James Neville
Headmaster
I am passionate about education and have a breadth of experience in middle and senior management positions in independent day, boarding and maintained schools.
Prior to joining Amherst as Headmaster in September 2023, I held senior leadership positions at St John’s College (Cardiff), Ratcliffe College and latterly English Martyrs’ Catholic School (Leicester).
Having read Modern History at Magdalen College Oxford, I went on to complete an MPhil at King’s College Cambridge, where I was a Choral Scholar in the world-famous choir.
I have experience as a school governor of both the maintained primary and 3-18 independent sectors. I am a committed Catholic and am married with two children. My wider interests include history, music, current affairs, politics, architecture and travel.