Frecheville Comprehensive
Frecheville Comprehensive School was a secondary school located in Frecheville, South Yorkshire, England. When built, the school was in Derbyshire, but became a Sheffield city school following a boundary change in 1967.[1] The school opened in 1936, merged with the nearby Thornbridge School, now The Birley Academy, in 1986, and closed permanently in 1987. The site is now a housing estate.
| Frecheville Comprehensive | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Fox Lane, Frecheville, South Yorkshire S12 England | |
| Coordinates | 53.3485°N 1.4079°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Secondary |
| Motto | Honestas Quam Munera (Honour before honours) |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Closed | July 1987 |
| Authority | City of Sheffield |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Campus size | 8.4 hectares (21 acres) |
| Feeder schools | Base Green Junior, Birley Spa Junior |
1950 Ordnance Survey map showing the location of Frecheville School (black buildings in centre of image)
Notable alumni
- Simon Beckett, author.
- Joanne Catherall, musician and member of synth-pop band The Human League. Attended the school between 1974 and 1979.[2]
- Geoff Dey, Sheffield United and Scunthorpe United football player.
- Steve Faulkner, Sheffield United football player.
- Wayne Furniss, musician and early member of rock band Pulp.
- Mark Pearson, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Fulham and Halifax Town football player
- Ian Reddington, musician and actor. Played Vernon Tomlin in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.[3]
- Susan Ann Sulley, musician and member of synth-pop band The Human League, attended the school between 1974 and 1979.[2]
- Neil Warnock, football manager and player[4]
- Alan Woodward, Sheffield United football player.
- Rodger Wylde, Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic, Sporting CP, Sunderland, Barnsley and Stockport County football player
Aerial photograph of Frecheville from 1939, with Frecheville School at centre-left. Source: Britain From Above https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW062835
Notable former teachers
- Veronica Hardstaff, Labour MEP from 1994 to 1999 for Lincolnshire and Humberside South,[5] and married to Alan Billings, the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner since 2016, taught German from 1979 until the school's closure in 1986.
- Alan Farmer, historian and history teacher, and Hhead of Sixth Form in the 1970s, wrote dozens of definitive history text books, with a special interest in the United States Civil War.[6]
Film and television
The BBC TV children's programme, The Best in Football, with the football legend George Best,[7] was filmed on Frecheville School's playing fields in c.1971.
References
- "LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES (SHEFFIELD) (Hansard, 27 February 1967)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- "Human League: Enduring appeal of the band that never went away". The Yorkshire Post. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "Ian Reddy to come bouncing into view". Sheffield Star. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "Neil Warnock at long last the new season is here; and it's guaranteed to be painfree". The Independent. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- Vacher's European Companion. A. S. Kerswil Limited. 1999 – via Google Books.
- Dod's Parliamentary Companion Guide to the Parliamentary and European Elections 1994. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. 1994. ISBN 978-0-905702-21-6 – via Google Books. - "Alan Farmer". Goodreads. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- "George Best: The Best in Football (TV series) (1972)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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