Thames Valley Grammar School was opened in 1928 under one of the youngest headmasters in the country, Mr Harold Willoughby Bligh (1895 to 1969). Initially conceived as a boys school, unusually for the time it opened, and remained, as a co-educational establishment. Bligh remained at the school until his retirement in 1960, succeeded by Dr. Mortimer who, in turn, remained at the school until its closure.[1]
Its final secondary intake was in 1972 and from 1973 it gradually changed into a sixth-form college; Thames Valley Sixth Form College.[1]
In 1977, the college merged with the Shene College and Twickenham Technical College at the Technical College site in Egerton Road to become Richmond upon Thames College.[2] The Thames Valley site became home for Kneller Girls' School in 1978, which merged on the same site with Twickenham County School for Girls in 1980 to become Waldegrave School for Girls.[1]
thames, valley, grammar, school, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Thames Valley Grammar School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Thames Valley Grammar School was a co educational grammar school in Twickenham London Borough of Richmond upon Thames England Thames Valley Grammar SchoolAddressFifth Cross RoadTwickenham Middlesex TW2 5LHEnglandCoordinates51 26 22 N 0 21 03 W 51 4395 N 0 3508 W 51 4395 0 3508InformationFounded1928StatusclosedClosed1977Local authorityLondon Borough of Richmond upon ThamesHeadmasterHarold Willoighby Bligh Dr MortimerGendermixedEducation systemGrammar Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 2 1 Thames Valley County Grammar School 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThames Valley Grammar School was opened in 1928 under one of the youngest headmasters in the country Mr Harold Willoughby Bligh 1895 to 1969 Initially conceived as a boys school unusually for the time it opened and remained as a co educational establishment Bligh remained at the school until his retirement in 1960 succeeded by Dr Mortimer who in turn remained at the school until its closure 1 Its final secondary intake was in 1972 and from 1973 it gradually changed into a sixth form college Thames Valley Sixth Form College 1 In 1977 the college merged with the Shene College and Twickenham Technical College at the Technical College site in Egerton Road to become Richmond upon Thames College 2 The Thames Valley site became home for Kneller Girls School in 1978 which merged on the same site with Twickenham County School for Girls in 1980 to become Waldegrave School for Girls 1 Notable alumni EditThames Valley County Grammar School Edit Dave Cousins musician Leslie Crowther CBE television host Sir Ian Gainsford dental surgeon at King s College London School of Medicine and Dentistry and President from 1973 to 1974 of the British Society for Restorative Dentistry Raimund Herincx bass baritone Tony Hooper musician Stephen Lambert television executive Professor Sir John Savill Vice Principal of the University of Edinburgh Chief Executive Medical Research Council citation needed References Edit a b c Thames Valley Grammar School Retrieved 5 July 2010 East Sheen Grammar School for Boys Retrieved 27 April 2011 External links EditWebsite for ex pupils and staff of Thames Valley Grammar School nbsp This London school or sixth form college related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thames Valley Grammar School amp oldid 1137433586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
