A new leader has been appointed at a south Norfolk boarding school.

Jonathan Taylor has been appointed as principal of Wymondham College and is due to start in September 2014.

He will succeed Melvyn Roffe who is moving to take up the role of principal at George Watson's College, Edinburgh following his seven year tenure in Norfolk.

Mr Taylor was educated at The Leys School, Cambridge and Brasenose College, Oxford. He is currently Vice Chief Executive Officer of the Torch Academy Gateway Trust.

Mr Taylor said: 'I feel very privileged to have been appointed as principal of Wymondham College. The college has an outstanding reputation and I am very much looking forward to ensuring that students continue to receive a world-class education.'