St Francis RC Grammar School, also known as St Francis Xavier Grammar School, was a Catholic grammar school for boys, in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It opened on 17 September 1956 and was subsumed into The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College along with St Joseph's Convent School and four more local Catholic schools in 1973.Hall,G.(2005).Saints and sinners.The Hartlepool Mail. It was run by the Xaverian Brothers.
Head Teachers
Headteacher Start year End year Brother Anselm BA(2007).Will you be mentioned?.The Hartlepool Mail. 1956 undated Canon John "Dickie" Bell. undated 1973
Teachers and Brothers
Teacher Subject(s) Additional notes Father John Bell Latin Became a Canon and Headmaster of both St Francis and later The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College. Brother Aiden RK Brother Ambrose Latin history Brother Brendan unknown Brother Chrysostum unknown Brother Cuthbert Maths and Football Brother Robert French Brother Osmund Geography Brother Oswald unknown Brother Plunkett history music ' Mrs Shirley Corcoran Biology First full-time female teacher at the school. Mr Wm. Lawford BSc physics Mr Chris Lawton Chemistry and Geography Mr Gilles Legal French & Russian Mr Patrick (Paddy) Alley. Maths and Rugby Mr Ian Bewick Art Mr David Hudson Chemistry Father Fred Martin English Mr Jack McCabe P.E. Father Frank McCabe Latin Mr Derek Mylroi Geography Mr Patrick Naughton English Mr Vin Shanley(2000).BIG LAUGHS DUE TO SMALL TALK .The Hartlepool Mail. History Later became Headmaster at St Michael's Roman Catholic School in Billingham as well as publishing several books containing "hilarious stories". Mr David Turley Maths Mrs Bell Dinner Lady
Houses There were four houses within the school: Percy, Swalwell, Errington, and Thirkeld. In the same way as the later English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College would name its houses after the English Martyrs, the houses of St Francis Grammar School were named after the following:
Percy Thomas Percy, the 7th Earl of Northumberland who was executed in York in 1572.
Swalwell John Swalwell, who can be found on the list of abbots of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey as Master of Wearmouth in 1526 and Master of Jarrow in 1531.
Errington Roman Catholic churchman, George Errington (martyr), executed at York in 1596.
Thirkeld Roman Catholic priest, Richard Thirkeld, also executed at York in 1583.
Sites Woodlands Wooler Road, the main site.ST FRANCIS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.Museum of Hartlepool.
Normanhurst Grange Road. Now a pub known as 'The White House'.(2011).The White House, Hartlepool.The Telegraph.
Notable alumni John Darwin.(2008).Canoe woman Anne Darwin 'one of the greatest actresses in the world'.The Telegraph. Jez Lowe.(2010).Wherever I go in the world, people tell me how impressed they are when they visit Durham, and I feel the same way..The Free Library.
Reunion Groups Over 150 members plus photos: http://www.schoolfriends.com.au/School.page/St_Francis_Xavier/10822/Details Over 100 members: http://www.friendsreunited.com/School.page/St_Francis_Grammar_School/411118/Details
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