Eileen Fisher

Edinburgh-born, with 31 years in education and a career spanning three continents. Eileen joined ISJ in 2024 after leading schools in England, China, and Egypt. She holds a B.Ed in English (Hons) from the University of Chichester and is an accredited inspector for both the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) and Penta International.

At ISJ, she knows every child by name, every family by story. Her door is genuinely open to every parent, every day.

Eileen spent a decade as Head of the Preparatory School at Woolverstone Hall, part of Ipswich High School, one of England's leading co-educational independent schools. She went on to become Founding Head of Craigclowan Prep in Xi'an, China, and later led the Junior School at The British International School in Cairo.

Earlier in her career, she held senior positions at Queen's College, London, and Ipswich High School. As Chair of the Prep Heads' Committee for the Girls' Day School Trust (GDST), she mentored Preparatory School Heads across the United Kingdom.

As an accredited ISI and Penta inspector, Eileen understands what the best schools in the world look like from the inside. She applies that standard at ISJ every day. Eileen's leadership sits within the governance of The Schools Trust.