Head of School

The table below sets out the known heads of school for each academic year. The role has previously been referred to as 'First Boy', 'Head Prefect', 'Senior Prefect' and more commonly 'Head Boy'. Since 2016-17, BGS has also appointed a Head Girl.

The heads of school from 1954-55 onwards are recorded on honours boards displayed in the Assembly Hall.

Academic Year	Head of School
c1886-87	David Landale Johnston
...
1889-90	Perey William Alfred Wilson
...
c1913-1914	Douglas Merson Steel
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1918-1919	H J Davis
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1924-25	Albert Clarke
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1933-34	William Alfred Broughton
1934-35	G E Hall
1935-36	Douglas Guy Andrews
1936-37	J Edward Littlechild
1937-38	Reg Adcock
1938-39	George Hall Scott
1939-40	Arthur John Harrison
1940-41	Jack Bates
1941-42	John Dickson
1942-43	Peter A Young
1943-44	Ralph Bozeat
1944-45	D K Yarsley
1945-46
1946-47	Basil H Holland
1947-48	J H R Tonks
1948-49
1949-50	Peter M Kitchen
1950-51	A J Tilling
1951-52	Peter Edward Luff
1952-53	Lewis Brooks
1953-54	David Hodgson Smith
1954-55	John Henry Malcolm Fox
1955-56	Terence Allen Gibson
1956-57	Robert M Sheehan
1957-58	Edward A Hackford to December 1957 Colin I Pordham to Easter 1958 John D Sharman from Easter 1958 onwards
1958-59	Frederick John Allday
1959-60	S A Lee
1960-61	Colin Vere
1961-62	Gordon A Lammie to Easter 1962 Robert J Christian from Easter onwards
1962-63	Frank Cammack
1963-64	T Richard Welberry to December 1963 Michael Thacker from then on
1964-65	Philip John Priestley
1965-66	Tyrone Dalby / Stanley James Paton Abbott
1966-67	Andrew C Burgess
1967-68	Jack Upsall / Martin Panton
1968-69	V J Goose
1969-70	Richard Gill
1970-71	M P Upsall
1971-72	Geoff R W Owen
1972-73	Michael C Leafe
1973-74	S Smith
1974-75	J P Stattersfield until January 1975 T J Sagar until July
1975-76	Michael Reed
1976-77	Stuart M Veale
1977-78	Nigel West
1978-79	Steven J Langley
1979-80	Andrew M Thornalley
1980-81	Nigel Watts
1981-82	Nick Pogson
1982-83	David Standley
1983-84	Adrian Clifton
1984-85	Paul G Bullen
1985-86	Martin J Borrett
1986-87	A C L Allwood
1987-88	David E Dunham
1988-89	Marcus J Cain
1989-90	S Craven
1990-91	Amit Datta
1991-92	S Redshaw
1992-93	Bill Hilton
1993-94	Alan B Boyce
1994-95	Gary Kurczij
1995-96	Alastair M Roberts
1996-97	Paul Young
1997-98	Nicholas P Hancock
1998-99	Colum Holtam
1999-2000	Gareth T Carrol
2000-01	Robin J Burrows
2001-02	Adam E Skinner
2002-03	Matthew J Cope
2003-04	Warren L Humphries
2004-05	Grant D Jackson
2005-06	Tony W Hamshaw
2006-07	Adam J Shergold
2007-08	Jonathon M Grist
2008-09	David Bosworth
2009-10	Mark Watson
2010-11	James Fairweather
2011-12	Giorgio Kerman-Fiore
2012-13	James Reed
2013-14	Ellis Potter
2014-15	John Lisle
2015-16	Harvey Potter
2016-17	Head Boy: Joseph Dean Head Girl: Smilte Matulionyte
2017-18	Head Boy: George Lilley Head Girl: Rayna Koshy
2018-19	Head Boy: Dominic Wilson Head Girl: Harriet Kettle
2019-20	Head Boy: Sam Potter Head Girl: Bethany Chambers
2020-21	Head Boy: Sam Wilson Head Girl: Sandra Bielik
2021-22	Head Boy: Siddharth Anand Head Girl: Kiera Coxon
2022-23	Head Boy: Tyler Christie Head Girl: Kamilė Balaškevičiūtė
2023-24	Head Boy: Josh Grummit Head Girl: Megan Dawson
2024-25	Head Boy: Justin Café-Ebuen Head Girl: Marie Ngonga
2025-26	Head Boy: Dawid Szymiczek Head Girl: Rachel Morris

See Also

• Fourth Centenary Memorial Prize
• Head of School Prize
• Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner
• Robin Borrett
• Speech Day