Patcham Fawcett School, Brighton

<p>For minutes of the governing body, 1928-1940 see E/MA/28/1, for 1940-1949 see R/E 2/7/19-22 and for 1949-1974 see R/E 2/22/1-6; for statistics file, 1928-1944 see R/E 2/43/16; for governors' records, 1973-1989 see E/MA/250/1-3; for title deeds of 98-99 Trafalgar Street, which include a 1930 copy of the Charity Commission Scheme for regulating the Hack Charity for Municipal Secondary Schools, 1807-1930 see R/C 4/461; for file concerning the establishment of the school, 1928-1931 see R/C 24/3; for contract for the erection and completion of the school by William Willett Limited, 1963 see R/C 33/62; for file concerning the new site and buildings, 1959-1967 see R/E 2/69/10; for the papers of Maurice Packham, a former pupil and subsequently a teacher at the school, which include newspaper cuttings and photographs, 1928-1990 see ACC 6733; for plan of the school, 1946 see R/A 12/1</p>

Records transferred 24 Jun 1983 (ACC 4111), 1 and 26 Jul 1993 (ACC 6122)

The school was opened on 3 September 1928, as the Brighton Intermediate School, in the premises formerly occupied by the girls' secondary school (later Varndean School for Girls E/SC/199) in York Place. Additional rooms were used at 99 Trafalgar Street until January 1931 when the old premises of the boys' secondary school became available. All years the first year were then transferred to these premises

In September 1931 separate departments for boys and girls were established, and were known as the Intermediate School for Girls (later the Margaret Hardy High School for Girls, E/SC/224) and Intermediate School for Boys respectively. From October 1945 the boys' school was re-named the Patcham Fawcett County Secondary School for Boys. In July 1965 the Patcham County Secondary School in Warmdene Road was closed (E/SC/128); the boys were transferred to the Patcham Fawcett County Secondary School which then became known as the Patcham Fawcett School and the girls to the Margaret Hardy County Secondary School. New premises for the school were opened in September 1965 at Ladies Mile Road, Patcham. In 1989 it amalgamated with the Margaret Hardy High School for Girls and became Patcham High School