Sir Michael Wilshaw (born 3 August 1946) was the Chief Inspector of Schools in England and head of Ofsted from 2012 until 2016.

A teacher by profession, he is a former headteacher of St Bonaventure's and Mossbourne Community Academy, and was briefly interim Headmaster and later executive principal of JFS.

At the age of 39 he was appointed head teacher of St Bonaventure's Catholic School, also known informally as St. Bon's, in Forest Gate, London.

[4] In November 2011, Wilshaw was announced as the successor to Christine Gilbert as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools at Ofsted.

[8] In February 2021, speaking on BBC Newsnight about schools re-opening on 8 March during the coronavirus pandemic, Wilshaw said that medical professionals have "gone the extra mile at great cost to themselves and their families, their health - they have sacrificed their lives in some cases.