Welcoming Mr Brown as Head from September 2026

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Brown as our new Head at Cobham Hall with effect from September 2026. Mr Brown will succeed Mrs Barrett, who is retiring after an extraordinary 33-year career at Cobham Hall.

Mr Brown will be joining us from Hertford Prep School, where he has been Head since 2016, bringing with him a wealth of experience in education, leadership and pastoral care. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a strong commitment to nurturing students as individuals, creating ambitious learning environments and building supportive, inclusive school communities in which students can thrive.

“It was immediately obvious to me that Cobham is a warm and welcoming School community in an unparalleled setting and I am really ambitious and excited about how we can continue to develop the School.” - Mr Brown

CEO, Antony Spencer, commented “One of the benefits of the Mill Hill Education Group is having access to tried and tested School leaders who are already invested in the values and ethos we enjoy. To have somebody with Mr Brown’s track record taking on the leadership oof Cobham Hall is a significant coup, and the School will continue to be in very good hands.”

This appointment marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Cobham Hall. We are thrilled to welcome Mr Brown to our School and look forward to the energy, experience and insight he will bring to the community. He shares our belief in providing an education that enables every pupil to flourish academically, personally and socially, while fostering curiosity, confidence and a lifelong love of learning.

Mr Brown is very much looking forward to meeting our students, families and staff, and becoming part of the Cobham Hall community.

As we prepare for this transition in leadership, we extend Mr Brown a warm welcome and look forward with great optimism to the opportunities ahead as we begin this next chapter together.