Bec School

Bec School
Motto	Floreat Florebit
Established	1926
Closed	1970
Type	Grammar
Location	Beechcroft Road Tooting London SW17 England Coordinates: 51°26′10″N 0°09′58″W / 51.436°N 0.166°W / 51.436; -0.166
Local authority	ILEA
Gender	Boys
Ages	11–18

Bec School (often referred to as Bec Grammar School) was a grammar school in South London.

History

It was established in Tooting Bec in 1926.^[1]

The school closed when it was amalgamated with the adjacent Hillcroft School in 1971 to create Bec-Hillcroft comprehensive school.^[2] Bec-Hillcroft was renamed Ernest Bevin School, after the former Labour minister Ernest Bevin, the next year.

The original Bec School buildings were demolished in 1996 and replaced by housing. Ernest Bevin School was renamed Ernest Bevin College in 1997 and occupies the former Hillcroft School site.^[2]

Alumni

William Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Sanderstead, Chairman of Midland Bank from 1975-80
David Davis (British politician), Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Howden
Douglas Day Queen's Counsel, Recorder of the Crown Court]]
Michael Goldacre, Professor of Public Health, Oxford University
Bob Hiller, former England rugby captain
Art Malik, actor
Mike Sarne, singer
Professor Cedric A. B. Smith, (1929–32), statistician and geneticist
Robyn Williams, science broadcaster
Sir Robert Balchin, Baron Lingfield, British Educationalist.Ref.THE PEERAGE Pag
Brian Paddick, Baron Paddick of Brixton, British Politician and former London Metropolitan Assistant Deputy Police Commissioner.
Reginald Hollingdale, Biographer and Translator of German Philosophy and Literature.
Norman Ames, England under-16s rugby player.
David Mills RA, sculptor.
Michael Ware, England under-18s rugby player.
Gregory Pluskowski, England under-18s rugby player.

References

↑ "Bec School (Boys), Beechcroft Road, S.W.17 (opened 1926) – Minutes of Governors – ref. LCC/EO/PS/4/15". London County Council. Access to Archives. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
1 2 "College History". Ernest Bevin College. Retrieved 2008-03-09.

External links

Ernest Bevin College website

Schools and colleges in Wandsworth

Primary schools	Brandlehow Primary School High View Primary School

Secondary schools	Ark Putney Academy Ashcroft Technology Academy Burntwood School Chestnut Grove Academy Ernest Bevin College Graveney School Harris Academy Battersea St Cecilia's School St John Bosco College Southfields Academy

Special schools	Linden Lodge School Oak Lodge School

Independent schools	Emanuel School The Falcons School for Girls Hall School Wimbledon Ibstock Place School Newton Preparatory School Northcote Lodge School Putney High School Thames Christian College Thomas's London Day School

FE & sixth form colleges	St Francis Xavier College South Thames College

Defunct schools	Battersea Grammar School Bec School Elliott School Ensham School Furzedown Secondary School Hillcroft School Old Central School Rosa Bassett School Salesian College Sir Walter St John's Grammar School

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