Waldegrave School

30 Years Old
 Painful birth!!
Twickenham County Kneller School for Girls
School for Girls

Clifden Road Meadway

Twickenham Twickenham
 Kneller School
The origins of Kneller School went back to
1935 when separate boys' and girls' schools
were opened at the Meadway in
Twickenham. In 1959 the boys' School was
closed and the girls' school continued on the
site, becoming a comprehensive school in
1973. In 1978 Kneller School moved to this
site in Fifth Cross Road.
 Memory of Kneller
I attended Kneller from 1966 - 1971. The Headmistress
during this time was Miss Hotchins and her Deputy was
Mrs. Coleman. By current standards, the school was very
disciplined. We stood when a teacher entered the room,
moved around the school building in regulated lines
and had a strict uniform code (all purchased from Len
Smiths Outfitters in Twickenham). We girls were
encouraged to think beyond the realms of domesticity
although most of our mothers envied the well equipped
kitchens in the House Craft Rooms!
 Twickenham
Twickenham Girls' School's origins go
back to 1910 when a county secondary
school for girls had been opened on a site in
Clifden Road (now Richmond Adult
College).
Twickenham Girls' School also became a
comprehensive school in 1973.
 Memory of Twickenham
I remember... standing in the hall for assembly looking at
the names of my mother and three of her sisters in gold
lettering on the panelling, and wondering if there would be
enough spaces left for mine (there was, just.)Little green
hymn books, and having to kneel painfully on the sanded
floor. Zoology classes in the new labs, with only six of us in
the class - almost a private education! Going home on the
train, and leaning out of the window at Hampton to let the
Hampton Grammar boys know where we were. My friends
teaching me on the school field how to throw a ball
overarm. Hiding in a cupboard in one of the huts to avoid
having to play hockey in the sleet!"
 Frances, Lady Waldegrave 1821 – 1879
She won fame in the 19th Century as a political hostess
and who lived at Strawberry Hill House
The First Headteacher: Ms Kirkley
1980 The start of Waldegrave…meanwhile back at Clifden Road
…and in the same year, another fresh-faced teacher
…………….…with glasses!
Early on in the school life…..Alice in Wonderland
………..can you spot a History Teacher????
1989………..I’m wearing denim!!!! Long hair! …and look at the
length of the skirts!...no swan and different tops and skirts!
The staff at the end of the 1980s….Ms Croll and I are
there….where’s Ms Barling? ....can you spot 3 other members
of staff?
Miss Kirkley with the Year 11 prefects at the end of the 1980s
Recognise another original member of staff before she
moved away for a while….but she came back!
The start of the 1990s….and yet another hair style…at least
mine isn’t pink!!
Ms Flint: our second Headteacher arrives
in 1992
This is 1992…note the hair change and the subtle top! Ms Goddard
and Mr Farrer have joined us…but where’s Ms Croll?
Mid 1990s Just look at the shoulder pads!!! The hair’s a bit
different…and long skirts are still the fashion. Still no swan..
At the same time in Year 7 …at last some swans
….and a certain DT teacher
Mid 1990s….just look at the number of support staff then.
These were the only staff in the school who weren’t teachers.
2000…as my form’s skirts get shorter, mine are getting longer...and the
hair’s changed again….no more shoulder pads...and we’re all starting to
look a bit more Waldegrave
Mid 2000s and I haven’t grown…the only person on the photo
whose feet don’t reach the ground.
2005…and I have a young teacher to help me with the form…recognise
her?
Ms Nunn arrives as the school’s
third Head teacher in 2006
…and here
we are in
2010

…at last with

sensible hair
styles!