Dr Barrett announced as new Churchill’s Housemaster

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Richard Barrett as Housemaster of Churchill’s Hall from 1 September 2025. 

We attracted a good field of internal candidates as well as external applications from the UK and as far afield as Australia.  Richard’s calm, caring and kind manner was evident throughout the recruitment process which included a panel of Churchill’s boys.  With a strong background in pastoral care and safeguarding, Richard will bring a valuable range of soft skills, as well as a long-standing passion to be Housemaster of Churchill’s.   

Richard is currently our senior Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.  He joined Shrewsbury in 2016 as a Teacher of Physics with a PhD in Electrical Engineering.  He was Assistant Housemaster in Churchill’s for five years, before moving to be Assistant Housemaster of Moser’s Hall to widen his pastoral experience.  A keen hockey player and coach, Richard is also a strong contributor to our wide-ranging Partnership and Community Engagement programme and an active Trustee of The Shewsy, our Youth and Community Club in Everton.

Richard is married to Catrin, and they have three young children.  The family will move into the House over the summer holidays.