Haberdashers' Monmouth School

Haberdashers' Monmouth School

Coat of arms of the Haberdashers' Company
Location

Wales

51°48′41″N 2°42′41″W / 51.8115°N 2.7114°W / 51.8115; -2.7114
Information
MottoServe and Obey
Established2024 (2024)
FounderWilliam Jones
Head teacher
Melvyn Roffe
GenderMixed
Age3 to 18
Enrollment935 [1]
Colour     [2]
Websitewww.habsmonmouth.org

Haberdashers' Monmouth School is a co-educational public school (independent boarding and day school) in Monmouth, Wales for pupils aged 3-18. It was formed in 2024 by the merger of Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls and Monmouth School for Boys.[3]

History

In June 2022, the Haberdashers began a consultation on proposals to merge the Boys and Girls schools, making them fully coeducational.[4][5] The combined new school was officially opened in October 2024 by the Duke of Edinburgh.[6] In December 2024, the school was visited by Jimmy Choo, who hosted two workshops for the pupils.[7] Choo is the schools Patron of Fashion, Design, and Textiles.[8] In February 2025, the Haberdashers' Company announced the appointment of Melvyn Roffe as the school's new head, effective from August 2025.[9]

Headmasters

  • 2024-2025 - Simon Dorman
  • 2025 - Melvyn Roffe

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Haberdashers' Monmouth School". independentschoolsyearbook.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools Re-Brand". 3sixty-creative.com.
  3. ↑ Barnes, Dan (29 October 2022). "Schools to merge boys and girls for first time in 400-year history". Hereford Times. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Pugh, Desmond (29 June 2022). "End to 400 years of single-sex school if merger goes ahead". Monmouthshire Beacon. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Barker, Irena (28 June 2022). "Haberdashers Monmouth Schools consult over co-ed plans". School Management Plus. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Barnes, Dan (1 October 2024). "Haberdashers' Monmouth School celebrated a major milestone as His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh officially opened the school as a fully co-educational institution". Hereford Times. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Hartland, Nick (15 December 2024). "Jimmy Choo wows pupils with workshops". Monmouthshire Beacon. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "professor-jimmy-choo-the-patron-of-fashion-design-and-textiles-at-haberdashers-monmouth-school". habsmonmouth.org.
  9. ↑ "New head for Haberdashers Monmouth School". Independent Schools Management. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.