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Mar 2022
Cundall Manor appoints Christopher James-Roll as headmaster
Cundall Manor School has appointed a new headmaster to replace Amanda Kirby, who has been at the school for 20 years.
Christopher James-Roll will take over leadership at the school, where Stephen Fry briefly taught English, in September.
Amanda Kirby has taught at Cundall Manor since 2003 and was appointed headteacher in 2019.
The independent school, set in 28 acres at Cundall between Ripon and Thirsk, caters for boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 16. Many are from the Harrogate district.
Mr James-Roll, who has a BSc (Hons) in science and IT, began his early career in financial services before qualifying as a teacher in 2010.
Since then, he has gained a Masters in educational leadership and held a number of senior positions in co-educational independent school settings. He moved to Sherfield School in Hampshire in 2017. He said:
Outgoing head Amanda Kirby.
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Outgoing head Mrs Kirby said:
The school is holding open mornings on Saturday and on May 21.
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