Alasdair Ashcroft has taken over from former deputy Jane Green, who has moved to Longridge High School to become headteacher, and the 39-year-old is looking forward to building on the vast improvements which have been made at the school in recent years.
Mr Ashcroft, who is originally from Wigan, moved to the Fylde Coast when he was young and attended Fleetwood Hesketh High School.
He went on to study for a degree in biology in Liverpool and began his first post as a science teacher at Lytham St Anne's in 1993. Mr Ashcroft soon became head of biology, and later a head of year at the school.
After 13 years, he moved to Queen Katherine School, Kendal, where he was assistant headteacher.
Mr Ashcroft said: "Moving to Garstang was a new opportunity for me. It's a school which is really going places. It's got lots of ambition. The results year on year have improved and are only going to get better. To be part of that is very exciting."
Mr Ashcroft, who enjoys playing many different sports in his spare time, currently lives in Poulton so he knows the area well, and since his parents-in-law live in Garstang, he has been able to follow the school's progress.
He continued: "My sister-in-law left the school about 10 years ago and there are still staff here that taught my wife!
"When Phil Birch took over as headteacher, it was clear that things were going to be on the up. There is a real desire for improvement within the staff and a belief that the school will be the outstanding school it can be.
"There is a lovely atmosphere here and a feeling of purpose. Everyone is pulling in the same direction."
Mr Ashcroft, an avid Everton supporter, has been married for 14 years to his wife Karen, and they have an 11-month-old daughter Rubi, who Mr Ashcroft hopes will eventually attend Garstang High.
He said: "We are looking to move into Garstang soon and I would have no hesitation whatsoever in sending my child to this school. Why should parents in and around Garstang, who want a good education for their youngsters, feel they have to send them somewhere else?''
As well as being deputy head, Mr Ashcroft will teach eight science lessons a week, and he is keen to have a hands-on approach with all the students.
He added: "I came into teaching because I wanted to teach youngsters to thoroughly enjoy science and I still believe the core business is getting it right in the classroom.
"I think a mutual respect is very important as well as making sure we stimulate interest in young people. There is clearly a challenge in making sure students continue to improve but their desire to succeed means that it is only a case of pointing them in the right direction."