A RECENTLY retired headteacher has received an OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace – and told her all about his school

Andy Brown, originally from Darlington, was headmaster at West View Primary School in Hartlepool for 21 years and also taught in Guisborough and Middlesbrough.

The married father-of-two who lives in Stokesley is a National Leader of Education and was recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ad Astra Academy Trust which will encompass three Hartlepool schools and one in Stockton. Mr Brown, 59, said: “The Queen asked all about West View Primary Primary School. It was amazing.””