In the 1920s, Miss Morgan was the Headmistress, supported by teachers including Miss Cockle, Miss Symes, Miss Venn, Miss Nutt and Miss Franklin. Often, during this time period, female teachers got married they left the teaching profession.

“For being  a chatterbox, my deskmate and I had to stand in opposite corners of the classroom and hold out our tongue – hilarious!”

Typical subjects in the Girls School were: scripture, mental arithmetic and history in the mornings and spelling. grammar, nature studies (flowers), sewing and knitting, cookery and housewifery. Favourite playground games included spinning tops, hoops, hopscotch and skipping. Classes were big with ex-pupils recalling having 50 pupils in one class.

“We saw the school nurse every month who checked for lice and looked at our ears, teeth, eyesight and weight.”

If children were naughty, they had their names put in the MISCONDUCT book kept on the Headteacher’s desk in the hall. There was no school uniform, just a blazer with the Bishop Road badge.

“The classrooms were large and cold in winter. We used to sit on the hot pipes and warm our hands and bottoms when we got the chance.”