) (1875–1953), Scottish rugby union footballer * Hugh Wright (schoolmaster) (born 1938), English schoolmaster * Hugh E. Wright (1879–1940), French-English actor {{hndis, Wright, Hugh ...

, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham, 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, Bryanston School, 2000 * Chris Brown, Headmaster,

, 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 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, ...

, 2005 *

Andrew Boggis Andrew Gurdon Boggis (born 1 April 1954) is an English schoolmaster. After teaching in Salzburg, he was Master in College at Eton, then Warden of Forest School, Walthamstow. He was chairman of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and a ...

, Warden,

, 2006 * Nigel Richardson, Headmaster,

, 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,

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

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