‘The Borough Education Authority resolved that these schools be named The Frederick Nattrass Schools’.
Named after Frederick Nattrass, Mayor of Stockton, 1929-1930 and chairman of the Stockton-on-Tees Education Committee.
Photographs taken c1960s.
Picture Stockton Archive
A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
I was there 55 to 59. It was awful, I had the distinction of being the only Prefect caned, I was so interested in an electrical practical in Science i was a couple of minutes late clearing up. Other canings were whole class to impose discipline. The good teachers didn’t stay there long apart from Mr Wardle the Art Teacher. A genuinely decent man along with Charlie Buckle.
Just taking a chance. I went to Frederick Nattras 1953/56 when it was a boys school.
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Bryan and I were acquainted mainly through the school football side of things. I remember taking our football team (Harrow Gate Junior School) to play Frederick Nattrass and he pointed out a young boy saying that he was the best young footballer he’d come across, this was a young Gary Pallister and Bryan was right!
Strange to say I ended up teaching at Frederick Nattrass not long after he moved to the Fens School.
I was there in 1964/65. I left in the summer of 1965.
I attended Frederick Nattrass Infant and Junior Schools from 1936 when I was 5 years old until age 11 plus In 1942. There were changes in that time due to the Second World War. Air-raid shelters built and Classes being split in 1940 into Morning and Afternoon Sessions until enough shelters were available. The beautiful flower beds and lawns were dug up to make room for the shelters.
The design of the whole school I think was ahead of its time. Large windows so we could see the gardens, trees and flowers. Unlike some schools built at the same time in Hertfordshire, where windows were deliberately high so pupils could not look out and be distracted!!
I have a strong memory of the vivid red of the Virginia Creeper that clothed the south facing walls in late summer.
I am pleased that the school still survives. All kinds of memories do flood back both happy and the opposite. I am too old and far away to visit.
My brother went to this school, Michael Thompson is his name.
I remember Ranjit – ‘Dastidah’ was his surname?
I left Freddy Natt in the early 70s. I’m looking for old mates/friends, Terry Sparrow, Ranjit, Elaine Butler, Julie Ferguson, Freddy Bootman?
MY NAME IS JOHN MOORE .I WAS A STUDENT AT THIS SCHOOL IN THE 1960 S .I MOVED TO CANADA IN 1965 .I LIVED ON DUMBARTON ROAD .MY GOOD FREIND WAS NORMAN REED .I DID KEEP IN CONTACT FOR WHILE BUT LOST CONTACT AFTER A FEW YEARS.IF THERE IS ANYONE STILL OUT THERE.IT WOULD BE NICE TO TALK TO SOMEONE…
Do you mean Dumbarton Avenue,Ragworth?