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Will Goodwin

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Chief Executive Officer at Octavia House Schools
📍 United Kingdom

Will Goodwin is the Chief Executive Officer of Octavia House Schools, leveraging significant experience in delivering transformational change and winning new business in service organizations. His background includes COO and Managing Director roles at Aspris and Priory Group, with a focus on healthcare and education in the UK and Middle East. Colleagues describe him as positive, professional, and dynamic.

Outside of his executive roles, Will has a lifelong passion for cricket, having been a junior member at Essex Cricket Club since he was a child. This long-standing interest reflects a personal side dedicated to the sport he grew up with.

At age 10, he had the chance to meet his cricketing heroes from the 1977 Australian touring team in the lunch marquee at Essex Cricket Club.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Specialized Education
As COO of Aspris and MD at Priory Group, he oversaw specialist education services, including launching Al Karamah School for autistic students in Abu Dhabi.
Behavioral Healthcare
Led Priory Group's Middle East operations, a leading independent provider of behavioral and mental healthcare, and opened their first overseas clinic in Dubai.
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Career

Work history

5-2026
Chief Executive Officer
Octavia House Schools
1-2021
Chief Operating Officer
Aspris
4-2019 - 1-2021
Chief Operating Officer
Priory Group
5-2015 - 4-2019
Managing Director, Middle East
Priory Group
9-2011 - 5-2015
Business Development Director and Operational Lead, Healthcare
Serco - a world of experience
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Education
1990 - 1990
Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing
CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
1986 - 1990
Bachelor's degree
Norwich
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