How many of these schools can you name?

A new school seems to pop up in Peterborough on a regular basis - one of the inevitable by- products of a growing city.
Watergall School, BrettonWatergall School, Bretton
Watergall School, Bretton

Add to that changes in government policies and the education landscape is rarely unchanged for long.

Today’s pictures feature schools from across the city - some old ones that are no longer with us, some that sprang up at the time of Peterborough’s new town growth and one, in the shape of Bretton Woods Community College, that was built in that time but already is no more (top centre).

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The picture top left is of the County Girls School in Broadway.It was demolished and replaced with flats while its pupils transferred to Ken Stimpson school in Werrington.

Bretton Woods School, BrettonBretton Woods School, Bretton
Bretton Woods School, Bretton

The picture below it is of the old Great Northern Railway School in Walpole Street (now Bourges Boulevard). It is pictured empty and derelict in 1974.

The picture right centre is an undated one of Orton Matley School in Orton Brimbles.

The photograph below is of Watergall School, Bretton.

The pictures far right are of the old Stanground Infants School in the process of being demolished in 1974 and (below) a view of Orton Wistow primary school.

If you have a picture of your old school or schooldays please email or send me one to Unex House, Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough PE1 1NG.

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