WLSS possesses a superb team of instructors with over 100 years of teaching experience between them.

Alan Rose (Senior Instructor): Alan is arguably the country's best and most famous shooting instructor. He served an apprenticeship under Percy Stanbury and he has been at the school for over 40 years. Alan is one of the four instructors who do gun-fittings.

Mark Marshall: Mark is a highly accomplished game and clay shot. In 2007 Mark the British Open and achieved a life long dream of seeing his name engraved on the same cup as the famous Percy Stanbury.  Prior to that In 2005 he qualified for the final of the Beretta World Championships, whilst in 2004 Mark won AA class in The World Championships as well as winning the European Side-by-Side Championships. He is also one of the instructors who perform gun-fits.  Mark also provides instruction with Rifles on the Rifle Range

Tim Cole: One of our full-time instructors, Tim is a talented game and clay shot. He has a large and loyal client base that enjoys his lessons. As one of the full-time team Tim is also available to do Gun-Fittings.  Tim forms part of the course design team that set our now popular FITASC series

Pat Burridge: Well know to many of our West Oxford Clients, we are delighted to announce that Pat is now part of our full time here at WLSS.  Pat has been shooting for many years and has previously won County Titles, been a South East Regional Team Member, Represented Buckinghamshire County in Sporting and FITASC.

Jonathan Irby: As General Manager, Jonathan is available for lessons on Wednesdays and Saturdays (subject to his commitments to corporate clients). Anybody looking to arrange Corporate Clay Pigeon Shoots or for that matter any type of Corporate Event, should contact Jonathan at the school.

To meet the demand of all our clients, The West London Shooting School employs a number of outstanding freelance instructors:

  • Howard Joy (Instructing for 15 years with the last 8 of those years at WLSS)
  • Nick Foster ( UK FITASC Team Captain 2000 and Silver Medallist at 2002 British Open)
  • Mickey Rouse (Former World Sporting Champion, European FITASC Champion 2001, World ZZ Champion 2002) 
  • Barry Church (Former Sporting Gold Medallist with British Police Team, Instructor for 10 years alongside many years 'keeping and loading)
  • Tony Dean (APSI qualified, A keen wildfowler and game shot he has Captained British and English Police Teams, Captained Cheshire County at 7 different disciplines, AA Ranked in all Disciplines and AAA in Sporting)
  • Dave Young (APSI qualified, Member of the Police Shooting Team, Instructing for 4 years)
  • Mark Swiers with over 15 years of instruction experience, Mark is a keen Game and Clay shot
  • Edward Watson (Former West London instructor and The Shooting Gazette's Dr. Watson)
  • Willie Cole (Former West London instructor also returns to the school to teach for one day each month)

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Alan Rose on The Purdey Ladies Day
Tim Cole teaching a lady
Mark Marshall teaching Rifle shooting
Jonathan Irby - General Manager