Thames Valley Grammar School

Thames Valley Grammar School

Address
Fifth Cross Road Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 5LH England
Coordinates	51°26′22″N 0°21′03″W / 51.4395°N 0.3508°W / 51.4395; -0.3508Coordinates: 51°26′22″N 0°21′03″W / 51.4395°N 0.3508°W / 51.4395; -0.3508
Information
Founded	1928
Status	closed
Closed	1977
LEA	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Headmaster	H W Bligh, Dr Mortimer
Gender	mixed
Education system	Grammar

Thames Valley Grammar School was a co-educational grammar school in Twickenham, Middlesex, England.

History

Thames Valley Grammar School opened in 1928 under one of the youngest headmasters in the country, Mr H. W, Bligh. 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, succeed 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 who merged on the same site with Twickenham County School for Girls in 1980 to become Waldegrave School for Girls.^[1]

Notable alumni

Thames Valley County Grammar School

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 1973-4 of the British Society for Restorative Dentistry
Raimund Herincx, bass-baritone
Tony Hooper, musician
Stephen Lambert, television executive
Graham Birkett Scotland Rugby Union International^[3]
Professor Sir John Savill, Vice Principal Edinburgh University, Chief Executive Medical Research Council

References

1 2 3 "Thames Valley Grammar School". Retrieved 5 July 2010.
↑ "East Sheen Grammar School for Boys". Retrieved 27 April 2011.
↑ "Patrons & Trustees". ChallengeAid. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

External links

Website for ex-pupils and staff of Thames Valley Grammar School

Schools and colleges in Richmond upon Thames

Secondary schools	Christ's School Grey Court School Hampton High Orleans Park School Richmond Park Academy St Richard Reynolds RC College Teddington School Twickenham Academy Waldegrave School

Independent schools	German School London Hampton Court House Hampton School The Harrodian School Kew College King's House School Lady Eleanor Holles School The Mall School Newland House School Royal Ballet School St Catherine's School St Paul's Juniors St Paul's School The Swedish School in London Tower House School

Further education colleges	Richmond Adult Community College Richmond upon Thames College

Defunct schools	Alcott House Corona Theatre School London Central Elementary High School Richmond County School for Girls Thames Valley Grammar School

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