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 'Head 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 an honours board displayed in the Assembly Hall.

Academic Year	Head of School
1932-33	William Alfred Broughton
1933-34	G E Hall
1934-35	Douglas Guy Andrews
1935-36	J Edward Littlechild
1936-37	Reg Adcock
1937-38	G H Scott
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1949-50	P 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	J 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	?
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
1982-83	David Standley
1983-84	Adrian Clifton
1984-85	Paul Bullen
1985-86	Martin J Borrett
1986-87	A C L Allwood
1987-88	D 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	G Kurczij
1995-96	Alastair M Roberts
1996-97	P Young
1997-98	N P Hancock
1998-99	Colum Holtam
1999-2000	G T Carrol
2000-01	R J Burrows
2001-02	Adam E Skinner
2002-03	Matthew J Cope
2003-04	Warren L Humphries
2004-05	G 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: ?
2020-21	Head Boy: Sam Wilson Head Girl: Sandra Bielik