Brian Sherratt (educator)
Dr Brian Sherratt OBE JP FIMgt FRSA is an English political science researcher with a particular interest in Whitehall bureaucracy and the role of the permanent secretary. Formerly he was headmaster (1984–2005) of Great Barr School, a secondary school on Aldridge Road in Great Barr, Birmingham, England, for children aged 11 to 19. During his time as headmaster, Great Barr was the largest school in the UK. Acclaim He is acclaimed with making Great Barr School one of the best in the country until his formal retirement from the school in August 2005. Under Sherratt's leadership, Great Barr was noted as a school with very high standards of pupil behaviour and pupil achievement. For these reasons, the school was heavily oversubscribed by parents on first choices. Visiting Great Barr School in November 1999, Sir Chris Woodhead, the then Chief Inspector of Schools, said "You have here an outstanding city comprehensive school – it is one of the most impressive schools I have visited. Great Barr School shows it is possible for a comprehensive school to give a very high quality of education". He added that "the secret of the school's success is strong, assertive leadership from the headteacher". Sherratt was