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Salvage" scheme. By the early 1950s, the rebuilding of the school was complete. An inspection report from 1954 noted that there were nearly 1,250 on roll in the Junior and Infant school, and that the building was shared by the two schools.
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wrote "This is a good school. It provides good value for money. Effective leadership and management and good teaching ensure that pupils achieve well. The school provides a very supportive community with a very positive ethos in which all pupils thrive. Pupils enjoy school and have very positive
309:. After the incident the children continued lessons in local church halls and also shared half-day sessions with other schools – the boys with Montpelier and the girls with Laira Green. Some children were evacuated with their teachers to Cornwall. In 1942, some returned to Hyde Park and a
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America. Beneath the school is a World War II air raid shelter which since the 1990s has been featured on local television and has been used to teach the children about the war. This is still open to the pupils for educational purposes when they study World War 2.
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811:"Key Information :: Hyde Park Junior School, Plymouth, Devon"
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524:"Plymouth, Prominent Citizens – Henry John Snell (1843–1924)"
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611:. Plymouth: Leisure in Print Publications. pp. 234–5.
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679:"Hyde Park Junior School Air Raid Shelter – Plymouth"
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721:"The white way to learn their lessons"
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685:from the original on 21 December 2021
659:from the original on 21 December 2021
636:. 13 February 1942. pp. 7 col B.
559:The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History
528:The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History
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429:, dancer, choreographer and director
243:located on Hyde Park Road, close to
1513:Sixth forms & further education
957:Moss, Stephen (19 September 2024).
522:Moseley, Brian (20 February 2011).
48:Academy in Plymouth, Devon, England
1677:Primary schools in Plymouth, Devon
1499:Longcause Community Special School
920:"International School Award (ISA)"
758:. 12 November 2005. Archived from
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435:, naturalist, author, TV Presenter
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1301:South Dartmoor Community College
1196:King Edward VI Community College
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1382:Churston Ferrers Grammar School
1321:Stoke Damerel Community College
736:"New chapter in life of school"
1687:1904 establishments in England
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1392:Devonport High School for Boys
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1266:St Boniface's Catholic College
236:(HPJS), founded in 1904, is a
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1206:Kingsbridge Community College
1151:Eggbuckland Community College
1065:Salisbury Road Primary School
1060:St Budeaux CE Primary Academy
947:, MyVillage.com, 17 July 2003
869:"Academy Status Announcement"
776:. Horizon Multi-Academy Trust
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1171:Holsworthy Community College
1136:Cullompton Community College
1121:Clyst Vale Community College
1336:Teignmouth Community School
1211:Lipson Co-operative Academy
1191:Ivybridge Community College
1070:Teignmouth Community School
800:, Ofsted, 10 September 2004
738:. Europe Intelligence Wire.
723:. Europe Intelligence Wire.
708:. Europe Intelligence Wire.
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1286:St Peter's CE Aided School
815:hydeparkjuniorschool.co.uk
499:Plymouth: as time draws on
395:attitudes to their work."
323:British War Relief Society
1571:Convent of the Assumption
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1176:Honiton Community College
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640:The Times Digital Archive
609:An Invitation to Plymouth
453:"Hyde Park Junior School"
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497:Robinson, Chris (1985).
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1621:Plymouth Grammar School
1586:Exeter Tutorial College
1433:Exeter Cathedral School
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1161:Great Torrington School
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1050:Hyde Park Junior School
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959:"Tony Soper obituary"
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681:. Westcountry ITV.
655:. Westcountry ITV.
607:David, Joy (1993).
565:on 5 September 2008
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1641:St. Hilda's School
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1561:Allhallows College
1453:Mount Kelly School
1448:The Maynard School
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821:on 15 August 2016
632:"News in Brief".
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