List of masters of Derby School


This is a list of the Headmasters and masters of Derby School, England.

List of Headmasters

  • ante 1159 Willielmus Barbae Aprilis
  • 1261–1275 Magister Nicholas
  • 1275–12nn William Goodman
  • 12nn–1291/92 Robert Ingram
  • 1291/92–? Magister Domus Scte Helene
  • 1348–? Sir Peter Carre
  • 1406–? Rev. Stephan Belle
  • 1527–? Rev. Henry Brytlebank
  • 159n–1610 Rev. Richard Johnson
  • 1610–1627 Rev. Gervase Hall
  • 1627–164n Mr. Raynor
  • 164n–1652 Rev. John Bingham
  • 1652–165n Richard Brandreth
  • 165n–1664/7 Rev. Hill
  • 1664/1667–1668 Rev. William Osborne
  • 1668–167n Robert Stone
  • 167n–168n Rev. John Mathews
  • 168n–1684 Rev. Jasper Horsington
  • 1684–1697 Rev. Thomas Cantrell MA
  • 1697–1772 Rev. Anthony Blackwall MA
  • 1722–c1750 Rev. Josua Winter
  • c1750–1761 Rev. George Almond
  • 1761–1774 Rev. Thomas Manlove MA
  • 1774–1793 Rev. Anthony Clarkson or Clarkstone MA
  • 1795–1834 Rev. James Bligh, cousin of William Bligh of the Bounty
  • 1834–1843 Dr William Fletcher
  • 1843–1858 John Hudson
  • 1858–1865 Rev. Dr Thomas Humphreys Leary
  • 1865–1889 Rev. Walter Clark BD
  • 1889–1896 James R. Sterndale Bennett MA
  • 1898–1906 Percy Kitto Tollit MA
  • 1906–1909 Rev. A. Ernest Crawley
  • 1909–1931 Rev. Angus Clifton Knight MA
  • 1931–1942 Thomas John Pinches York MA
  • 1942–1961 Leslie Bradley MA, previously a Maths master at King Edward VII School, Sheffield
  • 1961–1979 Norman Elliott MA, Maths
  • 1979–1989 Brian Seager Bachelor of Science B.Sc.

Notable masters

First St Helen's House period, 1863-1939

Falkner John Meade, novelist and poetHewitt H. Marmaduke, author of A Manual of Our Mother TongueHose Rev. Henry Judge, mathematician

Overton Hall and Amber Valley period in [World War II] 1939-1945

Masters included:

Second St. Helen's House period after [World War II] 1945 - 1966 and at Moorway Lane at Littleover 1966 - 1989

Masters in the last years at St Helen's House and at Moorway Lane Littleover included:Allitt Sidney Eric 'Rocky' BSc Arnott 'Snotty' Aspinall 'Rasper' Atkinson C. Daly Atkinson John Jennings, Barwell 'Jed' BA Bell 'Ding-dong' D.R. BSc Bishop W.A. 'Billy' Bloomer Billy Bostock Russ Bowker Martin Bradley 'Les' Brewer Viv Brearley D. MA Burns 'Pop' Butler W.O. 'Wob' BA Clarke 'Nobby' Coates 'Percy' Coe Mick Collier-James A. Coupe Graham Curtis Samuel John D'Arcy Mrs Joan Davies G.H. Dickenson D.J. Eldred 'Derdle' R.B. BA Elliott Norman 'Sweat' or "Bog" MA
  • ‘’’ Espinosa’’’ Valerie Fisher John 'Running'Foulke Michael G. 'Mike' BSc Fox Mike Geddy Bill Gibbons Miss Glister W.E. Greenslade C.P. 'Thunderguts' MA Grime Rev. Allan Godfrey, House MasterGuy 'Pontius' or 'Pont' BA Hastings 'Pris' Hayer Gian Hodgkinson Harry MA Humphrey Mark Irving Stella Mrs S.L. BA Kelsey Ken Kimber 'Wal' Kirton W Frank MA Lane 'Bronco' Lawson Martin Levy 'Sol' Lomas Brian Lowes Mrs J. BSc Marlowe Edna McElroy Mark BSc Melling C. 'Alf' Millington Guy 'Spike' Mitchell Brian? Mollison D.W. BSc Molson Nazeer Mrs C. Newbold 'Dave' or 'Neddy' MA *NewtonJohn 'Isaac' ATD Payne Pettigrew MBE Robert Gavin Pickering Geof Plank 'Josh' Rainbow Tony Rayburn 'Barney' or 'Boris' MA Reeson Edward Francis,'Curly' Rhodes 'Alf' BSc Richards Jack BA Robson G.R. BA Roebuck Dr. P.J. Rudge Geofrey Allen BSc Ryder Anthony Michael, 'Tony' Said Selim 'Sammy' Scott John Robert Steggals John Summerbell William,'Loopy' BA Tamblin Douglas Victor, Towers Philip James, 'Lofty' Waghorne Ken Walker 'Crispy'or 'Pongo' WilkinsonPaul Whitehall Tony BSc Wood Eric Joseph 'Loggy' or 'Timber' or 'Splinter' Woods Alfie Yeomans 'Sid'