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DRAKE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Drake Primary School is located at Johnston Terrace, off Saltash Road, Keyham, Plymouth.  It was built on the site of the Johnston Terrace Board School.

The School was opened in 1952 although building work had not been completed.  On October 1st 1952 five of the seven class-rooms were occupied but the hall and dining-room were still being finished.  The hall and dining-room had been deliberately placed next to the main Plymouth to Cornwall railway line in order to shield the class-rooms from the noise of the passing trains.

 The 1950s school badge of Drake Primary School, Plymouth

The Headmistress in 1955 was Miss E M Adams.

Drake Primary School was one of ten new schools in Plymouth declared officially open by the Minister of Education, the Right Honourable Sir David Mcadam Eccles KCVO MP, on Friday June 15th 1956.  The ceremony was actually held at the then Penlee Secondary Modern School, at Stoke, and was in the presence of the Deputy Lord Mayor, Alderman T H Watkins, and the Director of Education, Doctor Andrew Scotland.  The School had accommodation for 280 pupils at that time.

If you were a pupil or teacher at the Drake Primary School, you may be interested in contributing to a brand new website www.drakeprimary.co.uk.

 

With thanks to the current Headmaster, Mr Peter Daniels, for the date of the official opening.

©  Brian Moseley, Plymouth, UK

Page updated:  21 June 2008

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