Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference

The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) is an association of the head teachers of 361 independent schools (both boarding schools and day schools), traditionally described as public schools . 296 Members are based in the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and the Republic of Ireland. There are also 51 International Members (mostly from the Commonwealth) and 14[1] 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.

Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference

Leading Independent Schools
Abbreviation	HMC
Formation	1869
Type	Non-governmental organisation
Purpose	Educational accreditation
Headquarters	Market Harborough
Location	Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Region served	United Kingdom
Membership	361 schools
General Secretary	Simon Hyde
Affiliations	ISC
Website	hmc.org.uk

History

The Conference dates from 1869 when Edward Thring, Headmaster of Uppingham, asked sixty to seventy of his fellow headmasters[2][3] to meet at his house to consider the formation of a "School Society and Annual Conference".[4] Fourteen accepted the invitation,[2] and twelve were present for the whole of the initial meeting: Thring himself, George Blore (Bromsgrove), Albert Wratislaw (Bury St Edmunds), John Mitchinson (The King's School, Canterbury), William Grignon (Felsted), Robert Sanderson (Lancing College), George Butler (Liverpool College), Augustus Jessopp (Norwich School), William Wood (Oakham), Steuart Pears (Repton), T. H. Stokoe (Richmond), Daniel Harper (Sherborne), and James Welldon (Tonbridge). John Dyne (Highgate School) attended on the second day, and Alfred Carver (Dulwich College) did not turn up.[5][6] From that date there have been annual meetings. It changed its name from the "Headmasters' Conference" to the "Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference" in 1996.[6] The current Chair is Sally-Anne Huang, High Master of St Paul's School.

Membership of the HMC is often considered to be what defines a school as a public school in England and Wales.[7][8] Not all private or 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. Today HMC's membership includes boys', girls' and co-educational schools.

Structure

The size of the Conference has grown. Until the 1970s, membership was confined to 200 schools.

List of HMC member schools

The following are the member schools, listed with their headmaster or headmistress. In some schools other titles are used, such as "High Master", "Warden", "Rector" and "Principal".

England

• The Abbey School, Reading[9] — William Le Fleming
• Abingdon School[9] – Mike J. Windsor
• Ackworth School[9] — Anton Maree
• ACS International School Cobham,[9] - Barnaby Sandow
• AKS Lytham[9] — David Harrow[10]
• Aldenham School[9] — James Fowler
• Alleyn's School[9] — Jane Lunnon
• Ardingly College[9] — Ben Figgis
• Ashford School[9] — Michael Hall
• Ashville College[9] — Richard Marshall
• Bablake School[11]— Andrew Wright
• Bancroft's School[11] — Simon R.J. Marshall
• Barnard Castle School[11] — Anthony C. Jackson
• Bedales School[11] — Magnus Bashaarat
• Bede's School[11] — Peter Goodyer
• Bedford School[11] — James Hodgson
• Bedford Modern School[11] — Alex N. J. Tate
• Benenden School[11] — Samantha Price
• Berkhamsted School[11] — Richard Backhouse
• Birkdale School[11] — Peter Harris
• Birkenhead School[11] — Paul Vicars
• Bishop's Stortford College[11] — Kathy Crewe- Read
• Bloxham School[11] — Paul Sanderson
• Blundell's School[11] — Bart Wielenga
• Bolton School[11] — Philip Britton MBE
• Bootham School[11] — Christopher P. Jeffery
• Bradfield College[11] — Christopher Stevens
• Bradford Grammar School[11] — Simon Hinchliffe
• Brentwood School[11] — Michael Bond
• Brighton College[11] — Richard Cairns
• Bristol Grammar School[11] — Jaideep Barot
• Bromley High School[11] — Angela Drew
• Bromsgrove School[11] — Peter Clague
• Bryanston School[11] — Mark Mortimer
• Bury Grammar School[11] — Joanne Anderson
• Canford School[12] — Ben Vessey
• Caterham School[12] — Ceri Jones
• Charterhouse[12] — Alex Peterken
• Cheadle Hulme School[12] — Neil Smith
• Cheltenham College[12] — Nicola Huggett
• The Cheltenham Ladies' College[12] — Eve Jardine-Young
• Chetham's School of Music[12] — Nicola Smith
• Chigwell School[12] — Michael Punt
• Christ's Hospital[12] — Simon H. C. Reid
• Churcher's College[12] — Simon H. Williams
• City of London Freemen's School[12] — Roland Martin
• City of London School[12] — Alan Bird
• City of London School for Girls[12] — Jenny A. Brown
• Clayesmore School[12] — Joanne Thomson
• Clifton College[12] — Tim Greene
• Cokethorpe School[12] — Damian Ettinger
• Colfe's School[12] — Richard Russell
• Colston's School[12] — Jeremy McCullough
• Cranleigh School[12] — Martin S. Reader
• Culford School[12] — Julian Johnson-Munday
• Dame Allan's School[13] — Will Scott
• Dauntsey's School[13] — Mark J. Lascelles
• Dean Close School[13] — Emma L. C. Taylor
• Denstone College[13] — Miles Norris
• Downe House School[13] — Emma McKendrick
• Downside School - Andrew Hobbs
• Dulwich College[13] — Joseph A.F. Spence
• Durham School[13] — Kieran McLaughlin
• Eastbourne College[14] — Tom Lawson
• Edgbaston High School[14] — Clare Marco
• Ellesmere College[14] — Brendan J. Wignall
• Eltham College[14] — Guy R. Sanderson
• Emanuel School[14] — Robert S. Milne
• Epsom College[14] — Jay A. Piggot
• Eton College[14] — Simon Henderson
• Exeter School[14] — Louise Simpson
• Felsted School[6][15] — Christopher Townsend
• Forest School[15] — Marcus Cliff Hodges
• Framlingham College[15] — J. Louise M. North
• Francis Holland, Regent's Park[15] — Charles Fillingham
• Francis Holland, Sloane Square[15] — Lucy Elphinstone
• Frensham Heights School[15] — Rick Clarke
• Giggleswick School[16] — Mark Turnbull
• The Godolphin School[16] — Emma J.F. Hattersley
• Godolphin and Latymer School[16] — Frances M. Ramsey
• Grammar School at Leeds[16] A merger between the all-boys Leeds Grammar School (HMC member) and Leeds Girls' High School — Sue Woodroofe
• The Grange School[16] — Deborah A. Leonard
• Gresham's School[16] — Douglas Robb
• Guildford High School[16] — Fiona J. Boulton
• The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School[17] — Gus R. Lock
• Haileybury[17] — Martin Collier
• Halliford School[17] — James Davies
• Hampton School[17] — Kevin Knibbs
• Harrow School[17] — W. M. Alastair Land
• Hereford Cathedral School[17] — Paul A. Smith
• Highgate School[17] — Adam S. Pettitt
• Hull Collegiate School[17] — Alexandra Wilson
• Hurstpierpoint College[17] — Tim Manly
• Hymers College[17] — Justin Stanley
• Ibstock Place School[18] — Anna H. Sylvester-Johnson
• Immanuel College[18] — Gary Griffin
• Ipswich School[18] — Nicholas J. Weaver
• James Allen's Girls' School[19] — Alex Hutchinson
• The John Lyon School[19] — Katherine E. Haynes
• Kent College[20] — David J. Lamper
• Kent College, Pembury[20] — Julie Lodrick
• Kimbolton School[20] — Jonathan Belbin
• King Edward VI School, Southampton[20] — Neal Parker
• King Edward's School, Bath[20] — Martin J. Boden
• King Edward's School, Birmingham[20]- Dr Katy Ricks
• King Edward's School, Witley[20] — Joanna Wright
• King Henry VIII School[20] — Phillip Dearden
• King's Bruton[20] — Ian S. Wilmhurst
• King's College, Taunton[20] — Richard R. Biggs
• King's College School[20] — Andrew D. Halls
• The King's School, Canterbury[6][20] — Peter J.M. Roberts
• The King's School, Chester[20] — George Hartley
• King's Ely[20] — John Attwater
• The King's School, Gloucester[20] — David C. A. Morton
• The King's School, Macclesfield[20] — Jason Slack
• King's Rochester[20] — Ben Charles
• The King's School, Worcester[20] — Gareth Doodes
• Kingston Grammar School[20] — Stephen Lehec
• Kingswood School[20] — Andrew Gordon-Brown
• Kirkham Grammar School[20] — Daniel Berry
• The Lady Eleanor Holles School[6][21] — Heather Hanbury
• Lancing College[6][21] — Dominic Oliver
• Langley School[21] — Jon E. Perriss
• Latymer Upper School[21] — David Goodhew
• Leicester Grammar School[21] — John W. Watson
• Leighton Park School[21] — Matthew L. S. Judd
• The Leys School[21] — Martin J. Priestley
• Lincoln Minster School[21] — Mark Wallace
• Lingfield College[21] — Richard W. Bool
• Lord Wandsworth College[21] — Adam Williams
• Loughborough Grammar School[21] — Duncan Byrne
• Magdalen College School[22] — Helen Pike
• Malvern College[22] — Keith Metcalfe
• Manchester Grammar School[22] — Martin A. Boulton
• Marlborough College[22] — Louise Moelwyn-Hughes
• Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby[22] — David J. Wickes
• Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood[22] — Simon Everson
• Millfield[22] — Gavin Horgan
• Mill Hill School[22] — Antony Spencer
• Monkton Combe School[22] — Chris Wheeler
• Moreton Hall[22] — George Budd
• Mount Kelly[22] — Guy Ayling
• Mount St Mary's College[22] —
• Newcastle-under-Lyme School[23] — Michael Getty
• New Hall School[6][23] — Katherine A. Jeffrey
• Newcastle High School for Girls[23] — Alison Sefton
• Norwich School[6][23] — Steffan Griffiths
• Nottingham High School[23] — Kevin D. Fear
• Notting Hill & Ealing High School[23] - Matthew R.C. Shoults
• Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School[23] — Geoffrey Stanford
• Oakham School[6][24] — Henry W.F. Price
• Oldham Hulme Grammar School[24] — Craig J.D. Mairs
• The Oratory School[24] — Joseph J. Smith
• Oswestry School[24] — Julian P. Noad
• Oundle School[24] — Sarah Kerr-Dineen
• Pangbourne College[25] — Thomas J.C. Garnier
• The Perse School[25] — Edward C. Elliott
• Plymouth College[25] — Jo Hayward
• Pocklington School[25] — Toby Seth
• Portsmouth Grammar School[25] — Anne K. Cotton
• Princethorpe College[25] — Ed D. Hester
• Prior Park College[25] — Ben J.C. Horan
• Putney High School[25] — Suzie K. Longstaff
• Queen Anne's School[26] — Julia Harrington
• Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield[26] — David N. Craig
• Queen Elizabeth's Hospital[26] — Rupert Heathcote
• Queen's College[26] — Lorraine Earps
• Queenswood[26] — Jo Cameron
• Radley College[27] — John S. Moule
• Ratcliffe College[27] — Jonathan P. Reddin
• Reading Blue Coat School[27] — Peter Thomas
• Reed's School[27] — Mark W. Hoskins
• Redmaids’ High School - Paul Dwyer
• Reigate Grammar School[27] — Shaun A. Fenton
• Rendcomb College[27] — Robert T. Jones
• Repton School[6][27] — Mark Semmence
• Rossall School[27] — Jeremy A. Quartermain
• Roedean School[27] — Oliver Blond
• Royal Grammar School, Guildford[27] — Jonathan M. Cox
• RGS Worcester[27] — John D.C. Pitt
• Royal High School, Bath[27] — Kate Reynolds
• The Royal Hospital School[27] — Simon Lockyer
• Royal Masonic School for Girls[27] — Kevin Carson
• Royal Russell School[27] — Christopher J. Hutchinson
• Rugby School[27] — Peter R.A. Green
• Ryde School[27] — Mark A. Waldron
• St Albans School[28] — Jonathan W.J. Gillespie
• St Albans High School for Girls[28] — Amber Waite
• St Bede's College[28] — Louis d'Arcy
• St Benedict's School[28] — Andrew Johnson
• St Columba's College, St Albans[28] — David R. Buxton
• St Dunstan's College[28] — Nicholas P. Hewlett
• St Edmund's College[28] — Matthew Mostyn
• St Edmund's School[28] — Edward G. O'Connor
• St Edward's School, Oxford[28] — Stephen Jones
• St George's College, Weybridge[28] — Rachel Owens
• St Helen and St Katharine[28] — Rebecca J. Dougall
• St John's School, Leatherhead[28] — Rowena Cole
• St Lawrence College[28] — Barney Durrant
• St Mary's Calne[28] — Felicia Kirk
• St Mary's College[28] — Michael A. Kennedy
• St Mary's School Ascot[28] — Danuta Staunton
• St Paul's Girls' School[28] — Sarah K. Fletcher
• St Paul's School[28] — Sally-Anne Huang
• St Peter's School[28] — Jeremy M. P. Walker
• St Swithun's School[28] — Jane S. Gandee
• Seaford College[28] — John Green
• Sedbergh School[28] — Andrew A. P. Fleck
• Sevenoaks School[28] — Jesse Elzinga
• Sherborne School[6][28] — Dominic A. Luckett
• Sherborne Girls[6][28] — Ruth M. S. Sullivan
• Shiplake College[28] — Tyrone Howe
• Shrewsbury School[28] — Leo Winkley
• Sidcot School[28] — Iain Kilpatrick
• Silcoates School[28] — Philip Rowe
• Sir William Perkins's School[28] — Chris C. Muller
• Solihull School[28] — David E.J.J. Lloyd
• South Hampstead High School[28] — Victoria Bingham
• Stamford Endowed School[28] — Will M. Phelan
• Stephen Perse Foundation[28] — Richard Girvan
• Stockport Grammar School[28] — Paul M. Owen
• Stonyhurst College[28] — John R. Browne
• Stowe School[28] — Anthony K. Wallersteiner
• Surbiton High School[28] — Rebecca Glover
• Sutton Valence School[28] — Bruce Grindlay
• Taunton School[29] — Lee C. Glaser
• Tonbridge School[6][29] — James E. Priory
• Trent College[29] — Bill J. Penty
• Trinity School[29] — Alasdair J. Kennedy
• Truro School[29] — Andrew Johnson
• University College School[30] — Mark J. Beard
• Uppingham School[6][30] — Richard J. Maloney
• Warminster School[31] — Matt R. Williams
• Warwick Schools Foundation - Richard Nicholson
• Wellingborough School[31] — Andrew Holman
• Wellington College[31] — James Dahl
• Wellington School[31] — Eugene A. du Toit
• Wells Cathedral School[31] — Alastair Tighe
• West Buckland School[31] — Phillip Stapleton
• Westminster School[31] — Dr Gary Savage
• Whitgift School[31] — Chris D. Ramsey
• Winchester College[32] — Dr Tim Hands
• Wimbledon High School[31] — Fionnuala Kennedy
• Wisbech Grammar School[31] — Chris Staley
• Withington Girls' School[31] — Sarah Haslam
• Woldingham School[31] — Dr James Whitehead
• Wolverhampton Grammar School[31] — Alex Frazer
• Woodbridge School[31] - Shona Norman
• Woodhouse Grove School[31] — James Lockwood
• Worksop College[31] - Dr John Price
• Worth School[31] — Stuart McPherson
• Wrekin College[31] — Tim Firth
• Wycliffe College[31] — Nick Gregory
• Wycombe Abbey[31] — Jo F. Duncan
• Yarm School[33] — Dr P. Huw Williams

Scotland

• Albyn School[13] - David Starbuck
• Dollar Academy[13] — Ian H. Munro
• The Edinburgh Academy[14] — Barry G. Welsh
• Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools[14] — 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[15] — Helen Harrison
• George Heriot's School[16] — Lesley Franklin
• George Watson's College[16] — Melvyn W. Roffe
• The Glasgow Academy[16] — Matthew K. Pearce
• Glenalmond College[16] - Michael Alderson
• Gordonstoun School[16] — Lisa Kerr
• High School of Dundee[17] — Lise Hudson
• The High School of Glasgow[17] — John O'Neill
• Hutchesons' Grammar School[17] — Colin Gambles
• Kelvinside Academy[20] — Daniel Wyatt
• Lomond School[21] — Johanna Urquhart
• Loretto School[21] — Graham Hawley
• Merchiston Castle School[22] — Jonathan Anderson
• Morrison's Academy[22] —Gareth J. Warren
• Robert Gordon's College[27] — Robin Macpherson
• St Aloysius' College[28] — Matthew Bartlett
• St Columba's School, Kilmacolm[28] — Victoria Reilly
• St Leonards School[28] — Michael J.H. Carslaw
• Strathallan School[28] — Mark Lauder

Wales

• The Cathedral School, Llandaff[12] — Clare Sherwood
• Christ College[12] — Gareth D. Pearson
• Howell's School, Llandaff[17] — Sally Davis
• Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools - James Murphy-O’Connor
• Rougemont School[27] —Robert Carnevale

Northern Ireland

• Bangor Grammar School[11] — Elizabeth Huddleson
• Belfast Royal Academy[11] — Hilary Woods
• Campbell College[12] — Robert Robinson MBE
• Coleraine Academical Institution[12] — David R.J. Carruthers
• Royal Belfast Academical Institution[27] — Janet Williamson
• The Royal School, Armagh[27] — Graham G. W. Montgomery
• The Royal School Dungannon[27] — David Burnett

Guernsey

• Elizabeth College[14] — Jenny Palmer

Jersey

• Victoria College[34] — Alun Watkins

Isle of Man

• King William's College[20] — Joss H. Buchanan

Republic of Ireland

• Clongowes Wood College[12] — Christopher Lumb
• The King's Hospital[20] — Mark E. Ronan
• Saint Columba's College, Dublin[28] — Mark T. Boobbyer

International members

Africa

• Michaelhouse, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa[35] — Antony Clarke
• Peponi School, Ruiru, Kiambu County, Kenya[35] — Mark Durston
• Peterhouse Boys' School, Marondera, Zimbabwe[35] — Howard W. Blackett

Asia

• The British School, New Delhi, India[35] — Vanita Uppal
• British School Jakarta, Indonesia[35] — David N. Butcher
• The Cathedral & John Connon School, Mumbai, India[35] — Meera Isaacs
• The Doon School, Dehradun, India[35] — Dr Jagpreet Singh
• Dulwich College Beijing, China[35] — Simon Herbert
• Harrow International School Bangkok - Jonathan Standen
• Harrow International School, Hong Kong[35] — Ann Haydon
• The International School Bangalore, India[35] - Dr Caroline Pascoe
• Jerudong International School, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam[35] — Nicholas E. Sheehan
• Kellet School, Hong Kong[35] — Mark S. Steed
• Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia[35] — Dr Glenn Moodie
• Marlborough College, Malaysia[35] — Alan D. Stevens
• Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok, Thailand[35] — Chris P. Seal
• Tanglin Trust School, Singapore[35] — Craig Considine

Australia and New Zealand

• Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane[35] — Alan Campbell
• Camberwell Grammar School, Balwyn, Victoria[35] — Paul Hicks
• The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales[35] — Anthony L. George
• Methodist Ladies' College, Kew, Melbourne[35] — Diana C. Vernon
• Scotch College, Hawthorn, Victoria[35] — I. Tom Batty
• The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, New South Wales[35] — Ian P. M. Lambert
• St Leonard's College, Brighton East, Victoria[35] — Stuart Davis

Central, North and South America

• The Grange School, Santiago, Chile[35] — Rachid R. Benammar
• St George's College, Buenos Aires, Argentina[35] — Ian Tate
• St George's College North, Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires, Argentina[35] — Oliver Proctor
• St Paul's School, Brazil São Paulo, Brazil[35] — Titus Edge

Continental Europe

• Aiglon College, Chesières, Switzerland[35] — Richard M. McDonald
• The British School of Barcelona, Spain[35] — Jonathan Locke
• The British School of Brussels, Tervuren, Belgium[35] — Melanie Warnes
• The British School of Milan, Italy[35] — Chris Greenhalgh
• The British School of Paris, Croissy sur Seine, France[35] — Nicholas Hammond
• The British School in the Netherlands, Voorschoten, The Netherlands[35] — Paul Topping
• Campion School, Pallini, Athens, Greece[35]— Duncan Rose
• The English College in Prague, Praha, Czech Republic[35] — Nigel Brown
• The English School, Nicosia, Cyprus[35] — David A. Lambon
• King's College, Soto de Viñuelas, Madrid, Spain[35] — Matthew Taylor
• The Prague British School, Czech Republic[35] — Michael Bardsley
• St Catherine's British School, Athens, Greece[35]—Stuart Smith
• St George's, Rome - David P. Tongue
• St Julian's School, Quinta Nova, Portugal[35] — Nicola A. Mason

Middle East

• Brighton College Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[35] — Simon A. Corns
• The British School – Al Khubairat, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[35] — Mark Leppard MBE
• British School Muscat, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman[35] — Kai Vacher
• Doha College, Doha, State of Qatar[35] — Steffen Sommer
• Dubai College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates[35] — Mike E. Lambert
• GEMS Wellington Academy/ Silicon Oasis - Kevin Loft
• JESS (Jumeirah English Speaking School), Dubai, United Arab Emirates[35] — Shane O’Brien
• Jumeirah English Speaking School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates[35] — Simon O'Connor
• St Christopher's School, Isa Town, Kingdom of Bahrain[35] — Simon Watson

Associates

• Alpha Plus Group, London[36] — Mark Hanley-Browne
• Bangor Grammar School - Elizabeth Huddleson
• Bishop Wordsworth's School, Salisbury, Wiltshire[36] — Stuart Smallwood
• Gordon's School, Woking, Surrey[36] — Andrew Moss
• Methodist College Belfast - Scott Naismith
• Methodist Independent Schools Trust, London[36] — David Humphreys
• MIll Hill Senior School - Jane Sanchez
• Monmouth School for Girls - Jessica Miles
• Pate's Grammar School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire[36] – Russel Ellicott
• Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College, Loughborough, Leicestershire[36] – Peter Middleton
• West London Free School, London[36] — Clare Wagner
• Wymondham College - Dan Browning
• Jill Berry
• Dr Brenda Despontin

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 UK for a year.

Chairs of the Headmasters' Conference (HMC)

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• Edward Thring, Headmaster, Uppingham School, 1869
• Daniel Harper, Head-master, Sherborne School, 1870
• John Dyne, Head Master, Highgate School, 1871
• A R Vardy, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham, 1872
• G Ridding, Head Master, Winchester College, 1873
• Alfred Carver, Master, Dulwich College, 1874
• John Percival, Headmaster, Clifton College, 1875
• T W Jex-Blake, Head Master, Rugby School, 1876
• G C Bell, Master, Marlborough College, 1877
• H M Butler, Head Master, Harrow School, 1878
• J J Hornby, Head Master, Eton College, 1879–80
• E C Wickham, Head Master, Wellington College, 1881
• H W Eve, Head Master, University College School, 1882–83
• E M Young, Head Master, Sherborne School, 1884–85
• W Haig Brown, Head Master, Charterhouse, 1886–87
• W A Fearon, Head Master, Winchester College, 1888–89
• E Warre, Head Master, Eton College, 1890–91
• L W Baker, Headmaster, Merchant Taylors' School, 1892–93
• E Warre, Head Master, Eton College, 1894–95
• H A James, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1896
• E Lyttelton, Headmaster, Haileybury, 1897
• H W Moss, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1898–99
• Dr H B Gray, Head Master, Bradfield College, 1900
• H W Moss, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1901
• C C Tancock, Headmaster, Tonbridge School, 1902
• E Lyttelton, Headmaster, Haileybury, 1903
• A W Upcott, Head Master, Christ's Hospital, 1904
• G Rendell, Head Master, Charterhouse, 1905
• S R James, Headmaster, Malvern College, 1906
• C E Brownrigg, Master, Magdalen College School, 1907
• R Arbuthnot Nairn, Head Master, Merchant Taylors' School, 1908
• W T A Barber, Headmaster, The Leys School, 1909
• E Lyttelton, Head Master, Eton College, 1910
• N C Smith, Head-master, Sherborne School, 1911
• J Gow, Head Master, Westminster School, 1912
• W C Eppstein, Headmaster, Reading Blue Coat School, 1913
• F Fletcher, Head Master, Charterhouse, 1914–15
• A A David, Headmaster, Rugby, 1916–18
• F Fletcher, Head Master, Charterhouse, 1919
• A A David, Headmaster, Rugby, 1920–21
• R Cary Gilson, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham, 1922
• F Fletcher, Head Master, Charterhouse, 1923
• Cyril Alington, Head Master, Eton College, 1924–25
• F Fletcher, Headmaster, Charterhouse, 1926–27
• R Cary Gilson, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham, 1928
• F. Fletcher, Headmaster, Charterhouse, 1929
• F B Malim, Master, Wellington College, 1930
• F Fletcher, Headmaster, Charterhouse, 1931
• F B Malim, Master, Wellington College, 1932
• D C Norwood, Head Master, Harrow School, 1933
• F Fletcher, Headmaster, Charterhouse, 1934
• F B Malim, Master, Wellington College, 1935
• H H Hardy, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1936–38
• Spencer Leeson, Head Master, Winchester College, 1939–44
• J Wolfenden, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1945
• J Wolfenden, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1946
• H Lyon, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1947
• J Wolfenden, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1948
• J Wolfenden, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1949
• G C Turner, Headmaster, Charterhouse, 1950
• R Birley, Head Master, Eton College, 1951–52
• E James, High Master, The Manchester Grammar School, 1953–54
• Walter Hamilton, Headmaster, Westminster School, 1955–56
• R Birley, Head Master, Eton College, 1957–58
• Desmond Lee, Head Master, Winchester College, 1959–60
• C P C Smith, Headmaster, Haileybury, 1961–62
• D R Wigram, Headmaster, Monkton Combe School, 1963–64
• Walter Hamilton, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1965–66
• Desmond Lee, Head Master, Winchester College, 1967
• D D Lindsay, Headmaster, Malvern College, 1968
• T E B Howarth, High Master, St Paul's School, 1969
• J MacKay, Headmaster, Bristol Grammar School, 1970
• A R D Wright, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School, 1971
• F H Shaw, Headmaster, King's College School, Wimbledon, 1972
• F F Fisher, Master, Wellington College, 1973
• Michael McCrum, Head Master, Eton College, 1974
• N P Barry, Headmaster, Ampleforth College, 1975
• R W Young, Principal, George Watson's College, 1976
• J M Rae, Headmaster, Westminster School, 1977
• David Baggley, Headmaster, Bolton School, 1978
• J S Woodhouse, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1979
• I D S Beer, Headmaster, Lancing College, 1980
• John Thorn, Head Master, Winchester College, 1981
• J W Hele, High Master, St Paul's School, 1982
• Roger Ellis, Master, Marlborough College, 1983
• David Emms, Master, Dulwich College, 1984
• B H McGowan, Headmaster, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, 1985
• C H D Everett, Headmaster, Tonbridge School, 1986
• M J W Rogers, Headmaster, King Edward's School, Birmingham, 1987
• D A G Smith, Headmaster, Bradford Grammar School, 1988
• M M Marriott, Headmaster, Canford School, 1989
• D. J. Jewel], Master, Haileybury, 1990
• J. G. Parker, High Master, The Manchester Grammar School, 1991
• D. L. Milroy, Headmaster, Ampleforth College, 1992
• R. J. Wilson, Headmaster, Trinity School, 1993
• R. de C Chapman, Headmaster, Malvern College, 1994
• Hugh Wright, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham, 1995
• Anthony Evans, Headmaster, Portsmouth Grammar School, 1996
• Michael Mavor, Headmaster, Rugby School, 1997
• Patrick Tobin, Principal, Stewart's Melville College, 1998
• James Sabben-Clare, Headmaster, Winchester College, 1999
• Tom Wheare, Headmaster, Bryanston School, 2000

Chairs of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC)

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• Chris Brown, Headmaster, Norwich School, 2001
• E. Gould, Master, Marlborough College, 2002
• G. Able, Master, Dulwich College, 2003
• Martin Stephen, High Master, The Manchester Grammar School/St Paul's School, 2004
• Priscilla Chadwick, Principal, Berkhamsted Collegiate School, 2005
• Andrew Boggis, Warden, Forest School, 2006
• Nigel Richardson, Headmaster, The Perse School, 2007<*>
• Bernard Trafford, Headmaster, Wolverhampton Grammar School, 2007–2008
• Tim Hastie-Smith, Headmaster, Dean Close School, 2008–2009
• Andrew Grant, Headmaster, St Albans School, 2009–2010
• David Levin, Headmaster, City of London School, 2010–2011
• Kenneth Durham, Headmaster, University College School, 2011–2012
• Chris Ray, High Master, Manchester Grammar School, 2012–2013
• Tim Hands, Master, Magdalen College School, 2013–2014
• Richard Harman, Headmaster, Uppingham School, 2014–2015
• Christopher King, Headmaster, Leicester Grammar School, 2015–2016
• Mike Buchanan, Headmaster, Ashford School, 2016–2017
• Christopher King, Headmaster, Leicester Grammar School, 2017-2018
• Shaun Fenton, Headmaster of Reigate Grammar School, 2018–2019[38]
• Fiona Boulton, Headmistress of Guildford High School, 2019 -2020
• Sally-Anne Huang, High Master of St Paul's School, 2020-2021

<*> Change to Academic Year Chairmanship

Chairs of the HMC Committee

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The following were Chairmen of the HMC Committee in the early years of the Conference. 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 Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) by Institution

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Institution	Year of First Chairmanship	Total Years as Chair
Winchester College	1873	15
Eton College	1879	14
Charterhouse	1886	12
Rugby School	1876	11
Shrewsbury School	1898	11
King Edward's School, Birmingham	1872	7
Wellington College	1881	5
Haileybury	1897	5
The Manchester Grammar School	1953	5
Sherborne School	1870	4
St Paul's School, London	1969	4
Westminster School	1912	4
Dulwich College	1874	3
Marlborough College	1877	3
University College School	1882	3
Merchant Taylors' School	1892	3
Magdalen College School	1907	3
Uppingham School	1869	2
Harrow School	1878	2
Tonbridge School	1902	2
Malvern College	1906	2
Monkton Combe School	1963	2
Ampleforth College	1975	2
Leicester Grammar School	2015–16	2
Highgate School	1871	1
Clifton College	1875	1
Bradfield College	1900	1
Christ's Hospital	1904	1
The Leys School	1909	1
Reading Blue Coat School	1913	1
Bristol Grammar School	1970	1
King's College School, Wimbledon	1972	1
George Watson's College	1976	1
Bolton School	1978	1
Lancing College	1980	1
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School	1985	1
Bradford Grammar School	1988	1
Canford School	1989	1
Trinity School of John Whitgift	1993	1
Portsmouth Grammar School	1996	1
Daniel Stewart's and Melville College	1998	1
Bryanston School	2000	1
Norwich School	2001	1
Berkhamsted Collegiate School	2005	1
Forest School	2006	1
The Perse School	2007	1
Wolverhampton Grammar School	2007-8	1
Dean Close School	2008-9	1
St Albans School	2009–10	1
City of London School	2010–11	1
Ashford School	2016–17	1
Reigate Grammar School	2018-19	1
Guildford High School	2019-20	1

See also

• AROPS - The Schools’ Alumni Association
• Girls' Schools Association
• List of independent schools in the United Kingdom
• Headmasters' Conference of the Independent Schools of Australia

References

1. "HMC Associates". HMC Website. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
2. Leinster-Mackay, Donald P. The educational world of Edward Thring: a centenary study, Falmer Press, 1987, ISBN 1-85000-253-3, ISBN 978-1-85000-253-6. p. 100
3. Other sources including some Headmasters' Conference papers say "Uppingham asked thirty-seven of his fellow headmasters ..." (Headmasters' Conference. Independent Schools Yearbook: Official book of reference at the Headmasters' Conference ..., A & C Black, 1987 p. xlv)
4. Headmasters' Conference, The Public and Preparatory Schools Year Book, Adam & Charles Black, 1968 p. 3
5. Leinster-Mackay, Donald P. (1987). The educational world of Edward Thring: a centenary study. Falmer Press. p. 100.
6. 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 "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, p. 29)
7. Tony Halpin Public schools plead to be let off fines over fee-fixing in The Times 1 October 2005 "The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference of leading public schools is due to hold its annual conference next week."
8. "Our Election Manifesto and The Queen's Speech both speak of 'public schools'. The only practicable definition of these (which was broadly that used by the Fleming Committee (The Public Schools and the general education system. Report of the Committee on Public School Appointed by the President of the Board of Education in July 1942. Published 1944)) is 'schools now in membership of the Headmasters Conference, Governing Bodies Association or Governing Bodies of Girls' Schools Association'"(Public Schools: Memorandum by the Sectary of State for Education and Science (PDF), 19 November 1965, p. 1)
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External links

• Official website
• HMC TV
• Catalogue of the HMC archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick