Niamh Green Pic: St George’s School
St George’s School in Edinburgh has appointed Niamh Green, who currently leads Roedean in Brighton, as its next head.
Green takes up the role at the independent school for girls in Edinburgh next year and brings more than 20 years’ experience in girls’ day and boarding education.
She will take the helm as St George’s becomes the only all-girls all-through school in Edinburgh, since the merger of Mary Erskine School and Stewart’s Melville College.
Green will succeed Carol Chandler-Thompson, who has led St George’s since August 2022 and leaves next year to take up the role of group education director at NLCS International. Mrs Chandler-Thompson will remain connected to the school as a member of council.
Tracey Ashworth-Davies, chair of council at St George’s, said: “Niamh’s breadth of experience, across teaching, boarding, pastoral leadership and headship, combined with her strong commitment and expertise in the education of girls, made her the outstanding choice to lead St George’s forward. I could not be more confident in her ability to build on the legacy and historical foundations of the school.”
Mrs Green joined Roedean as head in 2023 and this year the school achieved its best A-level and GSCE results in the last ten years. She was also in post when Roedean considered, then decided against, plans to join the Mill Hill Education Group earlier this year.
Previously, she was acting head at Mayfield School, deputy head (pastoral) at Godolphin School and a housemistress at Sherborne Girls.
Prior to that, she was head of upper school at Woldingham School and a teacher at the International School Luxembourg. She is a serving ISI inspector, sits on committees at both the Heads’ Conference (HMC) and the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA), and is a governor at Marymount School in London.
Mrs Green said: “Stepping into the role of head at St George’s is a real honour. From my first visit, I was impressed by the whole community – exceptional pupils, staff dedicated to the girls, and governors of real calibre.
“The girls I met were articulate, energetic, and compassionate young women, with clear ambition and pride in their school. I am very much looking forward to championing this remarkable school and breadth of opportunities it offers all pupils from age two to 18.”
Roedean announced on August 27 that Mrs Green had resigned as head, and that deputy heads Ross Barrand and John Hobbs would step in as interim heads while a replacement was found.