Acocks Green Junior and Infants School

[Matahari]

Hi

Could you help me, My husband was a pupil at Acocks Green Juniors and Infants, between 1959-1965, has anyone got any class photos taken around those times, preferably Miss James' class of September 1964/July 65.

This would bring back some very happy memories for him.

Thank you for your help

Matahari.

 

[subotone]

Hi Matahari

Have you tried contacting the school to see if they have copies of photos etc.

Tony

 

[dwilly]

https://birmingham.schooljotter.com/acocks Edit. This link no longer works.

Link to school website, looks like the school was built in 1908 so may well have had a 100 year celebration a few years ago so they may have gathered some pictures etc then. Might be worth contacting Acocks Green Local History Society, https://aghs.jimdo.com/, sure someone will come up trumps, good luck

 

[lindyloo]

Here are a couple of photos from my Moms cousin's collection. The cousin's husband was in them


Acocks Green Infants 1930 Acocks Green Infants 1932

 

[Vivienne14]

There are a few nice features still visible on the school building such as the 'Girls' entrance sign and the date of the building on the Warwick Road side. Moving along the building on Warwick Road I fully expected to see a 'Boys' entrance sign. But no, the next entrance has 'Cookery' above the entrance. How unusual. Couldn't see any other signs or one for 'Boys'on the Westley Road side either, yet it was a mixed school when it opened its doors in 1909 according to British History Online:

"ACOCK'S GREEN COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, Westley Road.(27) Acock's Green Council Sch. opened 1909 by Worcs. C.C. Accom. 1,198 B, G, I. Reorganized 1932 for SM, JM.(21) SM dept. became a separate sch. 1945 (see next sch.). Accom. 1961: 13 classrooms, 2 halls (28) (see next sch.).

ACOCK'S GREEN COUNTY MODERN SCHOOL, Westley Road.(27) Became a separate sch. 1945 (see preceding sch.). N.o.b. 1961: 390.(27)"

I think there is still a masters house on the Westley Road side, or at least a house connected with the school. Viv.

 

[Elmdon Boy]

Didn't the singer from the 60s Frank Ifield go to this school, before moving to Coventry, and then Australia?

 

[Elmdon Boy]

Just looked on wikapedia, he was born in Coventry, so probably barking up the wrong tree.

 

[Vivienne14]

What enthusiasm ! Viv.

 

[Vivienne14]

The football team 1949/50. Viv.