Headteachers since the position was established.
This office includes ex officio Committee membership.
| Years | Name |
|---|---|
| 1566–1571 | John Madeley (?) |
| 1571–1588 | Edmund Burfield (?) |
| 1588–1590 | Nicholas Fayreyeare (?) |
| 1590–1627 | William Smith |
| 1627–1636 | Nathaniel Easton |
| 1636–1643 (?) | John Burnham |
| 1643–1649 | John Pitt (?) |
| 1649–1654 | Thomas Baldwin |
| 1654–1660 (?) | Richard Bayley |
| 1660–1663 (?) | Simon Potter |
| 1663–1696 | Thomas Beavans |
| 1696–1697 | Marmaduke Best |
| 1697–1729 | John Best |
| 1729–1753 | Thomas Cooke |
| 1753–1757 | James Cooke |
| 1757–1776 | John Martin |
| 1776–1780 | Henry Matthews |
| 1780–1795 | William Miles |
| 1795–1843 | Thomas Morgan |
| 1843–1851 | William Cockin |
| 1851–1869 | John George Sheppard |
| 1869–1873 | Interregnum |
| 1873–1885 | Frederick Hookham |
| 1885–1900 | John Richard Burton |
| 1900–1906 | Henry de B Gibbins |
| 1906–1929 | Walter Henry Witherby |
| 1929–1958 | John Drake |
| 1958–1974 | Kingsley Morton Raw |
| 1974–1984 | Graham Merlane |
| 1984–1988 | John Medlyn |
| 1988–1989 | Beryl Bedford (acting) |
| 1989–2004 | Alan Brooks |
| 2004–2014 | Tim Gulliver |
| 2014–2021 | Stephen Brownlow |
| 2021–2025 | Jamie Butler |
| 2025–present | Ruth Allen |