Francis Barnett (1980–85) Michael Smith (1985–95) Michael Holman (1995–2004) Adrian Porter (2004–11) Adrian Laing (2011–present) Notable staff Herbert Thurston (prefect of studies, 1893–94), prolific scholar liturgical, literary, historical, and spiritual matters. Also a friend of George Tyrrell Michael Holman (Head Master, 1995–2004), Principal of Heythrop College, London Notable alumni Academics Donal Bradley, molecular electronic devices and applications – director of the centre for plastic electronics at Imperial College London Tom Connors, "father of anti-cancer drug development" Julian Elliott, principal of Collingwood College, Durham Sir Anthony Leggett, 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics winner Peter Milward, Shakespeare scholar and emeritus professor of English literature at Sophia University, Tokyo Sports Jay Tabb, British footballer Ben Ryan, ex-England rugby sevens head coach, former Fiji sevens head coach Patrick Roberts, England under 17s, Celtic FC player Toby Gold, English wheelchair racer, classified as a T33 athlete Louie Annesley, Gibraltarian football player Entertainment, media and the arts Christopher Hewett, actor Tom Holland, actor William Keegan, journalist and author Des Kelly, journalist and columnist George Malcolm, musician Paul Merton, comedian, writer and TV presenter Philip Stephens, journalist Clement Marfo, musician Tom McGuinness, musician Military Eugene Esmonde, World War II naval pilot, led attack on the Bismarck, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross after the Channel Dash Sir John Keegan, British military historian Gerald Robert O'Sullivan, World War I Victoria Cross holder Sir Hubert Rance, last British governor of Burma and later governor of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Reid, Colditz Castle escapee (WWII); author Maurice James Dease, was the first posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross during WWI fought and died at the Battle of Mons Politics, public service and the law Peter Duffy, barrister Greg Clark, Harkness Fellow, global advisor to OECD, World Bank, Author Lord Patten, politician and life peer Sir Michael Quinlan, British civil servant Sir Nicolas Bratza, British jurist Richard Regan, City of London Sheriff 2006–07 Religion Nicholas Hudson, auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster Michael Holman, principal of Heythrop College See also List of Jesuit sites in the United Kingdom List of Jesuit schools References External links Boys' schools in London Secondary schools in the London Borough of Merton Jesuit secondary schools in England Educational institutions established in 1892 Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Southwark 1892 establishments in England Voluntary aided schools in London Buildings and structures in Wimbledon, London Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of