A new headmaster with a passion for outdoor education has been selected to lead The Grange.

Mr Neil Shaw has been appointed Head of the Grange and will take up the role in September 2016.

Currently Headmaster of Westonbirt Prep School, Mr Shaw was previously Deputy Headmaster and then Headmaster of Kingswood School in Solihull.

He brings vast experience of school leadership, and has the profile and expertise to maintain and develop the very high educational standards that Mrs Elaine Thomas has achieved at The Grange.

Mr Shaw is a geography graduate of the University of Exeter, and was awarded a Masters degree from the University of Nottingham.

He enjoys hill walking, cycling and camping and lists Lego as one of his interests.

Boys of The Grange were certainly inspired and impressed by his Lego-themed assembly during the appointment process.

Mr Shaw said: “I am delighted to be appointed as the next Head of the Grange.  It is an honour and a privilege to be selected to lead a school of such calibre and I look forward to building on the fantastic legacy of Elaine Thomas.  My wife and I are particularly thrilled to be joining the strong community of Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools and feel that in Monmouth we have found a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.”

The Schools look forward to welcoming Mr Shaw, his wife Carolyn, and his two children to Monmouth.