 Anthony Sampson, describing the headmasters of leading public schools in "Anatomy of Britain" in 1962, called Chenevix-Trench a "heroic and unusual man".He was the only headmaster appointed to the Committee on Higher Education which produced the Robbins Report that led to significant British university expansion in the late 20th century.He signed the Marlow Declaration on society and equality, and declined headmasterships at a host of top schools including Shrewsbury.