How has Hinchingbrooke School changed?

This map shows Huntingdon in the 17th

century.

Which places do you recognise?

What has changed in Huntingdon?

What can you see in this picture?

Do you recognise the building?

What can you see in this picture?

This picture shows the inside of Huntingdon Grammar School. This went on to become Hinchingbrooke School.

We are going to focus on how Huntingdon Grammar School changed to become Hinchingbrooke School.

You are going to find out what school life was like at 4 different points across the history of the school.

In 1970 the school began to take children of all abilities and soon became fully comprehensive. At the same time the school changed its name, and

pupils in Year 9 and above moved to new premises in Hinchingbrooke Park and the renovated

Hinchingbrooke House.

Huntingdon Grammar School was founded in 1565. Among its pupils were Oliver Cromwell

and Samuel Pepys.This picture shows the inside of the Grammar

School after reconstruction in 1878.On 1st September

1939 the school opened in a new

building on Brampton Road – the same day the war broke out.

In groups, you are going to find out about the 4 periods in the history of the school.

For each period you need to read the information carefully and think about the questions it asks. You also need to fill in your copy of the table shown below.

Period What was school like?

What were the good things about school?

What were the bad things about school?

17th Century

Victorian

WW2

1970s

Which of the 4 periods would you most like to have gone to school in?

Make sure you fill in your answer on your sheet.

Which of the 4 periods would you most like to have gone to school in?

Make sure you fill in your answer on your sheet.

Your task now is to write a diary entry as if you were a school pupil during one of these periods.

What sort of things will you need to include?

What sort of things do you learn about?

How long is the school day?

Who goes to school?

“I got up at ….. and went to school.”

“Today we learnt about……… I particularly liked………..”

“I really don’t like PE lessons because……”

What can you expect when you go to Hinchingbrooke School?

With the person next to you, write a list of the things you think will be the same at Hinchingbrooke School today in comparison to the periods we have

looked at and what you think will have changed.

“At first the school

seems really big, but

you soon settle in and

find your way

around”

“At first the school

seems really big, but

you soon settle in and

find your way

around”

“It is really nice to

meet new friends and

try out new subjects”

“It is really nice to

meet new friends and

try out new subjects”

“Everyone is really

friendly at

Hinchingbrooke”“Everyone is really

friendly at

Hinchingbrooke”

Period What was school like? What were the good things about school?

What were the bad things about school?

17th Century

Victorian

WW2

1970s

How has Hinchingbrooke School changed?

Which period would you most like to have gone to school in?Why?