Bedford School - Headmasters

Headmasters

• 2008- John Moule (Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford)
• 1990–2008 Dr Philip Evans (Churchill College, Cambridge; Imperial College, London)
• 1989–1990 Michael Barlen (New College, Oxford) (Vice Master under Ian Jones and Sidney Miller)
• 1986–1989 Sidney Miller (University of Cambridge)
• 1975–1986 Ian Jones (C.I.M. Jones) (St John's College, Cambridge)
• 1955–1975 Revd William Brown (Pembroke College, Cambridge)
• 1928-1955 Humfrey Grose Hodge (Marlborough College; Pembroke College, Cambridge; Assistant Master at Charterhouse School)
• 1910-1928 Reginald Carter (Clifton College; Lincoln College, Oxford; Rector of Edinburgh Academy)
• 1903–1910 John Edward King (Clifton College; Lincoln College, Oxford; High Master of Manchester Grammar School)
• 1874–1903 James Surtees Phillpotts (Winchester College; New College, Oxford; Housemaster at Rugby School)
• 1855-1874 Revd Frederick Fanshawe (Fellow and Tutor of Exeter College, Oxford)
• 1811-1855 Revd John Brereton LL.D. (Fellow of New College, Oxford)
• 1810-1811 William Stratford (Christ Church, Oxford; Headmaster of Thame Grammar School)
• 1773-1810 John Hooke (New College, Oxford; Headmaster of Thame Grammar School)
• 1739-1773 George Bridle (New College, Oxford)
• 1718-1739 Matthew Priaulx
• 1683-1718 Nicholas Aspinall (Emmanuel College, Cambridge)
• 1656-1683 George Butler
• 1610-1656 Daniel Gardener
• 1548-1573 Edmund Greene (Fellow of New College, Oxford).

Greene was appointed by the Mayor, Bailiffs, Burgesses and Commonality of Bedford following the dissolution of the Convent of Newnham. His appointment was made prior to Bedford School's refoundation in 1552 as a free and perpetual Grammar School. From then on the Wardens and Fellows of New College, Oxford, were given the right to appoint the Master (Headmaster) and Usher (Deputy Headmaster). The tradition of Wykehamist and New College appointees came to an end in 1903 with the appointment of John Edward King.