List of University of Oxford people in education

This is a list of people from the University of Oxford involved in education. Many were students at one (or more) of the colleges of the University, and others held fellowships at a college. Some are known for their involvement in schools, including Thomas Arnold, Headmaster of Rugby School and Anthony Chenevix-Trench, Headmaster of Eton College. Others for their work with universities or educational administration, such as Lord Butterworth, the founding Vice-Chancellor of University of Warwick. University professors and lecturers who are primarily known for their work in their specialist field are found in other lists. This list forms part of a series of lists of people associated with the University of Oxford – for other lists, please see the main article List of University of Oxford people.

List

• Tristram Jones-Parry (Christ Church) Headmaster of Westminster School 1998–2005
• Alan Aldous (Jesus) Headmaster King's School, Pontefract 1959–70, Leeds Grammar School 1970–75^[1]
• Eric Anderson (Lincoln) Headmaster Abingdon 1970–75, Shrewsbury 1975–80, Eton 1980–94; Rector Lincoln College, Oxford 1994–2000

Thomas Arnold

• Thomas Arnold (Corpus Christi and Oriel) Headmaster Rugby School 1828–41
• Frank Aydelotte (Brasenose) President Swarthmore College 1921–40
• Trevor Bench-Capon (St John's) Professor of Computer Science, University of Liverpool
• Caroline Benn (formerly Viscountess Stansgate) co–founder Campaign for Comprehensive Educn, Pres Socialist Educn Assocn
• Arthur Boissier Headmaster of Harrow 1939–42, Dir of Public Relations Ministry of Fuel & Power 1943–45
• Edward Henry Bradby (Balliol) Principal Hatfield College, Durham 1852, House Master Harrow 1853–68, Headmaster Haileybury 1868–83
• Joseph Lloyd Brereton (University) founder of schools and of Cavendish College, Cambridge
• Henry Bright (New College) Headmaster Abingdon 1758–74, New College School, Oxford 1774–90
• Scott Buchanan (Balliol) founder Great Books program St John's College, Annapolis
• Richard Busby (Christ Church) Headmaster of Westminster School 1638–95
• William Herbert Cam (New College) Headmaster Dudley Grammar School 1897–83, Abingdon 1883–93
• Jack Butterworth, Baron Butterworth (New College) founding Vice-Chancellor Warwick University
• Leo Chamberlain (University and St Benet's Hall) Headmaster Ampleforth 1992–2003, Master St Benet's 2004–
• Anthony Chenevix-Trench (Christ Church) Headmaster Bradfield 1955–64, Eton 1964–70, Fettes 1970
• William Macbride Childs (Keble) First vice-chancellor of the University of Reading^[2]
• Nathaniel L. Clapton (Hertford) Headmaster Boteler Grammar School, Warrington 1940–50, King Edward VII School, Sheffield 1950-65
• Cristóbal Coboresearcher in new and educational technologies

John Colet

• John Colet (Magdalen) Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, founder of St Paul's School, Chaplain to Henry VIII
• Terence Copley (Harris Manchester)
• Clive Dytor (Wycliffe Hall) Headmaster, Oratory School, Woodcote, Oxfordshire
• Owen Morgan Edwards (Balliol and Lincoln) Chief Inspector of Schools for Wales 1907, MP 1899–1900
• Thomas Farnaby (Merton) grammarian, former half of the 17th century
• Alan Gilbert (Nuffield) Vice-Chancellor University of Tasmania 1991–96, Melbourne 1996–2004, Manchester 2004-
• Erskine William Gladstone (Christ Church) Headmaster Lancing College 1961–69, Chief Scout UK and Overseas Territories 1972–82
• William Mitchell Grundy (Worcester) Headmaster Abingdon School 1913–47
• Ronald Gurner (St John's) Hdmaster Strand School 1920–26, King Edward VII, Sheffield 1926–27, Whitgift 1927–39
• William Ross Hardie (Balliol) Professor of Humanity, University of Edinburgh, 1895–1916
• Michael Hoban (University) Headmaster St Edmund's School, Canterbury 1960–64, Bradfield 1964–71, Harrow 1971–81
• John Hood (Worcester and All Souls) Vice-Chancellor University of Auckland 1999–2004, Oxford 2004–
• Christopher Jamison Headmaster Worth School 1993–2001, President, International Commission on Benedictine Education;
• Jonathan Kozol (Magdalen) expert on public education in the United States
• Alexander Leeper (St John's) Warden of Trinity College, University of Melbourne 1876–1918
• Sandy Lindsay (University and Balliol) Master of Balliol 1924–49, founder University College of North Staffordshire 1949
• Stephen John McWatters (Trinity) Headmaster Clifton College 1963–75
• Harold Marks (University) HM Inspectorate of Education 1951–79
• Richard Mulcaster first Headmaster Merchant Taylors' School 1561–96, High Master St Paul's 1596
• H. J. R. Murray (Balliol) Hdmaster Ormskirk Grammar Sch 1896, school inspector 1901, Board of Education 1928, historian of chess
• Norah Lillian Penston (St Anne's) principal of Bedford College, University of London, from 1951–64
• Alec Peterson (Balliol) Director General of the International Baccalaureate Organisation 1968–77
• Stephen Raymond Principal of St Patrick's High School, Karachi, Pakistan, for 25 years
• James Elphinstone Roe (Worcester) clergyman, convict, and educator in Western Australia
• Anthony Seldon (Worcester) Dep Hdmaster St Dunstan's Coll 1993–97, Hdmaster Brighton 1997–2005, Master Wellington 2005–
• Fred Shirley (St Edmund Hall) Headmaster Worksop College 1921–35, King's School, Canterbury 1935–62
• Alan Stewart founding vice-chancellor of Massey University, New Zealand
• William Alder Strange (Pembroke) Boden Sanskrit Scholar 1833, 2nd Master Lpool Royal Instn 1833–40, Hdmaster Abingdon 1840–68
• Michael Swan Founder of Swan School of English,^[3] freelance writer, famed grammarian
• Geoffrey Thomas (Kellogg and Linacre) Deputy Director Oxford University Department of External Studies 1978–86, Director Department for Continuing Education 1986–
• Winifred Todhunter founder Todhunter School, New York
• Ralph Townsend (Keble and Lincoln) Headmaster Sydney Grammar School 1989–99, Oundle 1999–2005, Winchester 2005–
• Jane Traies (St Anne's) educational consultant, former head teacher, lesbian-historical novelist
• Barry Trapnell (Worcester) Headmaster Denstone and Oundle Schools, Chairman Cambridge Occupational Analysts 1986–2005
• Tsuda Umeko (St Hilda's) founder of Joshi Eigaku–juku (now Tsudajuku University), Japan
• Richard Valpy (Pembroke) Headmaster Reading Grammar School 1781–1831
• Stacy Waddy (Balliol) Hdmaster King's Sch, Parramatta 1907–16, Canon St George's Cathl, Jerusalem 1918–24, Sec SPG 1924–37
• Olive Willis (Somerville) founder of Downe House School
• Nathaniel Woodard founder of eleven schools

References

• Who Was Who – subscription access (January 2007) A&C Black (Publishers) Ltd. Cited in references as: Who Was Who.

Notes

1. "ALDOUS, Alan Harold (1923-1992)". Who Was Who. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
2. "University of Reading Bulletin (16 March 2006)" (PDF). University of Reading. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
3. http://www.mikeswan.co.uk/elt-applied-linguistics/