1869–1872 J. S. Hodson 1872–1877 F. A. Souper 1877–1880 Charles Thomas Crutwell 1880–1910 Herbert Branston Gray 1910–1919 Harold Costley-White ??–??S. P. Denning ??–?? R. E. Sanderson (10 years) 1928-1950 Eric Edward Allen Whitworth 1950-1957 John D. Hills 1957–1963 Anthony Chenevix-Trench 1964–1971 Michael Hoban 1971-1985 Anthony Oliver Herbert Quick 1985-2003 Peter B. Smith 2003-2011 Peter J.M. Roberts 2011–2015 Simon Henderson 2015–present Christopher Stevens Current head master Dr Christopher Stevens succeeded Simon Henderson as Headmaster in September 2015. Stevens was educated at Tonbridge School and then read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University, from where he received his MA. He began his teaching career as a college lecturer while researching for a DPhil in Italian literature at Oxford University. He then established a school in France for Ashdown House, the boarding prep school in Sussex. He joined Uppingham School in 1997 where he was master-in-charge of cricket and a housemaster for nine years. In 2011 he moved to Marlborough College, and was Second Master until his appointment at Bradfield. Other information In September 2010 the Blackburn Science Centre was opened. The building includes green elements such as a bio-mass boiler, green roof and solar panels. Since September 2012 Bradfield has offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) alongside the traditional A Level pathway. In Summer 2015 Bradfield received an outstanding inspection report from the Independent Schools Inspectorate. The oldest building is College gateway, which incorporates part of a barn of 1382. The wrought iron was made by the village blacksmith. In September 2021 the College announced that it had acquired the neighbouring St. Andrew's Church after the building had fallen into disrepair. It is in the process of being converted into a secondary library and working space. Each August, the college serves as the 'base camp' for the Bradfield Ringing Course, which aims to improve the standard of change-ringing in the United Kingdom. Houses Bradfield has 12 boarding houses in total. All first years pupils (Fourth Formers) enter a first year boarding house (Faulkner's) and then, from the second year (known as the Shell), they move to their main boarding houses for the remaining four years. == Old Bradfieldians == Notable staff Weston Bate, Australian historian Anthony Chenevix-Trench, headmaster 1955–1963, subsequently headmaster of Eton College and Fettes College Harold Costley-White, Anglican priest and headmaster, subsequently head of Westminster School Albert David (1867–1950) Anglican priest, schoolmaster and bishop Marshal of the Royal