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Retford Grammar School
Number of pupils

The source for these numbers is the "Retfordian" school magazine. Numbers of pupils and boarders were regularly mentioned in the '20s and '30s, but afterwards only occasionally. Earlier totals obtained from "A History" by A.D.Grounds. Boarding finished in July 1938.
 

           Headmasters
1. Rev.Jonathan Clayton  1857-66
2. Rev.Edward Sanderson  1866-70
3. Rev.Fred.Pentreath    1870-72
4. Rev.Alfred Church     1873-80
5. Rev.Oliver Cockrem    1880-86
6. Rev.Thomas Gough      1886-1919
7. C.R.Skrimshire        1919-26
8. C.W.Pilkington-Rogers 1926-50
9. J.C.H.Gover           1950-73?

Number of pupils and boarders

- source: Retfordian magazine shown. 

     Date    Tot  Bd
1907 First Retfordian






Autumn 1914  130  48
Spring 1915   -   -
Summer 1915   -   -

Spring 1916   -   -
Summer 1916   -   -
Autumn 1916   -   -
Spring 1917   -   -

Autumn 1917  166  47




     Date    Tot  Bd








Summer 1923  215  50
Xmas   1923  227  -
Summer 1924   -    
Xmas   1924  222  49
Summer 1925  204  44
Xmas   1925   -   -
Summer 1926   -   -
Autumn 1926  208  36
Easter 1927  202  32
Summer 1927  208  37
Autumn 1927  222  39
Easter 1928  224  34

Xmas   1928  240  31

Summer 1929  230  26


     Date    Tot  Bd
Easter 1930  243  -
Summer 1930  236  -
Xmas   1930  246  -
Easter 1931  236  -
Summer 1931  239  -
Xmas   1931  264  -
Easter 1932  251  -
Summer 1932  251  -
Spring 1933  281  -
Summer 1933  274  -
Spring 1934  291  -
Summer 1934   -   -
Spring 1935   -   -
Summer 1935   -   -

Summer 1936   -   -
Easter 1937  320  -
Summer 1937   -   -

  Boarding finished
  July 1938



     Date    Tot






  Not printed 
  1941-1946
  due to War





July   1947   - 
Decemb 1947  380
July   1948   - 
Decemb 1948   - 
July   1949   - 
Decemb 1949   - 


     Date    Tot
July   1950  400
Decemb 1950   - 
July   1951   - 
Decemb 1951   - 
July   1952   - 
Decemb 1952   - 
July   1953   - 
Decemb 1953   - 
July   1954   - 
Decemb 1954   - 
July   1955   - 
Decemb 1955   - 
July   1956   - 
Decemb 1956  420
July   1957   - 
Decemb 1957   - 
July   1958   - 

Septem 1959   - 


     Date    Tot

July   1960   - 

July   1961   - 
Decemb 1961   - 















2003 RGS closed

Number of pupils and boarders

- source: "A History" by A.D.Ground. 

Date  Tot  Bd
1859  26    7
1862  56 
1867  78   11
1868  84 
1883  30 
1886 c40 
1887  60 
1888  70   23
1900  115 
1914  141 
1919  191

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