ADWICK LE STREET, PERCY JACKSON GRAMMAR SCHOOL RECORDS

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 197 SR160
  • Dates of Creation
      1939-1968
  • Physical Description
      4 boxes 0.064 cubic metres

Scope and Content

Comprising: log book 1940-1968; admission registers 1939-1968; attendance statistics 1962-1968; examination results 1942-1968; evacuees in wartime 1939-1946; plans 1934-1964; photographs 1950s; publications 1955-1956

Administrative / Biographical History

Percy Jackson Grammar School was established by the West Riding County Council. The school was named after Sir Percy Jackson, a member of the county council from 1904 to 1937, and chairman of its education committee from 1914 to 1947.

The school was amalgamated with Adwick High School (SR127) to form a mixed comprehensive school, called Adwick School (see SR128) in 1968.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into eight series as follows:

SR160/1: Log Book

SR160/2: Admission Registers

SR160/3: Attendance Statistics

SR160/4: Examination Results

SR160/5: Evacuees in Wartime

SR160/6: Plans

SR160/7: Photographs

SR160/8: Publications

Access Information

Open

Access will be granted to any member of Doncaster Libraries

Custodial History

The items listed at SR160/4/5, SR160/7/1-6 and SR1608/1 were donated to Doncaster Archives and added to the collection in June 2010