We are thrilled to have supported Leicester Grammar School with the exciting appointment of Dr Graham Purves as Headmaster of Leicester Grammar School and Principal of Leicester Grammar School Trust from September 2025.
Graham is currently Head of Senior School and Vice Principal at The Grammar School at Leeds, one of the largest HMC schools and Sunday Times’ North Independent School of the Year 2024. Graham was also a member of the Senior Leadership Teams at two other HMC schools, Portsmouth Grammar School and King Edward VI School Southampton, prior to joining The Grammar School at Leeds five years ago. Graham is an ISI Team Inspector and a member of the Governing Body at another HMC school.
Graham attended RGS Newcastle on an Assisted Place, before reading Physics at Christ Church, Oxford. After a short interval working in industry and medical physics, Graham returned to academia to study for a PhD in Atomic Physics at Durham University, before completing his PGCE at Southampton University.
Steven Gasztowicz KC, Chairman of Leicester Grammar School Trust, said: “We are delighted to have appointed Graham Purves to succeed John Watson. We knew we needed an exceptional leader to build on what he has achieved in his outstanding six-year tenure and feel certain that Graham is a worthy successor, with the right combination of vision, passion and commitment to take the Trust from strength to strength”
We would like to wish Graham every success in his new role.
You can view the school’s announcement post on LinkedIn here