Frecheville Comprehensive School was a secondary school located in Frecheville, South Yorkshire, England. When built, the school was in Derbyshire, but became a Sheffield city school following a boundary change in 1967.[1] The school opened in 1936, merged with the nearby Thornbridge School, now The Birley Academy, in 1986, and closed permanently in 1987. The site is now a housing estate.
Notable alumni
- Joanne Catherall, musician and member of synth-pop band The Human League. Attended the school between 1974 and 1979.[2]
- Geoff Dey, Sheffield United and Scunthorpe United football player.
- Steve Faulkner, Sheffield United football player.
- Wayne Furniss, musician and early member of rock band Pulp.
- Mark Pearson, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Fulham and Halifax Town football player
- Ian Reddington, actor who played Richard Cole in EastEnders and Vernon Tomlin in Coronation Street.[3]
- Susan Ann Sulley, musician and member of synth-pop band The Human League, attended the school between 1974 and 1979.[2]
- Neil Warnock, football manager and player.[4]
- Alan Woodward, Sheffield United football player.
- Rodger Wylde, Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic, Sporting CP, Sunderland, Barnsley and Stockport County football player
Notable former teachers
- Veronica Hardstaff, who has served as a City councillor in Sheffield and Labour MEP from 1994 to 1999 for Lincolnshire and Humberside South,[5] and married to Alan Billings, the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner since 2016, taught German from 1979 until the school's closure in 1986.[citation needed]
Film and television
The BBC TV children's programme, The Best in Football, with the football legend George Best,[6] was filmed on Frecheville School's playing fields in c.1971.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES (SHEFFIELD) (Hansard, 27 February 1967)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Human League: Enduring appeal of the band that never went away". The Yorkshire Post. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Ian Reddy to come bouncing into view". Sheffield Star. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Neil Warnock at long last the new season is here; and it's guaranteed to be painfree". The Independent. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Vacher's European Companion. A. S. Kerswil Limited. 1999 – via Google Books.
- Dod's Parliamentary Companion Guide to the Parliamentary and European Elections 1994. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. 1994. ISBN 978-0-905702-21-6 – via Google Books. - ^ "George Best: The Best in Football (TV series) (1972)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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