Brighton College prep school welcomes new headmaster

John Weeks, 38, is currently headmaster of the free school London Academy of Excellence in east London which was recently named Sunday Times UK Sixth Form College of the Year.

From January next year, he will take on the role as headteacher at Brighton College’s prep and the pre-prep schools on Eastern Road.

Mr Weeks has made headline news for spearheading a school that has transformed the futures of bright children from some of the most disadvantaged postcodes in the country. During his four year tenure, A-level results improved from 71 per cent A*-B to 86 per cent A*-B.

But Mr Weeks is ready for a new challenge, returning to Brighton College, where he began his teaching career in 2000, where he worked for for 13 years.

Mr Weeks, who lives in Burgess Hill, said: “I am delighted to be returning to Brighton to take up the headship of the prep and pre-prep school in January. I have almost 14 years of very fond memories and ongoing associations with the College and I look forward to growing similar roots in the prep school in the years to come.

“Many of my former colleagues in the senior school will say that I was most passionate when engaged with the younger year groups and becoming a father just under three years ago has certainly cemented this. I am looking forward to meeting pupils, parents and staff alike and continuing BCPS’ great success.”

Brighton College headmaster Richard Cairns said: “John is a terrific teacher and having worked in the college for so long he is brilliantly placed to prepare prep school children for entry to the College in due course. I am really thrilled that someone of John’s calibre is joining the Brighton College family of schools.”