1874
The Revd William Fiddian Moulton.
William Moulton was a distinguished academic theologian who came from a strong Methodist background, being descended from John Bakewell, one of John Wesley’s colleagues in the foundation of Methodism. A lecturer at the Methodist Training College in Richmond, William was asked by the Methodist Conference to chair the committee choosing a site for a new Methodist school for the children of laymen. After the site at The Leys was chosen William was appointed to be its first headmaster, despite his protestations. He would remain there until his death in 1898.