Collection SCH86 - Purley High School for Boys

Identity area

Reference code

SCH86

Title

Purley High School for Boys

Date(s)

  • 1914 - 1988 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

19 boxes

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Name of creator

(1914 - 1988)

Administrative history

Founded 29 September 1914 as Purley County Secondary School. The school was single sex throughout its history and a grammar school until it became comprehensive in September 1971. Closed 31 August 1988.

Archival history

Retrospectively accessioned 13 July 2001.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Accession Number: A635

Records of Purley High School for Boys

Item date: 1914 - 1988

Custodial history: Retrospectively accessioned 13 July 2001.

Access conditions: Log books and punishment registers less than 50 years old are closed, and may only be consulted with the permission of the Director of Education.

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Conditions governing access

Some of the records in our collections contain sensitive and personal data that we have a legal responsibility to control access to. In these circumstances, staff may search the collection on your behalf, having received consent or proof of death of the individual concerned.

Please contact us at archives@croydon.gov.uk for further information regarding the particular collection you wish to access.

You can make a request for information which may be in a closed record under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations, 2004. For more information about making a request, see the Croydon Council website (www.croydon.gov.uk). Making a request does not guarantee access to the information you ask for, as there may be a valid exemption from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

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  • English

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GB-352-sch86

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Dates of creation revision deletion

09/06/2015

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