High master is the term used, in place of the more conventional "headmaster", "head teacher" or "principal", to denote the head teachers of two English public schools: The Manchester Grammar Schoolhttp://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1589968_head-of-manchester-grammar-school-quits-to-take-up-job-in-middle-east Manchester Evening News, 28 September 2012 and St Paul's Schoolhttp://www.stpaulsschool.org.uk/about-st-pauls/history St Paul's School website in London. Two notable high masters of both schools were Frederick William Walker, who served at Manchester Grammar 1860–1877, and St Paul's 1877–1905; and Martin Stephen, who served at Manchester Grammar 1994–2004, and St Paul's 2004–2011. The incumbent high masters of Manchester Grammar and St Paul's are Martin Boulton and Sally-Anne Huang respectively.
The equivalent high mistress is used for female headteachers at some independent schools, including St Paul's Girls' School and Abercorn School.
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