Mary Moberly

Mary Moberly (23 March 1852 – 4 August 1940) was a British educator. She became the headteacher at what is now Newcastle High School for Girls which was founded by the Girls' Public Day School Trust (GDST). She joined the company in 1883 and retired in 1911.

Early life and family Moberly was born on 23 March 1852 in Rugby, Warwickshire. Her father, Revd Charles Edward Moberly, Her older brother is the cricketer and rugby player William Moberly.

Moberly is thought to have been home educated, but this gave her sufficient grounding to be accepted at Newnham College in Cambridge in 1878 with her five higher exam passes. She was a leading scholar and under Henry Sidgwick's guidance she was given distinctions in two subjects and she was awarded a first class pass (no degrees for women) in the Moral Science Tripos.

Career Upon finishing university, Moberly decided to teach.

Moberly became the head teacher in 1891 of the GDST's Gateshead High School which was not thriving. She moved to the trust's school in Newcastle in 1895. There had previously been a GDST preparatory school in Newcastle but this was expanded and it was renamed to be the Central Newcastle High School. The GDST school in Gateshead continued until it was smoothly merged under her leadership into the Newcastle school in 1907.

Moberly retired in 1911.

Death Moberly died at her home in Jesmond, Newcastle on 4 August 1940.