Workington School

Workington County Technical and Secondary School was a secondary school in Workington, Cumbria, England, from 1912 to 1984.

It opened on 17 September 1912. At that time it was situated to the north of Vulcans Park, on the site now occupied by the hospital. The first principal was G.H. Woolatt Ph.D FIC., known as Dr. Woolatt. At the opening ceremony he spoke of his plan to divide the school into day secondary and trades departments.

The town was immensely proud of its school and for many years it was referred to as 'The College'.

The Education Act of 1944 meant that from 1945 two establishments co-existed on the same Park Lane site: the original college ("the Tech"); and the newly created Grammar School ("Workington Grammar School").

The opening of a totally new Grammar School building, at Stainburn in September 1954, meant development of the Workington Technical College could continue to take place on the original site.

Speaking on the occasion of the school's 50th anniversary, Grammar School headmaster, E.H. Mander said, 'The foundation of the school originally was an act of faith, faith in the value of education, faith in the future of the local area centred in Workington, faith in the capacity of sons and daughters of local families to justify the new opportunity for the acquiring of learning and practical skills, and above all faith in the supremacy and triumph of the good and the best in life.' The speech is recorded in The Wyrkentonian, the Grammar School's magazine, golden jubilee edition.

Schools in Cumbria

Primary	Chetwynde School Holme St Cuthbert School Stanwix School

Secondary	Appleby Grammar School Caldew School Cartmel Priory School Chetwynde School Cockermouth School Dallam School Dowdales School Energy Coast UTC Furness Academy John Ruskin School Keswick School Kirkbie Kendal School Kirkby Stephen Grammar School The Lakes School Millom School Nelson Thomlinson School Newman Catholic School Queen Elizabeth School Queen Katherine School Richard Rose Central Academy Richard Rose Morton Academy St Bernard's Catholic High School St Benedict's Catholic High School Samuel King's School Settlebeck School Solway Community Technology College Trinity School Ullswater Community College Ulverston Victoria High School Walney School West Lakes Academy The Whitehaven Academy William Howard School Workington Academy

Grammar	Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

Special	Eden Grove School Witherslack Hall School

Independent	Austin Friars St Monica's School Sedbergh School Windermere School

Sixth form & FE colleges	Barrow Sixth Form College Furness College Kendal College Lakes College

Defunct	Barrow-in-Furness Grammar Schools Barrow-in-Furness Higher Grade School Casterton School Barrow-in-Furness Technical School Hawkshead Grammar School John Whinnerah Institute Parkview School St Bees School Salterbeck School Southfield Technology College Urswick Grammar School Wigton School Workington School

Coordinates: 54°38′34″N 3°33′05″W / 54.6429°N 3.5513°W / 54.6429; -3.5513

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