Leadership Team
At Shrewsbury School, our Leadership Team is dedicated to upholding the School’s values and vision, ensuring that every individual – pupil and staff – is supported to flourish at Shrewsbury.
Bringing together a wealth of experience in education, pastoral care and strategic development, the team works collaboratively to provide outstanding opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. Our commitment to excellence in the pupil community underpins everything we do at Shrewsbury.
Passionate advocates of whole person education, done the Salopian way, we work together to deliver excellence – and serious fun.
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Leo Winkley, Headmaster
Leo has been Headmaster of Shrewsbury School since September 2018. Before that he was Headmaster of St Peter’s School in York for eight years and also the former Chair of the Boarding Schools’ Association, which represents state and independent boarding schools.
Leo is a passionate advocate of partnerships. He is a founding Trustee of the School Partnerships Alliance and the Chair of Trustees of Shrewsbury House, also known as ‘The Shewsy’, a youth and community club in Everton, founded by teachers from Shrewsbury School in 1903.
He has a Master’s in Education and a Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration from the Open University. He is also a member of HMC and the G30 group of Schools.
‘Shrewsbury is a special place to work because we are surrounded by brilliant people who love the ‘serious fun’ of whole person education, done the Salopian way.’