For the school of the same name in Quetta, Pakistan, see St Francis Grammar School.
| St Francis RC Grammar School | |
| Motto: | Cervus ad Fontes (Latin for The Hart to the Font) |
| Established: | 1956 |
| Closed: | 1973 |
| Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
| Founder: | Father Francis Dunne |
| City: | Hartlepool |
| County: | County Durham |
| Country: | England |
| Gender: | Boys |
| Houses: | 4 houses |
| Free Label 1: | Final Headmaster |
| Free 1: | Canon Bell |
| Free Label 2: | Diocese |
| Free 2: | Hexham and Newcastle |
St Francis RC Grammar School, also known as St Francis Xavier Grammar School, was a Catholic grammar school for boys, in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It opened on 17 September 1956[1] and was subsumed into The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College along with St Joseph's Convent School and four more local Catholic schools in 1973.[2] It was run by the Xaverian Brothers.
| Headteacher | Start year | End year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brother Anselm BA[3] | 1956 | undated | |
| Canon John "Dickie" Bell. | undated | 1973 |
| Teacher | Subject(s) | Additional notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Father John Bell | Latin | Became a Canon and Headmaster of both St Francis and later The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College. | |
| Brother Aiden | RK | ||
| Brother Ambrose | Latin | history | |
| Brother Brendan | unknown | ||
| Brother Chrysostum | unknown | ||
| Brother Cuthbert | Maths and Football | ||
| Brother Robert | French | ||
| Brother Osmund | Geography | ||
| Brother Oswald | unknown | ||
| Brother Plunkett | history music ' | ||
| Mrs Shirley Corcoran | Biology | First full-time female teacher at the school. | |
| Mr Wm. Lawford BSc | physics | ||
| Mr Chris Lawton | Chemistry and Geography | ||
| Mr Gilles Legal | French & Russian | ||
| Mr Patrick (Paddy) Alley. | Maths and Rugby | ||
| Mr Ian Bewick | Art | ||
| Mr David Hudson | Chemistry | ||
| Father Fred Martin | English | ||
| Mr Jack McCabe | P.E. | ||
| Father Frank McCabe | Latin | ||
| Mr Derek Mylroi | Geography | ||
| Mr Patrick Naughton | English | ||
| Mr Vin Shanley[4] | History | Later became Headmaster at St Michael's Roman Catholic School in Billingham as well as publishing several books containing "hilarious stories". | |
| Mr David Turley | Maths | ||
| Mrs Bell | Dinner Lady |
There were four houses within the school: Percy, Swalwell, Errington, and Thirkeld. In the same way as the later English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College would name its houses after the English Martyrs, the houses of St Francis Grammar School were named after the following: