Headmasters

History

Portraits are placed in the hall on retirement

BRGS has achieved the status of the ultimate job for any headmaster, illustrated by the fact that there have only ever been 6 headmasters since 1913.

Mr Jackson

Moved from Newchurch Grammar School to the newly constructed hilltop BRGS in 1913 and was head until 1921, despite wanting to retire earlier.

Mr Holden

Mr Holden was a chemistry teacher who took the reins of power in 1921 and continued as head for 27 years, until 1948.

Mr Copley

Mr Copley led the school for a further 20 years.

Mr Clark

Taking over in 1969, Clark now has his own building dedicated to the sixth form and library.

Mr Morris OBE

Mr Morris OBE did a lot of behind-the-scenes work for BRGS, providing a large astro-grassy place for sports lessons. As his final legacy, construction of the new sports hall began around the time of his retirement. Mr Morris was well liked by all students, shown by the massive celebrations as his headship came to an end.

Notably, Morris received an OBE for his services to education under John Major's government.

Mr Morris II

Mr Morris II is the current headmaster at BRGS, taking over the school in mid-2005.

Interim Headmasters

Doc Rob recently guided the school between the headships of Mr Morris OBE and Lord Morris.

Sources

• BRGS pdf archives - which take a long time to search through.