Martin Reader began his teaching career at St Edward’s Oxford, before moving to Oundle School and then to Reigate Grammar School where he was Senior Deputy Head. Martin has been Head of Cranleigh since 2014 and retires in August 2024. Prior to Cranleigh he was Headmaster of Wellington School, Somerset for eight years. Passionate about boarding, he served as Chair of the Boarding Schools’ Association in 2018, and Vice Chair in 2017 and 2019. Martin has been an ISI inspector for 20 years. He has served as Secretary and Chair of HMC South West division and represented the South East division on the HMC Professional Development Committee.
He is a trustee of the Hawk and Owl Trust, a national conservation charity for the preservation of raptors and their habitats, and the Boarding Schools Association Foundation. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Institute of Boarding.
