Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
The
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) is an association of the
head teachers of 242 leading day and boarding
independent boys' and
coeducational schools in the
United Kingdom,
Crown dependencies and the
Republic of Ireland. There are also International Members (mostly from the
British Commonwealth) and a number of Additional Members who are elected as the
head teachers of a limited number of outstanding
state schools. The size of the Conference has grown - as late as the 1970s, membership was confined to a maximum of 200. It is one of the seven affiliated organisations of the
Independent Schools Council (ISC).
The Conference dates from 1869 when
Edward Thring, Headmaster of
Uppingham, asked thirty seven of his fellow headmasters to meet at his house to consider the formation of a "School Society and Annual Conference". Twelve accepted the invitation
[Edward Thring (Uppingham School), (Bromsgrove School), (Bury St Edmunds), (The King's School, Canterbury), (Felsted School), (Lancing College), (Liverpool College), (Norwich School), (Oakham School), (Repton School), (Richmond), (Sherborne School) and (Tonbridge School). (Source: IndigoSky Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference August 22 2002 on the everything website] and from that date there have been annual meetings. It changed its name from the "Headmasters' Conference" to the "Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference" in 1996.
Membership of the HMC is often considered as what defines a school as a
public school in
England or
Wales, placing it amongst the more prestigious
private schools.
[Tony Halpin Public schools plead to be let off fines over fee-fixing in The Times October 01, 2005 "The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference of leading public schools is due to hold its annual conference next week. "]Below is a list of HMC member schools, and their head teacher as of
1 February 2005.
England
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Abingdon School - Mark Turner
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Ackworth School - Peter J. Simpson
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Aldenham School - Richard S. Harman
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Alleyn's School - Dr. Colin Diggory
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Ampleforth College - Rev. Gabriel Everitt
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Ardingly College - John R. Franklin
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Arnold School - Barry Hughes
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Ashville College - Andrew A.P. Fleck
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Bablake School - Dr. Stuart Nuttall
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Bancroft's School - Dr. Peter R. Scott
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Batley Grammar School - Brian Battye
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Bedales School - Keith Budge
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Bedford School - Dr. Philip Evans OBE
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Bedford Modern School - Stephen Smith
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Berkhamsted Collegiate School - Dr. Priscilla Chadwick
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Birkdale School - Robert Court
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Birkenhead School - D. John Clark
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Bishop's Stortford College - John G. Trotman
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Bloxham School - Mark E. Allbrook
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Blundell's School - Jonathan Leigh
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Bolton School - Mervyn E. W. Brooker
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Bootham School - Jonathan F. J. Taylor
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Bradfield College - Peter J.M. Roberts
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Bradford Grammar School - Stephen R. Davidson
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Brentwood School - D. Ian Davies
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Brighton College - Dr. Anthony F. Seldon (moved to Welington)
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Bristol Cathedral School - Kevin J. Riley
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Bristol Grammar School - Dr. David J. Mascord
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Bromsgrove School - Christopher Edwards
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Bryanston School - Sarah Thomas
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Bury Grammar School - Keith Richards
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Canford School - John D. Lever
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Caterham School - Rob A. E. Davey
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Charterhouse School - Rev. John S. Witheridge
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Cheadle Hulme School - Paul Dixon
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Cheltenham College - John S. Richardson
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Chetham's School of Music - Claire Moreland
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Chigwell School - David F. Gibbs
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Christ College - D. Phillip Jones
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Christ's Hospital - Dr Peter C. D. Southern
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Churcher's College - Simon H. Williams
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City of London Freemen's School - David C. Haywood
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City of London School - David R. Levin
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Clayesmore School - Martin G. Cooke
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Clifton College - Mr Mark Moore
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Colfe's School - Mr Richard Russell
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Colston's Collegiate School - David G. Crawford
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Cranleigh School - Guy de W. Waller
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Culford School - Julian Johnson-Munday
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Dame Allan's School - Dr John R. Hind
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Dauntsey's School - Stewart B. Roberts
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Dean Close School - Revd. Timothy Hastie-Smith
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Denstone College - David M. Derbyshire
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Downside School - Dom. Leo Maidlow Davis
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Dulwich College - Graham G. Able
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Durham School - Neil G. Kern
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Eastbourne College - Simon Davies
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Ellesmere College - Brendan J. Wignall
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Eltham College - Paul J. Henderson
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Emanuel School - Mark Hanley-Browne
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Epsom College - Stephen R. Borthwick
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Eton College - Tony R. M Little
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Exeter School - Bob Griffin
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Felsted School - Stephen C. Roberts
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Forest School - Andrew G. Boggis
(current chairman)*
Framlingham College - Gwen M. Randall
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Frensham Heights School - Andrew J.H. Fisher
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Giggleswick School - Geoffrey P. Boult
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The Grange School - Jenny E. Stephen
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Gresham's School - Antony R. Clark
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The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School - Peter B. Hamilton
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Haileybury and Imperial Service College - Stuart A. Westley
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Hampton School - Barry R. Martin
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Harrow School - Barnaby J. Lenon
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Hereford Cathedral School - Dr. Howard C. Tomlinson
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Highgate School - Richard P. Kennedy
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Hulme Grammar School - Ken E. Jones
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Hurstpierpoint College - Tim Manly
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Hymers College - John C. Morris
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Ipswich School - Ian G. Galbraith
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The John Lyon School - Kevin Riley
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Kelly College - Mark S. Steed
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Kent College - Gino G. Carminati
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Kimbolton School - Jonathan Belbin
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King Edward VII and Queen Mary School - Robert J. Karling
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King Edward's School, Bath - Crispin Rowe
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King Edward's School, Birmingham - John A. Claughton
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King Edward VI School, Southampton - A. Julian Thould
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King Edward's School, Witley - P. Kerr Fulton-Peebles
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King Henry VIII School - George D. Fisher
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King's College, Taunton - Christopher D. Ramsey
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King's College School - Anthony C. V. Evans
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King's School, Bruton - Nigel M. Lashbrook
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The King's School, Canterbury - Canon Keith H. Wilkinson
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The King's School, Chester - Tim J. Turvey
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The King's School, Ely - Sue Freestone
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The King's School, Gloucester - Peter Lacey
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The King's School, Macclesfield - Dr Stephen Coyne
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The King's School, Rochester - Dr Ian R. Walker
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The King's School, Tynemouth - Philip J. S. Cantwell
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The King's School, Worcester - Timothy H. Keyes
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Kingston Grammar School - C. Duncan Baxter
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Kingswood School - Gary M. Best
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Kirkham Grammar School - Douglas R. Walker
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Lancing College - Jonathan Gillespie
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Latymer Upper School - Peter J. Winter
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Leeds Grammar School - Dr. Mark Bailey
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Leicester Grammar School - Christopher P. M. King
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Leighton Park School - John H. Dunston
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The Leys School - Mark Slater
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Liverpool College - Brian Christian
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Lord Wandsworth College - Ian G. Power
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Loughborough Grammar School - Paul B. Fisher
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Magdalen College School - Andrew D. Halls
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Malvern College - Hugh C. K. Carson
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Manchester Grammar School - Dr. Chris Ray
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Marlborough College - Nicholas A. Sampson
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Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby - David Cook
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Merchant Taylors' School - Stephen N. Wright
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Millfield - Peter M. Johnson
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Mill Hill School - William R. Winfield
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Monkton Combe School - Michael J. Cuthbertson
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Mount St Mary's College - Philip G. MacDonald
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Newcastle under Lyme School - Robert S. Dillow
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New College, Worcester (RNIB) - ?
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Norwich School - Jim Hawkins
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Nottingham High School - Christopher S. Parker CBE
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Oakham School - Dr Joseph Spence
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The Oratory School - Clive I. Dytor
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Oundle School - Dr. Ralph D. Townsend
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Pangbourne College - Dr. Kenneth M. Greig
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The Perse School - Nigel P. V. Richardson
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Plymouth College - Alan J. Morsley
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Pocklington School - Nicholas Clements
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The Portsmouth Grammar School - Dr. Timothy R. Hands
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Prior Park College - Dr. R. Giles G. Mercer
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School - Dr. David S. Hempsall
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Queen Elizabeth Grammar School - Michael R. Gibbons
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Queen Elizabeth's Hospital - Stephen W. Holliday
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Queen's College - Christopher J. Alcock
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Radley College - Angus W. McPhail
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Ratcliffe College - Peter Farrar
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Reading Blue Coat School - S. James W. McArthur
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Reed's School - David W. Jarrett
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Reigate Grammar School - David Thomas
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Rendcomb College - Gerry Holden
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Repton School - Robert A. Holroyd
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Rossall School - Timothy J. Wilbur
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Royal Grammar School, Guildford - Tim M. S. Young
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Royal Grammar School, Newcastle - James F. X. Miller
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Royal Grammar School, Worcester - Andrew R. Rattue
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The Royal Hospital School - Howard W. Blackett
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Royal Russell School - Dr John R. Jennings
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Rugby School - Patrick S. J. Derham
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Ryde School - Dr. Nicholas J. England
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St Albans School - Andrew R. Grant
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St Bede's College - John Byrne
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St Bees School - Philip J. Capes
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St Benedict's School - Christopher J. Cleugh
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St Columba's College - Dr Lindsay J. Haslett
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St Columba's College, St Albans - Nicholas O'Sullivan
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St Dunstan's College - Fiona Cordeaux
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St Edmund's College - C.P. Long
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St Edmund's School - A. Nicholas Ridley
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St Edward's School - Andrew Trotman
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St George's College, Weybridge - Joseph A. Peake
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St John's School, Leatherhead - Nicholas J.R. Haddock
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St Lawrence College - Rev. C.W. Mark Aitken
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St Mary's College - Jean M. Marsh
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St. Olave's Grammar School - Anthony Jarvis
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St Paul's School - Dr G. Martin Stephen
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St Peter's School - Richard I. Smyth
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Sedbergh School - Christopher H. Hirst
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Sevenoaks School - Katy L. Ricks
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Sherborne School - Simon F. Eliot
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Shiplake College - A. Gregg S. Davies
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Shrewsbury School - Jeremy W. R. Goulding
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Silcoates School - A. Paul Spillane
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Solihull School - Philip Griffiths
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The Stamford Endowed Schools - Dr. Peter Mason
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Stockport Grammar School - Ian Mellor
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Stonyhurst College - Adrian J. F. Aylward
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Stowe School - Dr Anthony K. Wallersteiner
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Sutton Valence School - Joe S. Davies
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Taunton School - Dr John H. Newton
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Tettenhall College - Dr. Peter C. Bodkin
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Tonbridge School - J. Martin Hammond (man from Monmouth taken over)
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Trent College - Jonathan S. Lee
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Trinity School - Christopher J. Tarrant
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Truro School - Paul K. Smith
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University College School - Kenneth J. Durham
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Uppingham School - Dr. Stephen C. Winkley
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Warwick School - Edward Halse
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Wellingborough School - Garry R. Bowe
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Wellington College - Dr
Anthony Seldon*
Wellington School - Alan J. Rogers
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Wells Cathedral School - Elizabeth Cairncross
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West Buckland School - John F. Vick
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Westminster School - Dr
Stephen Spurr*
Whitgift School - Dr. Christopher A. Barnett
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William Hulme's Grammar School - Stephen R. Patriarca
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Winchester College - Dr. Ralph Townsend
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Wisbech Grammar School - Bob S. Repper
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Wolverhampton Grammar School - Dr. Bernard St. J. Trafford
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Woodbridge School - Stephen H. Cole
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Woodhouse Grove School - David C. Humphreys
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Worksop College - Roy A. Collard
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Worth School - Peter J. Armstrong
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Wrekin College - Stephen G. Drew
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Wycliffe College (Gloucestershire) - Dr R. Tony Collins
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Yarm School - David M. Dunn
Scotland
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Dollar Academy - John S. Robertson
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High School of Dundee - A. Michael Duncan
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The Edinburgh Academy - John V. Light
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Fettes College - Michael C. B. Spens
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George Heriot's School - Alistair G. Hector
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George Watson's College - Gareth H. Edwards
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The Glasgow Academy - Peter Brodie
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The High School of Glasgow - Colin D.R. Mair
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Glenalmond College - Gordon C. Woods
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Hutchesons' Grammar School - Dr. Kenneth Greig
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Kelvinside Academy - John L. Broadfoot
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Lomond School - Angus MacDonald
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Loretto School - Michael B. Mavor CVO
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Merchiston Castle School - Andrew R. Hunter
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Morrison's Academy - Simon Pengelley
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Robert Gordon's College - Hugh Ouston
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St. Aloysius' College - John Stoer
* St. Columba's School,
Kilmacolm - David Girdwood
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Stewart's Melville College - J. N. David Gray
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Strathallan School - Bruce K. Thompson
Wales
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Llandovery College - Peter A. Hogan
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Monmouth School - Dr Steven Connors
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Rydal Penrhos - Michael S. James
Northern Ireland
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Bangor Grammar School - Stephen Connolly
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Belfast Royal Academy - William S. F. Young
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Campbell College - Dr R. J. Ivan Pollock
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Coleraine Academical Institution - Leonard Quigg
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Methodist College Belfast - Ms C. Galloway
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Portora Royal School - J. Neill Morton
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Royal Belfast Academical Institution - R. Michael Ridley
Guernsey
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Elizabeth College - Dr Nicholas D. Argent
Jersey
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Victoria College - Robert G. Cook
Isle of Man
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King William's College - Philip D. John
Republic of Ireland
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Clongowes Wood College - Fr. Leonard Moloney SJ
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Diocesan College (Bishops),
Rondebosch,
Cape Town,
South Africa - Grant Nupen
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Hilton College,
Hilton,
KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa - Michael Nicholson
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Michaelhouse,
Balgowan,
KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa - Guy Pearson
* Peterhouse, Marondera,
Zimbabwe *
St. Andrew's College,
Grahamstown,
Eastern Cape,
South Africa - David Wylde
* St. George's College, Causeway,
Harare,
Zimbabwe*
St. Stithians College,
Johannesburg,
Gauteng,
South Africa - Stephen Lowry
* Academia Britanica Cuscatleca, Santa Tecla, El Salvador, Central America
* Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
* Markham College, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
* Ridley College, St Catharine's, Ontario, Canada
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Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada
* St Andrew's College, Aurora, Ontario, Canada
* St Andrew's Scots School, Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* St George's College, Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* St. George's College North , Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* St Paul's School, Jardim Paulistano, Sáo Paulo, Brazil
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Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* Saltus Grammar School, Hamilton, Bermuda
* British School of Brussels, Tervuren, Belgium
* The British School in the Netherlands, Voorschoten, The Netherlands
* The British School of Paris, Croissy sur Seine, France
* Campion School , Pallini, Athens, Greece
* The English School, Nicosia, Cyprus
* The English College in Prague, Praha, Czech Republic
* King's College, Soto de Vinuelas, Madrid, Spain
* St Edward's College, Vittoriosa, Malta
* St George's British International School, Rome, Italy
* St Julian's School, Carcavelos , Portugal
* Island School, Hong Kong
* King George V School, Kowloon, Hong Kong
* The Indian School, Seeb, Sultanate of Oman (Persian Gulf)
* All Saints' College, Bull Creek, Willetton, Western Australia
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Barker College, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
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Brighton Grammar School, Brighton, Victoria, Australia
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Camberwell Grammar School, Deepdene, Victoria, Australia
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Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill, ACT, Australia
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Caulfield Grammar School, East St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
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Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont, Western Australia
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Christ's College, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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The Geelong College, Newtown, Victoria, Australia
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Geelong Grammar School, Corio, Victoria, Australia
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Guildford Grammar School, Guildford, Western Australia
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Haileybury College, Keysborough, Victoria, Australia
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Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
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King's College, Auckland, New Zealand
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The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
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Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
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Melbourne Grammar School, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
* Mentone Grammar School, Mentone, Victoria, Australia
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Pembroke School, Kensington Park, South Australia
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St Peter's College, St. Peters, South Australia
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Scotch College, Torrens Park, South Australia
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Scotch College, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
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Scotch College, Claremont, Western Australia
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The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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Wanganui Collegiate School, Wanganui New Zealand
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Wesley College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Westbourne Grammar School, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
* Aitchison College, Lahore, Pakistan
* Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, Himachal Prabesh, India
* The Cathedral & John Connon School, Marg Fort, Mumbai, India
* The International School Bangalore, Bangalore, India
* Jerudong International School, Bandar Seri Begwan, Brunei Darussalam
* Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar, Mantin NSDK, Negeri Sembilan, West Malaysia
The City Academy Bristol, Russell Town Square, Bristol, BS5 9JH
Bournemouth School, East Way, Bournemouth BH8 9PY
Chesham High School, White Hill, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1BA
De Aston School, Willingham Road, Market Rasen, Lincs, LN8 3 RF
George Stephenson Community High School, Southgate, Killingworth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 0SA
Greenford High School, Ruislip Road, Greenford, Middx UB6 9RX
Gordon's School, West End, Woking, Surrey GU24 9 PT
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College, Pepys Road, New Cross, London SE14 5SF
Lancaster Royal Grammar School, East Road, Lancaster LA1 3EF
The Latymer School, Haselbury Road, Edmonton, London N9 9 TN
The
London Oratory School, Seagrave Road, London SW6 1RX
Nailsea Community School, Mizzymead Road, Nailsea, North Somerset BS48 2HN
Pate's Grammar School, Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, Glos. GL51 0HG
St Ambrose College, Hale Barns, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 0HE
St Anselm's College, Manor Hill, Birkenhead CH43 1UQ
St. Edward's College, North Drive, Sandfield Park, West Derby, Liverpool L12 1LF
St Olave's Grammar School, Goddington Lane, Orpington, Kent BR6 9SH
Welbeck College - The Defence Sixth Form College, Forest Road, Woodhouse, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 8WD
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List of UK Independent Schools*
Public school*
Association of Representatives of Old Pupils Societies*
HMC website
