The schools aim not only to prepare pupils for examinations but also to provide them with the skills needed to succeed and thrive in the wider world. The high achievements of past pupils across such a wide selection of careers, we believe, reflects the well-rounded education on offer and demonstrates how we help to develop each pupil’s individual talents and strengths. Amongst the schools’ alumni are those with outstanding careers in the arts, academia, sports, the media, the Armed Forces, retail, the Church, politics and the Civil Service.
There are close links in place with past pupils and opportunities for them to keep in touch with the schools and one another. Attendance at school events and the number of alumni who are now themselves parents or even grandparents bears testament to the deep and lasting attachment forged between the schools and their pupils, past and present.
We have listed just a small cross-section of alumni to highlight the diverse and inspiring career paths they have chosen.
Hallam Amos
Scoring a try for Wales in the Autumn Internationals
Monmouth School for Boys Alumni
This list is ever-expanding, and is by no means exhaustive, but gives a flavour of the wide range achievements of our many distinguished alumni.
POLITICS, GOVERNMENT
| Sir John Beddington |
Retired Chief Government Scientific Officer |
| Sir Frank Davies CBE |
Former Chairman, Health & Safety Commision |
| Derek Ezra, Lord Ezra |
Liberal Democrat peer, former chairman of the National Coal Board. For an obituary, please click here |
| Brian Strong |
Chairman of Monmouthshire County Council. Read more about his appointment |
THE ARMED FORCES
| Angus Buchanan VC (1894-1944) |
Awarded the Victoria Cross during World War I. More detailed biography here |
| Lt. Col. Simon Butt |
Commanding Officer, HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps |
| Colonel John Chaston MC (1916-2010) |
OBE, CBE, MC, Deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire. For an obituary, please click here |
| Flt Lt. William Clifford Townsend CGM DFM (1921-1991) |
RAF pilot; awarded Conspicuous Gallantry Medal for part played in the ‘Dambusters’ raid during WWII; later businessman and civil servant |
THE CHURCH
| Tom Collings |
Bishop of Keewatin, Canada, 1991-1996 |
| Christopher Herbert |
Bishop of St Albans 1995-2009 |
ACADEMIA
| Prof Richard Carwardine |
President, Corpus Christi College, Oxford; Professor of American History; Fellow of the British Academy |
| Prof Paul Langford, 1945-2015 |
Professor of History, Oxford University; former Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford. Click here to read his obituary |
| Professor Ben Quash |
Professor of Christianity & the Arts, King’s College, London |
| Dr Will Sutherland |
Professor of Astronomy at St Mary’s London |
SCIENCE, DESIGN & ENGINEERING
| Robin Herd |
Engineer, designer and businessman. Senior Scientific Officer on the Concorde Project, distinguished career in developing F1 racing cars. Former chairman, Oxford United Football Club |
| Dr Mike Tunstall (1928-2011) |
Doctor, inventor of Entonox, better know as ‘gas and air’. For obituary, click here |
| Prof Julian Stevens |
Leading Eye Surgeon, Moorfields Hospital |
BUSINESS
| Simon Cartmell OBE |
Healthcare and LifeScience company entrepreneur, Chairman Aske’s Board, Elstree and Member of the Court of Assistants, Haberdashers Company |
| Bob Blake |
Pharmaceuticals and Benefactor Lincoln College Oxford and Monmouth School |
| Warren East CBE |
CEO of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Engineer and Philanthropist. |
| David Hitchcock OBE |
Chairman, Chairman of Cyrus Investment Management – Read about David Hitchcock in the press |
| Carl Leaver |
Group Chief Executive, Gala Coral |
| David Malpas |
Former Managing Director of Tesco |
| Noel Manns |
Co-founder and Principal, Europa Capital LLP |
| Mark Neale |
Founder and Chief Executive of Mountain Warehouse |
| Richard Booth QC |
Barrister |
| Patrick Worsnip |
United Nations correspondent for Reuters (Retired 2012) |
| Marcus Taverner QC |
Leading London Barrister |
| John Ryder QC |
Leading criminal silk on Damilola Taylor case |
| Mark Fox |
Managing Director, Starbucks UK |
| Paul Faulkner |
CEO Nottingham Forest FC |
| Terry Jones |
Director General of NFU, appointed April 2016 Click Here |
SPORT
| Hallam Amos |
Wales International Rugby Union player who plays for Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Wayne Barnes |
International rugby union referee |
| Eddie Butler |
Journalist, sports commentator and former Welsh rugby union player (British Lion, Captain of Wales) |
| David Broome |
Former international show jumper |
| Gareth Davies |
Telegraph boxing correspondent |
| John Gwilliam |
Former Welsh rugby union player |
| Steve James |
Former Glamorgan and England batsman, now Sunday Telegraph cricket columnist |
| Keith Jarrett |
Former Welsh international rugby player |
| Tom Lucy |
GB rower (silver medallist in men’s VIII, Beijing 2008), now serving officer with Royal Marines |
| Lord Colin Moynihan |
Former British Olympic cox, politician, businessman and former Chairman of British Olympic Association |
| Lewis Oliva |
Professional cyclist and GB team sprinter, contracted to British Cycling, U23 Academy |
| Richard Parks |
Former Wales international rugby union player, now international explorer and charity fundraiser – Website |
| Charles Wiggin |
Rowing commentator, bronze medallist 1980 Olympics, men’s coxless pair |
| Robin Williams |
World and Olympic rowing coach; coached Heather Stanning and Helen Glover to gold medal in women’s coxless pair in London 2012 Olympics; former GB rowing international and medallist |
| Mark Waller |
Head of NFL (National Football League) USA |
MEDIA, PERFORMING ARTS
| Andrew Henley |
Opera singer, contracted to the National Opera Studio |
| Angus McBean (1904-1990) |
Internationally-renowned, surrealist photographer |
| Grant Nicholas |
Lead singer and guitarist of rock band ‘Feeder’ |
| Victor Spinetti (1929 – 2012) |
Actor, comedian and producer (click here for obituary) |
| Glyn Worsnip (1938-1996) |
Actor and broadcaster (click here for obituary) |
Monmouth School for Girls Alumnae
THE ARTS
| Lisa Rogers |
TV presenter |
| Sandra Huggett |
Actress (Holby City) |
| Liz de Havilland |
Shoe Designer |
| Prof Jane Glover CBE |
Conductor, musical scholar, composer |
| Giulia Mori |
Fashion designer |
| Faye Baker |
Fashion designer |
| Alison Guill |
Opera singer and actress |
| Charlotte Hume |
Freelance TV presenter and author of ‘The Great Big Vegetable Challenge’ cookbook |
Lucy Wisdom
(1956-2009) |
Performance Artist and Conservationist. For an obituary, please click here |
| Marina Diamandis |
Singer-songwriter, performing as ‘Marina and the Diamonds’. Runner up, BBC Sound of Music 2010, Critics’ Choice nominee, Brit Awards 2010 |
BUSINESS
| Jane Hoyal |
Jane was co-founder of 1 Pump Court Chambers way back in 1978. She specialises in public and private family law, and is known for taking on cases that others would not touch. Jane won legal aid barrister of the year in 2013. |
| Corrina Walker |
Head of HR, North America at Lloyds Banking Group |
| Laura Tenison OBE |
Founder of JoJo Maman Bebe, an internet maternity and babywear firm. Named Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year 2010. In June 2013, Laura appeared on a BBC2 programme ‘Peter Jones meets…’http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b02zn9zm/ |
| Sarah Melvin |
Head of Institutional Client Business for the USA and Canada at BlackRock |
| Jackie Ballard |
Chief Executive at Alcohol Concern |
| Irene Barclay |
Britain’s first female surveyor |
| Rachel Carnac |
Managing Director of Metal Events which received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in April 2013 www.metalevents.com |
| Emily Webb |
Inventor of the ‘Webway’ handle, an ergonomically designed rowing handle, now patented in 5 countries. Owner of Oarsome Potential – won Young Enterprise of the Year at the South Wales Business Awards 2012. |
| Alexandra Butler |
Executive Headteacher, Head of Hamsptead Norreys CE Primary School and The Willows School |
SPORTS
| Becky Morgan |
Professional golfer (US-based LPGA tour, Ladies European Tour) |
| Kate Callaghan |
Rowed for Wales at the 1986 Commonwealth Games |
| Olivia Orchart |
International fencer, currently ranked 28th in the UK |
| Sarah Rossiter |
Represented England in the Long Jump |
| Isabel Noel-Smith |
International Rugby Union player (Bristol & England) |
MEDIA
| Frances Donovan |
BBC Wales Sports presenter, BBC Wales News presenter |
| Samantha Lloyd |
Founder of Lloyd Bell Productions www.lloydbell.co.uk |
| Alex Lodge |
ITV Wales Reporter |
ACADEMIA
MISCELLANEOUS
| Dr Anne Moore |
Consultant Neurosurgeon, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Helena Bevan |
Military – one of the first female officers to lead a battery in combat in Iraq. |
| Ethel Teague |
First mayoress of the Borough of Monmouth |
| Dr Helen Cugnoni |
Director of Medical Education at Homerton Hospital Trust, London. Appeared as trauma consultant on BBC documentary Trauma |
| Daniella Lloyd |
Model; former Miss Wales |
| Natalie Sandercock |
Barrister and Deputy District Judge |
| Nicola Lathey (nee Lucas) |
Speech and Language Therapist specialising in under-fives http://www.theowltherapycentre.co.uk/
Nicola is currently promoting her new book ‘Small Talk’ published 20th June 2013. |
