The Summer Term 2002 saw the arrival of a new headmaster at the School, Peter Hamilton, who has moved to Elstree from the headship of King Edward VI School, Southampton (September 1996 - March 2002).
Peter was educated at King Edward VIth Grammar School, Southampton and read modern languages at Christ Church, Oxford. He taught French and German for six years at Radley College, Abingdon, and became Head of Modern Languages and Housemaster of Wren's at Westminster School, London.
He has been a governor of three Hampshire preparatory schools and is, at 44, the youngest headmaster at Haberdashers since Dr Taylor brought the School out to Elstree in 1962.
He is married to Sylvie, who is French, and has two daughters. His interests include canoeing, karate, mountain walking, racquet sports, riding, sailing, classical music, comparative literature and European cinema.