Andy Murphy

Rendcomb College in Gloucestershire has appointed Andy Murphy to be its next headmaster from September next year, So Glos has reported.

Rendcomb College is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for children aged three to 18.

Murphy will take over from outgoing headmaster Rob Jones, who has been head since 2015. He joins from Stamford School in Lincolnshire, where he has worked since 2014, most recently as senior deputy head.

Murphy studied biology at the University of Edinburgh, before taking a master’s in science at the University of Oxford, where he also attained his PGCE teaching qualification. He worked in marketing for Guinness and then Heineken, before moving into education 18 years ago, at Felsted School in Essex, and at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire and Stamford.

Murphy said: “I genuinely enjoyed the rigorous interview process, and it was an honour to meet so many students, staff, parents and governors throughout. I walked away feeling very confident that this is a great school and the perfect size to get to know everyone in the school community.

“The Cotswolds is an idyllic place to live and I cannot wait to fully immerse myself and my family into life here.”

Rendcomb College’s chairman of governors Nicholas Ford said: ”[Murphy] brings with him a wealth of experience in the independent schools’ sector and has all the skills necessary to lead the college into its next chapter, building on the great work of his predecessor Rob Jones.”