Royal Grammar School, Guildford

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The post of headmaster (schoolmaster or just master as it was originally known) was created following the grant of the Royal Charter in 1552, with the first appointment made in 1554. There have been 35 appointments since the creation of the position.<ref name="sw12">{{cite web |url=http://www.rgs-guildford.co.uk/page_viewer.asp?page=About+the+RGS&pid=2 |title=About the RGS |work=Royal Grammar School Website |access-date=22 December 2010 |archive-date=24 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124192038/http://www.rgs-guildford.co.uk/page_viewer.asp?page=About+the+RGS&pid=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> Until the re-organisation of the school in 1888, the post was almost exclusively filled by men from a religious background, with the first headmaster being Sir Lawson, a friar from the monastery in Guildford that was dissolved in 1538.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/3514/Education-in-Guildford |title=Education in Guildford |author=Guildford Borough Council |work=Guildford Borough Council Website |access-date=5 February 2011 |archive-date=31 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131224417/http://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/3514/Education-in-Guildford |url-status=live }}</ref> The most notable headmaster was [[Roger Goad]] (1569–1575), who was Provost of [[King's College, Cambridge]] and three times [[Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge]];<ref>{{cite ODNB |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10847 |title=Roger Goad |year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/10847 |access-date=5 February 2011 |archive-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107234825/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-10847;jsessionid=A935F19C6EAC8ECC07E3DF46D3B47820 |url-status=live }}</ref> he was headmaster during the time when [[George Abbot (bishop)|George Abbot]] ([[Archbishop of Canterbury]] 1611–1633) was at the school.<ref name="gab1">{{cite ODNB |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/4?docPos=1 |title=George Abbott (Archbishop) |year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/4 |access-date=5 February 2011|last1=Fincham |first1=Kenneth }}</ref> The current headmaster is Jon Cox.{{cn|date=April 2026}} The post of headmaster (schoolmaster or just master as it was originally known) was created following the grant of the Royal Charter in 1552, with the first appointment made in 1554. There have been 35 appointments since the creation of the position.<ref name="sw12">{{cite web |url=http://www.rgs-guildford.co.uk/page_viewer.asp?page=About+the+RGS&pid=2 |title=About the RGS |work=Royal Grammar School Website |access-date=22 December 2010 |archive-date=24 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124192038/http://www.rgs-guildford.co.uk/page_viewer.asp?page=About+the+RGS&pid=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> Until the re-organisation of the school in 1888, the post was almost exclusively filled by men from a religious background; the first headmaster was Sir Lawson, a friar from the monastery in Guildford that had been dissolved in 1538.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/3514/Education-in-Guildford |title=Education in Guildford |author=Guildford Borough Council |work=Guildford Borough Council Website |access-date=5 February 2011 |archive-date=31 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131224417/http://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/3514/Education-in-Guildford |url-status=live }}</ref> The most notable headmaster was [[Roger Goad]] (1569–1575), who was Provost of [[King's College, Cambridge]] and three times [[Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge]];<ref>{{cite ODNB |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10847 |title=Roger Goad |year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/10847 |access-date=5 February 2011 |archive-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107234825/https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-10847;jsessionid=A935F19C6EAC8ECC07E3DF46D3B47820 |url-status=live }}</ref> he was headmaster during the time when [[George Abbot (bishop)|George Abbot]] ([[Archbishop of Canterbury]] 1611–1633) was at the school.<ref name="gab1">{{cite ODNB |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/4?docPos=1 |title=George Abbott (Archbishop) |year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/4 |access-date=5 February 2011|last1=Fincham |first1=Kenneth }}</ref> The current headmaster is Jon Cox.{{cn|date=April 2026}}

==Notable alumni== ==Notable alumni==