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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3527
TitleWilliam Rhodes Secondary School for Boys, Chesterfield
Date1840-1991
DescriptionInclude log books 1931-1991; admission registers 1931-1987
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorWilliam Rhodes Secondary School for Boys, Chesterfield
Administrative HistoryThe records from William Rhodes (Senior) School cover the history of the school from its opening as a Secondary School for Boys in 1931 through its development into a mixed comprehensive for 11-16 year olds in 1974 and its closure in August 1991 as part of the reorganisation of secondary education in Chesterfield and NE Derbyshire. The school site re-opened in September 1991 as Parkside Community School. In April 2023, the school ceased to exist, replaced by an academy of the same name.
Custodial HistoryThese records were deposited in Derbyshire Record Office in several accessions, in August and December 1991, January 1993, November 2001, February 2022. Ownership passed to Derbyshire County Council when the school ceased to exist.
Organisation Sub-TypeSchools and Colleges
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AcknowledgementsAdded to the catalogue as part of the FindersKeepers project by volunteer MmF.
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Chesterfield 
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