Bradfield School

[lonestar06 10]

or maybe my brother lloyd, short scrappy teenager into motorbikking in the crags and stuff

[lonestar06 10]

come to think about it they would have left in 92 maybe got the wrong year

[Lester_Bigot 10]

I left in 1990, does anyone remember Mr Sharps favorite instruments?

 

I think they were called Glockensperes. circular metal tubes that we used to hit with little sticks.

[doddicus 10]

anybody go to Bradfield Comprehensive school...i was in Mr.Milners form 5PM...be great to find some of the old class

[Leesaa 10]

Yes.. for my sins I also went to Bradfield School. I remember Mr Milner being very proud of having his classroom in the 'new ROSLA block'. ROSLA standing for raising of school leaving age.

[Darkoak 10]

I was at Bradfield 1975-79.

 

Mr Milner was (and undoubtedly still is) a top bloke and solely responsible for my History 'O' Level. One of only three I'm ashamed to say.

 

Other teachers I remember?

 

Kinder (blonde, fuzzy-haired. Games - especially Cricket)

Wordsworth (tall, always wore orange tracksuit. Games)

May (diminuative. Geography).

Best (bearded. History)

Rogers (aka 'Ginner'. Science)

Luff (Ex-RAF. Maths. RIP)

Clotworthy (Irish. Lovely bloke, but a mean temper. Science. RIP)

Rossiter (Full beard. Big ties and flared trou. Maths)

Frost (Woodwork. aka 'Tweek' - god forbid if you called him that!)

Rangecroft (Dark haired lady. Subject...err. Clearly, didn't pay much attention!

Holmes (Science. Hearththrob....or at least Christine Miesczkak thought! Still there I believe)

Walton (Geography, I think)

Montgomery (Ginger-haired, bespectacled English teacher)

Barnaby (Mad as a box of frogs!...... oops, sorry, very enthusiastic German teacher)

Allen (Art. Looked like Christopher Lee aka 'Dracula')

Millns (rather straight-laced French teacher)

 

Can anyone remember anymore??

[Leesaa 10]

I remember Mr Gelder (redleg) who taught maths

Mr Wardle - science (a hit with the sixth formers)

Mr Lamb - broken arm that hadn't mended correctly

Mrs Moffat - english

Miss Rook - Home Economics

Mr Bancroft - nylon shirts in pastel colours

[Darkoak 10]

I remember Mr Gelder (redleg) who taught maths

Mr Wardle - science (a hit with the sixth formers)

Mr Lamb - broken arm that hadn't mended correctly

Mrs Moffat - english

Miss Rook - Home Economics

Mr Bancroft - nylon shirts in pastel colours

 

OMG Redleg!! Forgot about him! Who thought of that name?

 

Mrs Moffatt - Bit dumpy and grey haired IIRC (says Jude Law!!)

 

'Yogi' Bancroft can still be seen wandering up and down Haggstones Rd:loopy:

 

Wasn't the teacher with the dodgy arm Mr Clotworthy??

 

Miss Rook? Would have preferred making buns than getting a bollocking off Tweak in Metalwork!!

 

When were you there Leesaa?

[Betty1 10]

Mrs. Gilbert and Mrs. Winder - home economics and needlework - 2 of the most sarcastic and evil women I have ever had the misfortune to have been taught by !

Mr. Rodgers -(Ginner ) - taught Physics, drove a Renault and went very red when he was angry !

Mr. Lambourne - Biology - gave me the creeps

Mr. Warby ( the Jew ) - taught Maths (allegedly ) and was very tight fisted

Mrs. Shaw - PE - sent us all on a cross country run when it was lashing it down and she wanted to keep warm and dry

Mr. Clotworthy - taught Chemistry - he WAS the one with the dodgy arm

Mrs. Barnaby - German and French - she was really sweet but couldn't control the class. I remember one incident when someone in an upstairs classroom had a bra ( I think ) tied on a piece of string and let in down so it was blowing about outside her classroom window ! If memory serves me correct she totally ignored it despite the entire class being in hysterics !

Mr. Bertram - English Language and Lit - very serious and strict - no messing about in his class !

[Leesaa 10]

OMG Redleg!! Forgot about him! Who thought of that name?

 

Mrs Moffatt - Bit dumpy and grey haired IIRC (says Jude Law!!)

 

'Yogi' Bancroft can still be seen wandering up and down Haggstones Rd:loopy:

 

Wasn't the teacher with the dodgy arm Mr Clotworthy??

 

Miss Rook? Would have preferred making buns than getting a bollocking off Tweak in Metalwork!!

 

When were you there Leesaa?

 

 

I was there from 1975 to 1979 I was in Mrs Ballantynes form IB. I can also remember Chaz Smith the drama teacher who was ace, Mr Minter who taught maths and went skating with us to silver blades on a friday night, Andy Stott who taught English. I don't know where I got the name Mr Lamb from??

 

Every school disco was a fundraiser for a swimming pool, which got sacked off when the money was eventually spent on disco lights!!!

[Darkoak 10]

More teachers that I had forgotten about - well remembered Leesaa!

 

Your years at Bradfield coincide with mine.

 

Which pupils do you remember from our year?

Off the top of my (rapidly greying) head - Tim Paisley, Neil Johnson, Russell Turner, Mick Glenn, Paul Finney, Mark Elsdon, Warwick Ibbotson, Andrew Cooper, Mick Wall, Paul Browning, Mark Hartley, Kerry Walker, Andrew Hague, Kieran O'Brien, Dean Rogers, Mark Ledger, Paul Bembrick, Mark Rhodes, Philip Dyson, Nigel Raven, Johnathon Coulter, Mark Simpson.

 

And the girls? Christine Miesczkak, Gail Piper, Elaine Goddard, Anne Stenton, Karen Senior, Jill Froggatt, Caroline Parker, Prudence Cahill (top name!), Ruth Simms, Penny Loftus, Sally Davies, Alex Hickerman (RIP), Anne Benton, Sonia Brown, Caroline England, Tracey Sutton, Helen Parker, Juanita Porrill, Julie Dabbs.

 

Can you think any more? I'm struggling now, but it is nearly 2am!!

[anniedragon 10]

I was at Bradfield School from 1969 to 1973 !

Some of the teaches listed were there when I was.

My first 'form teacher' was Mrs Gott who I think taught English. She left soon after.

Mr Bertram taught English to me all the 5 years I was there. Very Strict, no messing and had a love of Shakespear. I remember doing Macbeth for GCE English Literature, with him. (Yak)

Mr Luff and Mr Warby: Maths ( Ian Warby also taught my 2 children who have also been and left Bradfield.)

Mrs Gilbert: Domestic Science

Miss Sorsby: Needlework & Domestic Science

Mr Bancroft: RE

Miss Timmins: PE

Mr Frost: Woodwork

Mr Rodgers: Physics

Cant remember Chemistry teachers name.

Mr Rutherford: Geography

Mr May: History

Miss Darby: French(She married Bill Wordsworth Boys PE teacher)

'The Infamous' Mr Riley : Italian. Was there anyone that did not sucumb to the rath of Riley!!!!

Miss Oram: English (Deputy Head I think?)

Mr Brammeld: Head Teacher

Whilst I was there the Year 5 common room was built, us being nearly the first 5th formers to use it.

although I hated school and could not wait to leave it is quite fun remembering all the old teachers and people who were at school with you.