Which secondary school did you go to?

[daddy cool]

joshleb said:

Victoria College Jersey

Fellow Victorian here. Left Jersey in '91 (after my 1st year of GCSEs) and moved to England, where I went to Winston Churchill School, Woking:

Building not as glamourous, but on the plus side they let me have long hair, and there were girls there

[h0b0]

I was in the same year as the Dairy lee kid who had to kiss Veronica Dribblethewait. A couple of years above was the keyboard player from D Ream. I think his name was Brian. It was also the set for Billy Elliot.

[anonymous-user]

Denstone College

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Jonboy_t said:

SS2. said:

This one.

Weston park? Me too! Left in 1999, when did your sentence end?

A few years before you - 1982.

[E65Ross]

http://www.thornden.hants.sch.uk/

[Jonboy_t]

SS2. said:

Jonboy_t said:

SS2. said:

This one.

Weston park? Me too! Left in 1999, when did your sentence end?

A few years before you - 1982.

I wasn't even a dirty thought back then . Some of my teachers must've been there when you were, Godsmark, Hadfield, Bywater? Think they were there when free education was invented!

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Jonboy_t said:

I wasn't even a dirty thought back then . Some of my teachers must've been there when you were, Godsmark, Hadfield, Bywater? Think they were there when free education was invented!

All of those !

Camper than most, but Pete Hadfield was a very good footballer in his day.

I always got on well with Steve Bywater - used to see him riding his bike along the A27 upto maybe 3 years ago.

And old Godsmark (built for comfort, not for speed) - gobsmacked his ticker hadn't given up in the 17 years since I left. Did he still take his classes in the shed down the far end of the car park ? Never forget his drama classes and the ridiculous relaxation exercises - 'open your eyes, acclimatise, and sit up'.

Happy days..

[Jonboy_t]

SS2. said:

Jonboy_t said:

I wasn't even a dirty thought back then . Some of my teachers must've been there when you were, Godsmark, Hadfield, Bywater? Think they were there when free education was invented!

All of those !

Camper than most, but Pete Hadfield was a very good footballer in his day.

I always got on well with Steve Bywater - used to see him riding his bike along the A27 upto maybe 3 years ago.

And old Godsmark (built for comfort, not for speed) - gobsmacked his ticker hadn't given up in the 17 years since I left. Did he still take his classes in the shed down the far end of the car park ? Never forget his drama classes and the ridiculous relaxation exercises - 'open your eyes, acclimatise, and sit up'.

Happy days..

There was some new building happening the year i left which i think we going to be the new drama class rooms. Hadfield was a cracking PE teacher, but will only ever be remembered for telling one of the year 8's, "right, pants off and into the shower then, lad". At least, that's the fable and it stuck to him. Think he left when I was in the last year.

The only thing that really sticks in my mind was the prefab huts by the playground. We use to take cheese sandwiches in and heat them on the radiators in there, they were kind of like five bar heaters with a token chicken wire guard on them to stop anyone inadvertently touching them. At least, until all 6 of them set on fire one night and we gota free day off school!

[CX53]

Wildern School in Hedge End, Southampton

[Jonboy_t]

CX53 said:

Wildern School in Hedge End, Southampton

My wife went there . Would've left in 1998/99.

[SlimRick]

Jimmy Recard said:

I went to the same one as Jeremy Corbyn.


We weren't in the same year though

Adams Grammar School? I went there for two years before moving to Leicester Grammar School.

[bloomen]

Secondary and A levels in Minehead at West Somerset Community College. The teaching was st but we had lots of fun down the arcades. These days it sounds like it's on the black list. I can't say I'm too surprised.

[Mannginger]

Barnard Castle for 3 years


And then Lancaster Royal Grammar School from 3rd to 6th form

[Mannginger]

wildcat45 said:

I went to the same school that produced Mark Knopfler and Alan Shearer. The latter being in my year. I've not done as well as them but hey.

A fantastic school. Genuine mixed ability. The less able were encouraged and those who wanted to fly were pushed to get where they wanted. There were some legendary teachers, the sort that cared about you and you them. I failed an A level and had to re-sit. I really felt I'd let my teacher down, but they patiently picked up the pieces and worked with me to get the result I wanted.

You went to the same school as my dad then!

[smifffymoto]

Rydal,Colwyn Bay.

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E65Ross said:

http://www.thornden.hants.sch.uk/

My eldest son has just finished his first year at Thornden. I went to Toynbee.

[Jimmy Recard]

SlimRick said:

Adams Grammar School? I went there for two years before moving to Leicester Grammar School.

That's the one. There were some good times there

[CX53]

Jonboy_t said:

My wife went there . Would've left in 1998/99.

Ah, I left in 2008, my cousin left around 98 I think.

Every time I go past when I'm visiting my parents there's another building popped up! When I was there they'd just finished building a cinema/theatre. I probably didn't appreciate it at the time, but it was a decent school

[wildcat45]

Mannginger said:

You went to the same school as my dad then!

Gosforth High School. I think it was Gosforth Grammar when Knopfler was there. It's now an academy.

How old is your Dad?

[Puggit]

expensivegarms said:

expensivegarms said:

Same school as Ed Sheeran. He was in the year below me, his music was alright, but he was an arrogant knobend when I was at school.

My half sister went there too. I hear Ed was wheeled out for almost every assembly and play so he could strum his guitar!