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
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England
Coordinates53°20′55″N 1°24′28″W / 53.3485°N 1.4079°W / 53.3485; -1.4079
Information
School typeSecondary
MottoHonestas Quam Munera
(Honour before honours)
Founded1936
ClosedJuly 1987
AuthorityCity of Sheffield
Age11 to 18
Campus size8.4 hectares (21 acres)
Feeder schoolsBase Green Primary, Birley Spa Primary, Charnock Hall Primary
1950 Ordnance Survey map showing the location of Frecheville School (black buildings in centre of image)

Notable alumni

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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

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Film and television

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The BBC TV children's programme, The Best in Football, with the football legend George Best,[6] was filmed on Frecheville School's playing fields in c.1971.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES (SHEFFIELD) (Hansard, 27 February 1967)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Human League: Enduring appeal of the band that never went away". The Yorkshire Post. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Ian Reddy to come bouncing into view". Sheffield Star. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "George Best: The Best in Football (TV series) (1972)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.