Mark Jonathan Moore (born 25 April 1961) was the headmaster (Head of College) of

Clifton College Clifton College is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in the city of Bristol in South West England, founded in 1862 and offering both boarding school, boarding and day school for pupils aged 13–18. In its early years, unlike mo ...

in Bristol from 2005-2015, when he resigned.

Education and teaching

Moore was educated at

Wolverhampton Grammar School Wolverhampton Grammar School is a co-educational private 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 was ...

and read English at

Downing College, Cambridge Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 950 students. Founded in 1800, it was the only college to be added to the university between 1596 and 1869, and is often described as the oldest of ...

. Moore was previously the Head of English and the Director of University Entrance at

Radley College Radley College, formally St Peter's College, Radley or the College of St. Peter at Radley, is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (independent boarding school) for boys near the village of Radley, in Oxfordshire, in the United Kingd ...

and taught at

Marlborough College Marlborough College is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English private boarding school) for pupils aged 13 to 18 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. It was founded as Marlborough School in 1843 by the Dean of Manchester, George ...

and

Eton College Eton College ( ) is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school providing boarding school, boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the small town of Eton, Berkshire, Eton, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. It has educated Prime Mini ...

. Moore was most recently the Executive headmaster of Akademeia High School in Warsaw, Poland (until June 2020). Moore left Clifton College in 2015 following allegations of sexual abuse that took place during his tenure as headmaster. In November 2020 he apologised to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse for Clifton's and his failure to uncover and discover the offending behaviour.

Sporting achievements

At Cambridge, Moore captained the university Eton Fives team and was the national Eton Fives champion.

References

External links

BBC news article on Mark Moore

Clifton College website

Good Schools Guide
Living people Schoolteachers from the West Midlands Headmasters of Clifton College People educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge 1961 births Teachers at Eton College Teachers at Radley College {{Edu-bio-stub