Headmasters

The headmasters of MGS have each been leaders of their time, shaping the school into what it is today. In recent years, the title ‘Headmaster’ has been replaced with ‘Headteacher’ to reflect our commitment to developing an inclusive community.

1549    Rev. Thomas Cole, MA

1559    Rev. Ralph More, MA

1575    Rowland Stubbersfield, MA

1585    Thomas Symondson

1628    Rev. Thomas Elmstone, MA

1646    Thomas Lambe, MA

1647    William Bright

1648    Richard Thomas

1650    William Wyse, MA

1651    Daniel Peeke

1651    Nathaniel Hassard, MA

1652    John Turner

1662    William Altum

1664    John Law, MA

1691    Rev. Horsemonden Cannan, MA

1696    Rev. Charles Walwyn, MA

1741    Rev. Deodatus Bye, BA

1746    Rev. John Russell, BD

1764    Rev. William Polhill, MA

1777    Rev. Thomas Cherry, BD

1796    Rev. John Evans, MA

1805    Rev. Edward Mott Alfree, MA

1819    Rev. Benjamin Thomas Halcot Cole, MA

1821    Rev. Edward Browne Heawood, MA

1828    Rev. Thomas Harrison, MA

1844    Rev. John Spurgin, BD

1857    Rev. George Masters Gould, MA

1882    Rev. Samuel Maitland Crosthwaite, MA

1890    Rev. Herbert Armstrong Watson, MA

1898    Rev. Charles George Duffield, MA

1913    Walter Ernest Cross, MA

1920    Eric Percival Smith, MA

1925    Alfred John Woolgar, MA

1941    William Arthur Claydon, CBE, MA

1966    Bernard John Moody, MA

1972    Philip A.J. Pettit, MA, D.Phil

1992    Neil Anthony Turrell, BSc, MA

2009    Nick David Argent, BA, PhD

2012    Mark Tomkins, BSc