Thames Valley Grammar School was a
co-educational grammar school in
Twickenham,
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in southwest London forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London ...
, England.
History
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.
Its final secondary intake was in 1972 and from 1973 it gradually changed into a
sixth-form college; Thames Valley Sixth Form College.
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
Richmond upon Thames College is a large college of further and higher education located on a single site in Twickenham. It provides education and training to 16- to 18-year-olds and adults from across the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and ...
.
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.
Notable alumni
Thames Valley County Grammar School
*
Dave Cousins, musician
*
Leslie Crowther CBE, television host
* Sir
Ian Gainsford
Sir Ian Derek Gainsford ( Ginsberg; born 24 June 1930) is a British retired dentist and academic. He was dean of King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, King's College London (1988–1997) and vice-principal of King's College London (1994 ...
, 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
The British Society for Restorative Dentistry was founded in 1968 and promotes standards in the dental profession through conferences, meetings and scientific literature. The society provides a forum for members to debate current issues in Resto ...
*
Raimund Herincx
Raimund Frederick Herincx (23 August 1927 in LondonGrove, ''Herincx, Raimund'' – 10 February 2018), was a British operatic bass-baritone. Through a varied international career, Herincx performed in most of the world's great opera houses and wit ...
, bass-baritone
*
Tony Hooper, musician
*
Stephen Lambert, television executive
* Professor Sir
John Savill
Sir John Stewart Savill, FRS, FMedSci (born 25 April 1957) is the Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK and the Head of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and a Vice Principal of the University of Edinb ...
, Vice Principal of the
University of Edinburgh, Chief Executive Medical Research Council
References
External links
Website for ex-pupils and staff of Thames Valley Grammar School
Defunct grammar schools in England
Defunct schools in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Educational institutions established in 1928
Educational institutions disestablished in 1977
1928 establishments in England
1977 disestablishments in England
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