Malmesbury School is looking forward to welcoming a new headteacher who is joining after the summer holidays.

Brett Jouny, currently deputy headteacher at Burford School in Oxfordshire, will be joining Malmesbury School from September 1.

Jouny will succeed current headteacher Rupert Moreton who leaves at the end of this academic year.

Brett has previously worked at Malmesbury School as senior curriculum leader of modern foreign languages before going on to be assistant headteacher at Balcarras School in Cheltenham.

In a letter sent to parents, Tim Gilson, CEO of the Athelstan Trust said: "We received 25 high quality applications and after a rigorous two-day selection process involving a large number of students, staff, parents, governors and trustees, Brett was thje unanimous choice of the selection panel.

"I would like to thank all the staff, parents and students who took part in the selection process."