Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference

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The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess 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 ^[1] 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.^[1] The current Chairman in Nigel Richardson of the Perse School and the current general secretary is Geoff Lucas.

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. ^[2]

[edit] HMC members

Below is a list of HMC member schools, and their headmaster or headmistress as of 1 November 2006.

[edit] England

Abingdon School - Mark Turner
Ackworth School - Peter J. Simpson
Aldenham School - James Fowler
Alleyn's School - Dr. Colin Diggory
Ampleforth College - Rev. Gabriel Everitt
Ardingly College - John R. Franklin
Arnold School - Barry Hughes
Ashville College - Andrew A.P. Fleck
Bablake School - Dr. Stuart Nuttall
Bancroft's School - Dr. Peter R. Scott
Barrington School - Dr. Arnold Hodge
Batley Grammar School - Brian Battye
Bedales School - Keith Budge
Bedford School - Dr. Philip Evans OBE
Bedford Modern School - Stephen Smith
Berkhamsted Collegiate School - Dr. Priscilla Chadwick
Birkdale School - Robert J. Court
Birkenhead School - D. John Clark
Bishop's Stortford College - John G. Trotman
Bloxham School - Mark E. Allbrook
Blundell's School - Ian Davenport
Bolton School - Mervyn E. W. Brooker
Bootham School - Jonathan F. J. Taylor
Bradfield College - Peter J.M. Roberts
Bradford Grammar School - Stephen R. Davidson
Brentwood School - D. Ian Davies
Brighton College - Dr. Anthony F. Seldon (moved to Wellington)
Bristol Cathedral School - Kevin J. Riley
Bristol Grammar School - Dr. David J. Mascord
Bromsgrove School^[1] - Christopher Edwards
Bryanston School - Sarah Thomas
Bury Grammar School - Steven Harvey
Canford School - John D. Lever
Caterham School - Rob A. E. Davey
Charterhouse School - Rev. John S. Witheridge
Cheadle Hulme School - Paul Dixon
Cheltenham College - John S. Richardson
Chetham's School of Music - Claire Moreland
Chigwell School - David F. Gibbs
Christ College - D. Phillip Jones
Christ's Hospital - Dr Peter C. D. Southern
Churcher's College - Simon H. Williams
City of London Freemen's School - David C. Haywood
City of London School - David R. Levin
Clayesmore School - Martin G. Cooke
Clifton College - Mr Mark Moore
Colfe's School - Mr Richard Russell
Colston's Collegiate School - Mr Peter Fraser
Cranleigh School - Guy de W. Waller
Culford School - Julian Johnson-Munday
Dame Allan's School - Dr John R. Hind
Dauntsey's School - Stewart B. Roberts
Dean Close School - Revd. Timothy Hastie-Smith
Denstone College - David M. Derbyshire
Downside School - Dom. Leo Maidlow Davis
Dulwich College - Graham G. Able
Durham School - Neil G. Kern
Eastbourne College - Simon Davies
Ellesmere College - Brendan J. Wignall
Eltham College - Paul J. Henderson
Emanuel School - Mark Hanley-Browne
Epsom College - Stephen R. Borthwick
Eton College - Tony R. M Little
Exeter School - Bob Griffin
Felsted School^[1] - Stephen C. Roberts
Forest School - Andrew G. Boggis (current chairman)
Framlingham College - Gwen M. Randall
Frensham Heights School - Andrew J.H. Fisher
Giggleswick School - Geoffrey P. Boult
The Grange School - David Shaw
Gresham's School - Antony R. Clark
The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School - Peter B. Hamilton
Haileybury and Imperial Service College - Stuart A. Westley
Hampton School - Barry R. Martin
Harrow School - Barnaby J. Lenon
Hereford Cathedral School - Paul A. Smith
Highgate School - Adam Pettitt
Hulme Grammar School - Ken E. Jones
Hurstpierpoint College - Tim Manly
Hymers College - David C. Elstone
Ipswich School - Ian G. Galbraith
The John Lyon School - Kevin Riley
Kelly College - Mark S. Steed
Kent College - Gino G. Carminati
Kimbolton School - Jonathan Belbin
King Edward VII and Queen Mary School - Robert J. Karling
King Edward's School, Bath - Crispin Rowe
King Edward's School, Birmingham - John A. Claughton
King Edward VI School, Southampton - A. Julian Thould
King Edward's School, Witley - P. Kerr Fulton-Peebles
King Henry VIII School - George D. Fisher
King's College, Taunton - Christopher D. Ramsey
King's College School - Anthony C. V. Evans
King's School, Bruton - Nigel M. Lashbrook
The King's School, Canterbury^[1] - Canon Keith H. Wilkinson
The King's School, Chester - Tim J. Turvey
The King's School, Ely - Sue Freestone
The King's School, Gloucester - Peter Lacey
The King's School, Macclesfield - Dr Stephen Coyne
The King's School, Rochester - Dr Ian R. Walker
The King's School, Tynemouth - Philip J. S. Cantwell
The King's School, Worcester - Timothy H. Keyes
Kingston Grammar School - C. Duncan Baxter
Kingswood School - Gary M. Best
Kirkham Grammar School - Douglas R. Walker
Lancing College^[1] - Jonathan Gillespie
Latymer Upper School - Peter J. Winter
Leeds Grammar School - Dr. Mark Bailey
Leicester Grammar School - Christopher P. M. King
Leighton Park School - John H. Dunston
The Leys School - Mark Slater
Liverpool College^[1] - Brian Christian
Lord Wandsworth College - Ian G. Power
Loughborough Grammar School - Paul B. Fisher
Magdalen College School - Andrew D. Halls
Malvern College - David Dowdles
Manchester Grammar School - Dr. Chris Ray
Marlborough College - Nicholas A. Sampson
Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby - David Cook
Merchant Taylors' School - Stephen N. Wright
Millfield - Peter M. Johnson
Mill Hill School - William R. Winfield
Monkton Combe School - Michael J. Cuthbertson
Monmouth School - Dr Steven Connors
Mount St Mary's College - Philip G. MacDonald
Newcastle-under-Lyme School - Robert S. Dillow
New College, Worcester (RNIB) - ?
Norwich School^[1] - Jim Hawkins
Nottingham High School - Christopher S. Parker CBE
Oakham School^[1] - Dr Joseph Spence
The Oratory School - Clive I. Dytor
Oundle School - Charles Bush
Pangbourne College - Mr. Thomas Garnier
The Perse School - Nigel P. V. Richardson
Plymouth College - Alan J. Morsley
Pocklington School - Nicholas Clements
The Portsmouth Grammar School - Dr. Timothy R. Hands
Prior Park College - Dr. R. Giles G. Mercer
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School - Dr. David S. Hempsall
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School - Michael R. Gibbons
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital - Stephen W. Holliday
Queen's College - Christopher J. Alcock
Radley College - Angus W. McPhail
Ratcliffe College - Peter Farrar
Reading Blue Coat School - S. James W. McArthur
Reed's School - David W. Jarrett
Reigate Grammar School - David Thomas
Rendcomb College - Gerry Holden
Repton School^[1] - Robert A. Holroyd
Rossall School - Timothy J. Wilbur
Royal Grammar School, Guildford - Tim M. S. Young (Dr Jon Cox as of Jan 2007)
Royal Grammar School, Newcastle - James F. X. Miller
Royal Grammar School, Worcester - Andrew R. Rattue
The Royal Hospital School - Howard W. Blackett
Royal Russell School - Dr John R. Jennings
Rugby School - Patrick S. J. Derham
Ryde School - Dr. Nicholas J. England
St Albans School - Andrew R. Grant
St Bede's College - John Byrne
St Bees School - Philip J. Capes
St Benedict's School - Christopher J. Cleugh
St Columba's College, St Albans - Nicholas O’Sullivan
St Dunstan's College - Jane Davies
St Edmund's College - C.P. Long
St Edmund's School - A. Nicholas Ridley
St Edward's School - Andrew Trotman
St George's College, Weybridge - Joseph A. Peake
St John's School, Leatherhead - Nicholas J.R. Haddock
St Lawrence College - Rev. C.W. Mark Aitken
St Mary's College - Jean M. Marsh
St. Olave's Grammar School - Anthony Jarvis
St Paul's School - Dr G. Martin Stephen
St Peter's School - Richard I. Smyth
Sedbergh School - Christopher H. Hirst
Sevenoaks School - Katy L. Ricks
Sherborne School^[1] - Simon F. Eliot
Shiplake College - A. Gregg S. Davies
Shrewsbury School - Jeremy W. R. Goulding
Silcoates School - A. Paul Spillane
Solihull School - Philip Griffiths
The Stamford Endowed Schools - Dr. Peter Mason
Stockport Grammar School - Andrew Chicken
Stonyhurst College - Andrew R. Johnson
Stowe School - Dr Anthony K. Wallersteiner
Sutton Valence School - Joe S. Davies
Taunton School - Dr John H. Newton
Tettenhall College - Dr. Peter C. Bodkin
Tonbridge School^[1] - J. Martin Hammond (man from Monmouth taken over)
Trent College - Jonathan S. Lee
Trinity School - Christopher J. Tarrant
Truro School - Paul K. Smith
University College School - Kenneth J. Durham
Uppingham School^[1] - Richard S Harman
Warwick School - Edward Halse
Wellingborough School - Garry R. Bowe
Wellington College - Dr Anthony Seldon
Wellington School - Alan J. Rogers
Wells Cathedral School - Elizabeth Cairncross
West Buckland School - John F. Vick
Westminster School - Dr Stephen Spurr
Whitgift School - Dr. Christopher A. Barnett
William Hulme's Grammar School - Stephen R. Patriarca
Winchester College - Dr. Ralph Townsend
Wisbech Grammar School - Bob S. Repper
Wolverhampton Grammar School - Dr. Bernard St. J. Trafford
Woodbridge School - Stephen H. Cole
Woodhouse Grove School - David C. Humphreys
Worksop College - Roy A. Collard
Worth School - Peter J. Armstrong
Wrekin College - Stephen G. Drew
Wycliffe College (Gloucestershire) - Dr R. Tony Collins
Yarm School - David M. Dunn

[edit] Scotland

Dollar Academy - John S. Robertson
High School of Dundee - A. Michael Duncan
The Edinburgh Academy - John V. Light
Fettes College - Michael C. B. Spens
George Heriot's School - Alistair G. Hector
George Watson's College - Gareth H. Edwards
The Glasgow Academy - Peter Brodie
The High School of Glasgow - Colin D.R. Mair
Glenalmond College - Gordon C. Woods
Hutchesons' Grammar School - Dr. Kenneth Greig
Kelvinside Academy - John L. Broadfoot
Lomond School - Angus MacDonald
Loretto School - Michael B. Mavor CVO
Merchiston Castle School - Andrew R. Hunter
Morrison's Academy - Simon Pengelley
Robert Gordon's College - Hugh Ouston
St Aloysius' College - John Stoer
St. Columba's School, Kilmacolm - David Girdwood
Stewart's Melville College - J. N. David Gray
Strathallan School - Bruce K. Thompson

[edit] Wales

Llandovery College - Peter A. Hogan
Monmouth School - Dr Steven Connors
Rydal Penrhos - Michael S. James

[edit] Northern Ireland

Bangor Grammar School - Stephen Connolly
Belfast Royal Academy - William S. F. Young
Campbell College - Mr Jay A Piggot
Coleraine Academical Institution - Leonard Quigg
Foyle and Londonderry College - Mr W J Magill
Methodist College Belfast - Mrs M P White (acting)
Portora Royal School - J. Neill Morton
Royal Belfast Academical Institution - Miss J Williamson

[edit] Guernsey

Elizabeth College - Dr Nicholas D. Argent

[edit] Jersey

Victoria College - Robert G. Cook

[edit] Isle of Man

King William's College - Philip D. John

[edit] Republic of Ireland

Clongowes Wood College - Fr. Leonard Moloney SJ
The King's Hospital - Frances J. Hill
St Columba's College - Dr Lindsay Haslett

[edit] International Members

[edit] Africa

Diocesan College (Bishops), Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa - Grant Nupen
Hilton College, Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Michael Nicholson
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

[edit] Canada

Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ridley College, St Catharine's, Ontario, Canada
Shawnigan Lake School, Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada
St Andrew's College, Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Upper Canada College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[edit] Latin America

Academia Britanica Cuscatleca, Santa Tecla, El Salvador, Central America
Markham College, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
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

[edit] Bermuda

Saltus Grammar School, Hamilton, Bermuda

[edit] Europe

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
Runnymede College, La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain
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

[edit] Hong Kong

Island School, Hong Kong
King George V School, Kowloon, Hong Kong

[edit] Middle East

The Indian School Al Ghubra, Sultanate of Oman (Persian Gulf)

[edit] Australia

All Saints' College, Bull Creek, Willetton, Western Australia
Barker College, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
Brighton Grammar School, Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia
Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill, ACT, Australia
Caulfield Grammar School, East St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Christ Church Grammar School, Claremont, Western Australia
Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia
The Geelong College, Newtown, Victoria, Australia
Geelong Grammar School, Corio, Victoria, Australia
Guildford Grammar School, Guildford, Western Australia
Haileybury College, Keysborough, Victoria, Australia
Ivanhoe Grammar School, Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
Melbourne Grammar School, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mentone Grammar School, Mentone, Victoria, Australia
Pembroke School, Kensington Park, South Australia
St Peter's College, St. Peters, South Australia
Scotch College, Torrens Park, South Australia
Scotch College, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Scotch College, Claremont, Western Australia
The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Wesley College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Westbourne Grammar School, Werribee, Victoria, Australia

[edit] New Zealand

Wanganui Collegiate School, Wanganui New Zealand
King's College, Auckland, New Zealand
Christ's College, Christchurch, New Zealand

[edit] Indian subcontinent

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

[edit] South East Asia

Jerudong International School, Bandar Seri Begwan, Brunei Darussalam
Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar, Mantin NSDK, Negeri Sembilan, West Malaysia

[edit] Additional members

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
George Stephenson Community High School, Southgate, Killingworth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 0SA - Anne Welsh
Greenford High School, Ruislip Road, Greenford, Middx UB6 9RX - Kate Griffin
Gordon's School, West End, Woking, Surrey GU24 9 PT
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College, Pepys Road, New Cross, London SE14 5SF - Dr Elizabeth M Sidwell
Lancaster Royal Grammar School, East Road, Lancaster LA1 3EF
The Latymer School, Haselbury Road, Edmonton, London N9 9 TN
Nailsea Community School, Mizzymead Road, Nailsea, North Somerset BS48 2HN
Northampton Academy, Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN3 8NH - The Rt Revd Peter Hullah
Pate's Grammar School, Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, Glos. GL51 0HG
St Ambrose College, Hale Barns, Altrincham, Greater Manchester 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

[edit] See also

[edit] Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m 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
^ 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. "

[edit] External link

HMC website

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