Discover Stamford School
Join us for a Discovery Morning and experience the spirit of Stamford first-hand.
Meet our teachers, explore our beautiful grounds, and see how our students learn, grow, and thrive every day.
November 2025
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From award-winning actors and esteemed scientists to international sports stars and military leaders, our alumni have excelled in their respective careers, showcasing their talent, leadership, and unwavering commitment to success.
Their achievements span across diverse fields, reflecting a broad spectrum of skills and passions cultivated during their time here at Stamford.
Many return to the school to share their experiences and offer invaluable advice to current students, fostering a strong, supportive community.
M.J.K. SMITH (OS 51): England international in both cricket & rugby
IWAN THOMAS (OS 92): Olympic athlete and UK 400m record holder
MARK JAMES (OS 72): Professional golfer; 1999 Europe Ryder Cup captain
CATHERINE FAUX (OS 06): Professional triathlete
HANNAH BREWIS (OS 14): Professional sailor; participant in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
SHAN MASOOD (OS 06): Professional Cricketer, Pakistan captain
SIMON HODGKINSON (OS 81): Former England international rugby union player. He represented England at fullback between 1989 and 1991, gaining 14 Test caps
ROBERT CLIFT (OS 80): Hockey player; gold medal 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Silver with the England squad at the 1986 Hockey World Cup
ALEXANDER SIMS (OS 06): Professional racing driver, winner of the 2008 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award for promising young British drivers.
ZAK CHAPPELL (OS 14): Professional Cricketer, Derbyshire CCC
JOSH HULL (OS 22): Professional Cricketer, Leicestershire CCC
JOEY EVISON (OS 20): Professional Cricketer, Kent CCC
GORDON RAINSFORD (OS 78): Chief Tournament Director of the World Bridge Federation
MICHAEL SHARPE (OS 64): Athlete; represented Oxford, British Universities (record holder), England and Great Britain in the Long Jump. Subsequently launched the RSPCA’s Farm Animal Welfare scheme in 1994
LUCY COHU (OS 87): Emmy award-winning actor; The Queen's Sister, Torchwood
DECLAN SPAINE (OS 15): Actor; title role in Hamilton on the West End
BEN WILLBOND (OS 91): Actor, part of the Them There troupe that wrote and starred in Horrible Histories and Ghosts
GEROGE ROBINSON (OS 17): Actor, star of Netflix's Sex Education
NEIL MCCARTHY (OS 50): Actor, appeared in several films and tv programmes across the 1960s-1980s, including Zulu, The Avengers and Doctor Who
TOM BUTCHER (OS 81): Actor; The Bill, Heartbeat, Holby City
GENERAL SIR MIKE JACKSON (OS 61): Former Head of the British Army
AIR CHIEF MARSHALL SIR SIMON BRYANT (OS 74): Former Commander-in-Chief of Air Command
KIRSTY MURPHY (OS 95): First female Red Arrows pilot
JOHN DREWIENKIEWICZ (OS 64): Retired British Army officer. Appointed a Companion of the Order of Bath in 1998 and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 2000
SIR MALCOLM SARGENT (OS 1912): Conductor, organist and composer who co-founded the London Symphony Orchestra
FRANCES TINKLER (OS 1884): One of the first students of Stamford High School. Later became piano teacher to Sir Malcolm Sargent and Sir Michael Tippett
SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT (OS 1923): One of the leading British composers of the 20th Century
ROBIN BAYNTON (OS 01): Grammy Award-winning recording engineer and film music editor; Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Kings of Leon
IZZY BIZU (OS 12): Singer, supported Coldplay and Sam Smith and performed at Glastonbury. Seen here performing at the School.
NIGEL BOON (OS 74): Director of Artistic Planning for the US National Symphony Orchestra
JAMES JOHNSTONE (OS 78): Renowned musician, and a leading expert and professor in early music. Recently, he was part of the English Baroque Soloists who played at the coronation of King Charles III
JOHN WELLS (OS 66): Concert organist and composer
DAVID JACKSON (OS 65): Musician in the prog rock band Van der Graaf Generator
ROBERT ALDWINKLE (OS 62): World renowned harpsichordist
SIR M STANLEY WHITTINGHAM (OS 60): Chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his role in the development of lithium-ion batteries
Alice Kan (OS 98): 2022 Top 50 Women in Engineering award on the theme of innovation, for leadership of the manufacture of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Recipient of the UK’s first statue of a living engineer.
SARAH MITCHELL (OS 96): National Clinical Director for Palliative and End of Life Care, NHS England
STEVEN LEY (OS 64): Professor of Organic Chemistry, included by The Times in the list of the 100 Most Important People in British Science
KATHARINE DUNN (OS 07): Joint Head of Quantum Technologies at Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
PROF MALCOLM JEEVES CBE (OS 45): Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of St Andrews
COLIN DEXTER (OS 48): Creator of Inspector Morse (himself an Old Stamfordian in the stories!)
RAE EARL (OS 90): Writer & broadcaster; works include My Mad Fat Diary and the Emmy & AACTA nominated children's series Mustangs FC
ANITA GANERI (OS 79): Writer of the Horrible Geography books, as well as nearly 1,000 other non-fiction works.
JOHN TERRAINE (OS 39): Eminent military historian
ROB TEMPLE (OS 02): Journalist & founder of the Very British Problems series
PROF MARGARET MCGOWAN CBE (OS 49): Leading academic in French Renaissance culture and specialist in history of dance
TORBEN BETTS (OS 86): Award-winning playwright
ALFRED HARMSWORTH, 1st VISCOUNT NORTHCLIFFE (OS 1883): Newspaper magnate; Founder of the Daily Mail & Daily Mirror
MATT KEW (OS 14): Motorsport journalist
ANNA WOOLHOUSE (OS 02): Sports journalist and Sky Sports presenter
ANDREW MCGREGOR (OS 80): BBC Radio 3 Presenter
SARAH CAWOOD (OS 89): Presenter & broadcaster
DAPHNE LEDWARD (OS 62): Garden designer & broadcaster
WILLIAM CECIL, THE LORD BURGHLEY (OS 1535): Chief advisor to Elizabeth I, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572. Secured an Act of Parliament in 1548 which ensured the survival of Stamford School
ANSELM ELDERGILL (OS 77): Judge & Lawyer; ranked #1 Mental Health Lawyer in the Chambers and Partners Directory
NICK FLUCK (OS 70): Former President of the Law Society
RT HON SIR SIMON BURNS (OS 71): MP for Chelmsford for 30 years
ROBERT WARDLE (OS 70): former director of the Serious Fraud Office
NICK ANSTEE (OS 74): Lord Mayor of the City of London, 2009-10
PETER BAYNTON (OS 01): Oscar and Emmy award-winning filmmaker; works include The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse and The Tiger Who Came To Tea
PAULE CONSTABLE (OS 85): Award-winning lighting designer, working on War Horse, Evita and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, among others
TONY FARQUHAR-SMITH (OS 88): Animator & filmmaker; works include Corpse Bride & Fantastic Mr Fox
SARA MCCOURT (OS 92): Documentary maker; Celebrity Hunted, The Secret Life of the Zoo, 24 Hours in A&E
LUCY FERGUSON (OS 94): Founder of award-winning production company Mediorite
TONY ROE (OS 73): BBC Producer for 26 years. Interviewed seven PMs and other world leaders
HELEN NIXON (OS 94): Bafta-winning director and producer; Who Do You Think You Are, Empire State of Mind
ALISON MATTHEWS (OS 80): Line producer, worked for BBC, Sky, Channel 4. Productions include BBC's 'The Serpent', 'Emmerdale' and 'The Bill',
OLIVER BAYLDON (OS 57): Production designer; works include Dad’s Army, The Railway Children, Z-Cars, Poldark, He received BAFTA nominations for his work on The Onedin Line and When the Boat Comes In, winning for Memento Mori
NELSON DAWSON (OS 1877): Artist, enameller and etcher. Studied architecture and painting then took up metalwork. (photo courtesy of Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
EMILY CARTER (OS 10): Award-winning fashion designer
MATT CAMPBELL (OS 99): Executive Creative Director and co-founder of award-winning creative agency 'Matta'.
TESSA YATES (OS 06): Children's author and illustrator
KAREN BURWELL (OS 03): Artist specialising in modern and abstract art. Exhibitions include 'Gallery of Modern Art' and 'Koine' in Naples.
CLAIRE LOMAS (OS 98): Motivational speaker, campaigner, fundraiser and former event rider. Finished the London Marathon in 17 days using a robotic suit and lit the Paralympic cauldron
JOHNNY FENN (OS 86): Adventurer & Photographer. Spent four months walking across Nepal in 2023, raising money for the Gurkha Welfare Trust
SARAH OUTEN (OS 03): Adventurer and author; first woman and the youngest person to row solo across the Indian Ocean
MICHAEL ASHER (OS 71): Desert explorer, writer and historian
