Heads of School

The history of Rydal, Penrhos and Rydal Penrhos

We think sometimes it’s enough to see the name of someone to bring the memories flooding back and so here are ALL the Heads of school throughout History.RYDAL PENRHOS SCHOOLHeadmasters, Headmistresses, Principals

Penrhos College 1880 - 1995Headmistresses/ Headmasters

1880 – April 1881 - Miss Wenn (Mrs W. B. Nightingales)

May 1881 – November 1894 - Miss Mary K Pope (Mrs S. Swithenbank)

1894 – 1928 - Miss Rosa Hovey

1928 – 1938 - Miss Elsie Wainwright

1938 – 1966 - Miss Constance Smith

1966 – 1974 - Miss Mary Waddington (Smith)

1974 – 1993 - Mr Nigel Peacock

1993 – 1998 - Mr Christopher Allen

Rydal School 1885-1995Headmasters

1885 – 1910 - Thomas G. Osborn

1910 – 1915 - George F.A. Osborn

1915 – 1946 - Rev. A.J. Costain

1946 – 1967 - Donald W. Hughes

1967 – 68 - Frank W. Pilling, Acting Headmaster

1968 – 1991 - Peter F. Watkinson

1991 - 1998 - Nigel W. Thorne

Rydal Penrhos School from 1995

Easter 1996 - December 2006 - Michael James, Principal

Jan 2007 - April 2008 - Tim Cashell, Acting Headmaster

April 2008 - Dec 2015 - Patrick Lee-Browne, Headmaster

Jan 2016 – Dec 2016 - Roger McDuff, Acting Headmaster

Jan 2017 - December 2018 - Simon Smith, Headmaster

January 2019 – Present - John Waszek, Executive Principal