Grangefield School
Encyclopedia
Grangefield School and Technology College is a Technology College
located on Oxbridge Avenue, Grangefield
, Stockton-on-Tees
, England. It is opposite Stockton Cricket Club.
Hardwick Secondary Modern School, founded in 1963, became Sheraton Comprehensive School in 1973. This merged with The Grange Comprehensive School in 1985 to become Grangefield School.
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
located on Oxbridge Avenue, Grangefield
Grangefield, Stockton-on-Tees
Grangefield is a suburban area of Stockton-on-Tees within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. Grangefield has one secondary school, Grangefield School, which was established in 1894. Stockton Cricket Club is also located in Grangefield. The...
, Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in north east England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including...
, England. It is opposite Stockton Cricket Club.
History
The school dates back to 1894, however the current site is the former Grangefield Grammar School opened in the present buildings on 2 November 1961. Previous to this, from 1944, it was in different buildings as the Stockton Secondary Grammar School, and Stockton Secondary School since 1906. The boys and girls lessons were taught separately, with separate heads of school. It became comprehensive in 1973, and called The Grange Comprehensive School, until 1985.Hardwick Secondary Modern School, founded in 1963, became Sheraton Comprehensive School in 1973. This merged with The Grange Comprehensive School in 1985 to become Grangefield School.
Stockton Secondary School
- Sir Charles Allison CBE
- William Arthur BoneWilliam Arthur BoneWilliam Arthur Bone FRS was a British fuel technologist and chemist.He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, the son of tea merchant Christopher and Mary Elizabeth Bone. He was educated at Middlesbrough High School, the Ackworth Quaker school and Stockton High School...
, combustion engineer, and Professor of Chemical Technology at Imperial College LondonImperial College LondonImperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
from 1912–36 - Air Vice-MarshalAir Vice-MarshalAir vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...
John Embling CBE DSO - Horace Maybray King, Baron Maybray-King, Labour MP for Southampton Test from 1950-5 and Southampton Itchen from 1955–71 and Speaker of the British House of CommonsSpeaker of the British House of CommonsThe Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin...
from 1965–71 - Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant colonelLieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Ken Scott - Peter SmithsonAlison and Peter SmithsonEnglish architects Alison Smithson and Peter Smithson together formed an architectural partnership, and are often associated with the New Brutalism .Peter was born in Stockton-on-Tees in north-east England, and Alison was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire...
, architect - Prof Keith Stewartson, Goldsmid Professor of Mathematics at University College LondonUniversity College LondonUniversity College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
from 1964–83 - Sir Maurice Sutherland, Leader of Cleveland County Council from 1973-7
- Barry UnsworthBarry UnsworthBarry Unsworth is a British novelist who is known for novels with historical themes. He has published 15 novels, and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times, winning once for the 1992 novel Sacred Hunger....
, novelist
Grangefield Grammar School
- Pat BarkerPat BarkerPat Barker CBE, FRSL is an English writer and novelist. She has won many awards for her fiction, which centres around themes of memory, trauma, survival and recovery. Her work is described as direct, blunt and plainspoken.-Personal life:...
CBE, author who wrote the historical novel RegenerationRegeneration (novel)For the 1997 film adaptation of the novel see Regeneration .Regeneration is a prize-winning novel by Pat Barker, first published in 1991. The novel was a Booker Prize nominee and was described by the New York Times Book Review as one of the four best novels of the year in its year of publication...
, and wife of zoologist David BarkerDavid Barker (zoologist)David Barker was a United Kingdom zoologist and neurologist specialising in animal neuroanatomy. He was professor emeritus of zoology at the University of Durham and is honoured by the annual award of the David Barker Prize in Zoology... - Hugh CameronHugh Cameron (cyclist)Hugh Cameron is a champion racing cyclist, having won the madison at the British National Track Championships in three consequtive years with Paul Curran. He first became interested in cycling as a schoolboy, it was at Grangefield Grammar School, Stockton-on-Tees in 1968 that he set up a cycling...
, cyclist - James GaddasJames GaddasJames Gaddas is an English actor probably best known for playing Governing Governor Neil Grayling in ITV's Bad Girls between 2002 and 2006. Prior to this he played Vinnie Sorrell in Coronation Street between 1999–2000, and had a supporting role in ITV's Medics...
, actor - Charlie GillettCharlie GillettCharlie Gillett , was a British radio presenter, musicologist and writer, mainly on rock and roll and other forms of popular music...
, musicologist, radio presenter and writer - Raymond and John Gill, founders of ACM Instruments
- David Ingman CBE, Chairman of the British Waterways BoardBritish WaterwaysBritish Waterways is a statutory corporation wholly owned by the government of the United Kingdom, serving as the navigation authority in England, Scotland and Wales for the vast majority of the canals as well as a number of rivers and docks...
from 1987–93 - Len Porter, Chief Executive of the Rail Safety and Standards BoardRail Safety and Standards BoardThe Rail Safety and Standards Board is an independent not-for-profit company, which was established in 2003, upon the recommendation of the public inquiry into the Ladbroke Grove rail crash...
(RSSB) since 2003 - Ridley ScottRidley ScottSir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. His most famous films include The Duellists , Alien , Blade Runner , Legend , Thelma & Louise , G. I...
, film director - Tony ScottTony ScottAnthony D. L. "Tony" Scott is an English film director. His films include Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, Man on Fire, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123, and Unstoppable...
, film director - Bruce ThomasBruce ThomasBruce Thomas is best known as bassist for The Attractions; the band formed in 1977 to back Elvis Costello in concert and on record....
, bassist in The AttractionsThe AttractionsThe Attractions were best known as the backing band for Elvis Costello between 1978 and 1986, and again from 1994 through 1996. They also released one album as an independent entity in 1980.-History:... - Prof David Webb, Professor of Finance at the LSELondon School of EconomicsThe London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, and Director since 1991 of the Financial Markets Group Research Centre