St Francis Roman Catholic Grammar School


For the school of the same name in Quetta, Pakistan, see St Francis Grammar School.
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. It was run by the Xaverian Brothers.

Head Teachers

HeadteacherStart yearEnd year
Brother Anselm BA1956undated
Canon John "Dickie" Bell.undated1973

Teachers and Brothers

TeacherSubjectAdditional notes
Father John BellLatinBecame a Canon and Headmaster of both St Francis and later The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College.
Brother AidenRK
Brother AmbroseLatin
Brother Brendanunknown
Brother Chrysostumunknown
Brother CuthbertMaths and Football
Brother FrancisFrench
Brother OsmundGeography
Brother Oswaldunknown
Brother Plunkettunknown
Mrs Shirley CorcoranBiologyFirst full-time female teacher at the school.
Mr Wm. Lanford BScunknown
Mr Chris LawtonChemistry and Geography
Mr Gilles LegalFrench & Russian
Mr Patrick Alley.Maths and Rugby
Mr Ian BewickArt
Mr David HudsonChemistry
Father Fred MartinEnglish
Mr Jack McCabeP.E.
Father Frank McCabeLatin
Mr Derek MylroiGeography
Mr Patrick NaughtonEnglish
Mr Vin ShanleyHistoryLater became Headmaster at St Michael's Roman Catholic School in Billingham as well as publishing several books containing "hilarious stories".
Mr David TurleyMaths
Mrs BellDinner 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

Woodlands