During the eleven years of his headmastership, the College enrolment grew significantly. William Saltmarsh enjoyed a longer Headmastership than either Reeve or Barker. The house system at Hilton was created under the headmastership of William Falcon. Loretto was later under the headmastership of Dr. Hely Hutchinson Almond from 1862 to 1903. It was staffed by the diocesan clergy under the headmastership of Provost Burns. The school was opened on 11 September 1956 under the headmastership of Mr. Clifford Thomas. Froude recovered in 1883 and assumed the headmastership of the San Fernando Borough High School. Under his headmastership Hilton College grew from 50 pupils to over 200. Stephen Beatty assumed the headmastership in July 2011. In 1918 Doctor passed the headmastership on to Hugh Alington. Montagu Foster was involved in legal action on at least two occasions during his headmastership. Michael de Lisle's headmastership was extremely distinguished, as was the man himself.