Jon joined Thomas’s Battersea in September 2025 from the Shrewsbury House School Trust, where he had spent the previous 24 years. As Headmaster of the Pre-Prep School for seven years, and Deputy Head Pastoral and DSL of the Prep School, Jon has significant experience across the 3 to 13 age range, with pastoral care and wellbeing his particular passion. Jon holds a BA Hons in History, a PGCE and an NPQH and he serves as safeguarding trustee for a charitable trust.
Jon Akhurst
