At Commemoration this year the Warden, Tom Beardmore-Gray dedicated his speech to paying tribute to Dr Christopher Stevens, who leaves Bradfield this summer after 10 years as Headmaster.

'I want to thank my Council colleagues, who have done so much to support the College this year. A number of long serving Council members are stepping down after many years of dedicated service and we will be recognising their contributions in the autumn. This morning I want to devote my time on this platform to the herculean efforts of Dr Chris Stevens, who steps down at the conclusion of this academic year after ten years as Headmaster of Bradfield.

Chris Stevens arrived in August 2015 from Marlborough, where he had been Deputy Head. It was clear from the moment Chris arrived that Bradfield had appointed someone with a formidable intellect who was very ambitious for Bradfield. Chris combined his intellectual capacity with a work ethic and attention to detail that began yielding tangible results very rapidly.

Under the umbrella of his strategy known as Education for Life he devoted his personal attention to the improvement of every aspect of a Bradfield pupil’s experience of the College. As a result of his personal determination for every pupil to reach their full academic potential, academic results have improved to the extent that Bradfield closed the gap with many competitor schools.

Read the full speech