Wath (Park Road) Secondary Modern School

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Wath (Park Road)
Secondary Modern School
Address
Park Road

Information
TypeCounty school
ClosedDecember 1963 (1963-12)
Local authorityWest Riding County Council
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Houses     Red, Green, Blue, Yellow[1]
PublicationThe Roadster[1]

Wath (Park Road) Secondary Modern School was a

Wath Grammar School
expanding to replace it.

  • Notable Teachers
  • Colin Fidler - Head of Mathematics
  • Betty Corbridge - Senior Mistress

History

The school was called Wath Park Road Council School in the 1930s.[1]

The school merged into

Wath Grammar School in January 1964.[2]
Park Road's old building become Wath's second site. Initially, it continued to be used as the basic wing of the school for former secondary modern students. It was then used as Wath's first form (later Year 7) wing until it was demolished in 2005.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wath Community History Group". Wath Community History Group Newsletter (September 2013).
  2. ^ Saffell, Dr. C. R. T. (January 1964). "Message from the Headmaster" (PDF). The Wathonian (March 1964): 1.