About

I'm John Simpson and I have designed this website about the former Margaret Glen-Bott School.

The website was started with just a handful of my own photos and has since grown thanks to photos shared by other pupils who have contacted me. Therefore, I would be pleased to hear from anyone who has any more photos. Wherever possible, the photographer is credited with the photos they send. Please help me identify any names that are unknown.

The Margaret Glen-Bott Secondary Bilateral School opened on the 8 September 1955, in the grounds of the beautiful Wollaton Park. However, in 2009 it was taken over by the Bluecoat School and in 2013, the majority of the buildings were demolished and a new school built adjacent. The remaining parts of the old school appear to have been reclad.

MGBreunited is for those that wish to remember The Margaret Glen-Bott School and contains many photos of staff, pupils, memorabilia and buildings.

A SEARCH is available and searches the whole website for text contained in the TITLES and COMMENTS of photos.

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The school was named after the distinguished gynaecologist, Miss Margaret Glen-Bott who came to Nottingham from Bolton in 1916. She was also a magistrate and a Conservative member of the Council. In 1956 she was elected Alderman of the City and she retired in 1968 and died the following year in 1969.

1955 - The part completed school opens for the first time on the 8th September with Miss Lovatt as the first Head Teacher. It was built on the land in Wollaton Park previously used for Allotments during the Second World War. It was not fully completed until Summer 1956 with the Official Opening taking place on the 29th November 1956. The House system was introduced right from the start.

The school had the following houses:

29 Nov 1956 - the Official Opening of the School by Alderman Miss M Glen-Bott, F.R.C.O.G., J.P.The school streamed pupils according to ability with X and Y being the Grammar Stream (X top) and A, B and C being for those that failed the 11 plus. ('A' being highest and there may have also been a 'D' stream at some stage.) It was a precursor to the Comprehensive School.

1963? - Mr R C Peak becomes the second head teacher after the shock resignation of Miss Lovatt following an alleged shop-lifting incident.

2004 - Margaret Glen-Bott is a failing School and is taken over by The Blue Coat School.

2013 - The school is almost totally demolished and rebuilt.