The Education Act 1902 transferred responsibility for schools from school boards to councils. At the behest of Spurley Hey, Rotherham's first Director of Education, Rotherham began expanding its senior provision. Therefore, it was decided to open two new single sex schools, serving 11-14 year olds, in a Victorian building on Moorgate Road that was originally a private house, but had been a teacher training college since 1901. The schools opened in 1911.[1]
South Grove Central School for Girls occupied the ground floor, while South Grove Central School for Boys occupied the first floor.[2]
In the mid-1960s, Rotherham moved to a fully comprehensive system. The school was renamed South Grove Comprehensive School around 1967 and now took students of all abilities from the local area.
The school closed in 1987, with the students and many of the staff transferring to the neighbouring Oakwood Comprehensive School.
The buildings remained until 2003, when they demolished and replaced by a modern office building complex, known as Moorgate Crofts.
Norman Bettison, formerly Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, and of Merseyside Police, implicated in the Hillsborough Disaster cover-up.[5][6]
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^"Merseyside Police Authority, Application Form: Application for the post of Chief Constable in HIP Annex MPA000000030001.pdf" (PDF). Hillsborough Independent Panel Report. Hillsborough Independent Panel. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
^Eagle, Maria. "22 Oct 2012 : Column 765". Hansard. UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
south, grove, comprehensive, school, secondary, school, rotherham, england, that, existed, various, guises, from, 1911, until, 1987, addressmoorgate, roadrotherham, south, yorkshireenglandinformationtypecounty, schoolestablishedseptember, 1911, 1911, closed31,. South Grove Comprehensive School was a secondary school in Rotherham England that existed in various guises from 1911 until 1987 South Grove Comprehensive SchoolAddressMoorgate RoadRotherham South YorkshireEnglandInformationTypeCounty schoolEstablishedSeptember 1911 1911 09 Closed31 August 1987 1987 08 31 Local authorityRotherhamGenderMixedAge11 to 16History editThe Education Act 1902 transferred responsibility for schools from school boards to councils At the behest of Spurley Hey Rotherham s first Director of Education Rotherham began expanding its senior provision Therefore it was decided to open two new single sex schools serving 11 14 year olds in a Victorian building on Moorgate Road that was originally a private house but had been a teacher training college since 1901 The schools opened in 1911 1 South Grove Central School for Girls occupied the ground floor while South Grove Central School for Boys occupied the first floor 2 After the Education Act 1944 the schools became secondary modern schools Students in the area who passed the Eleven Plus exam went to either Rotherham Grammar School or Rotherham Girls High School while those showing an aptitude for technology went to Oakwood Technical High School for Boys Girls The remaining students attended South Grove Secondary Modern School for Boys Girls which now took students up to the age of 16 The two schools merged in 1961 3 Later it became the first secondary modern in Rotherham to offer O Levels its students 4 In the mid 1960s Rotherham moved to a fully comprehensive system The school was renamed South Grove Comprehensive School around 1967 and now took students of all abilities from the local area The school closed in 1987 with the students and many of the staff transferring to the neighbouring Oakwood Comprehensive School The buildings remained until 2003 when they demolished and replaced by a modern office building complex known as Moorgate Crofts Notable alumni editGervase Phinn author 1959 1964 4 Norman Bettison formerly Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police and of Merseyside Police implicated in the Hillsborough Disaster cover up 5 6 References edit Education in 20th Century Rotherham Archived from the original on 16 October 2008 Retrieved 4 January 2015 BBC WW2 People s War Growing up in War time In Rotherham Part 1 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 24 June 2012 Retrieved 1 September 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b Gervase Phinn I got a cracking string of O levels Independent co uk 11 December 2008 Archived from the original on 24 May 2022 Merseyside Police Authority Application Form Application for the post of Chief Constable in HIP Annex MPA000000030001 pdf PDF Hillsborough Independent Panel Report Hillsborough Independent Panel Retrieved 24 October 2012 Eagle Maria 22 Oct 2012 Column 765 Hansard UK Parliament Retrieved 24 October 2012 53 25 36 N 1 21 17 W 53 42672 N 1 35476 W 53 42672 1 35476 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Grove Comprehensive School amp oldid 1137451510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
