Plaistow County Grammar School
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| Mottoes |
Non Quo, Sed Quomodo (Not To What End, But How), Deo Confidimus (In God We Trust) |
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| Established | 1945 |
| Closed | 1972 |
| Type | Grammar School |
| Final Headmaster | Gerard Ward |
| Location |
Prince Regent Lane Plaistow Greater London E13 8SG England Coordinates: 51°31′20″N 0°01′49″E / 51.5223°N 0.0304°E |
| Local authority | Newham |
| DfE URN | 102783 Tables |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Barking, Beckton, Cumberland, Regent |
| Publication | The Plaistovian |
Non Quo, Sed Quomodo (Not To What End, But How),
Plaistow County Grammar School, also known as "Plaistow Grammar" or "PGS", was a local authority mixed gender Grammar school established in 1945 and located on Prince Regent Lane (A112) in Plaistow, in the County Borough of West Ham and then the London Borough of Newham in east London. It was disestablished in 1972 upon its merging to create a Comprehensive school.
The school first opened in 1926 as Plaistow Secondary School on the site in the south of the borough, and was designed to cater for 250 pupils A second quadrangle was completed in 1930 increasing the capacity to 600, reaching a similar enrolment to that of West Ham Secondary School (until 1925 known as West Ham Central Secondary School), its counterpart in the north of the borough. In 1930 the school magazine The Plaistovian (Plaistovian meaning of or belonging to Plaistow) was launched and publication continued until the school was merged in 1972. Among the initial editorial staff was pupil Norman Price who later became Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue and obtain a knighthood.
Before and during the second world war, pupils and staff were evacuated at various times to (briefly) Wellington in Somerset, then to Weymouth in Dorset, South Molton in Devon,Helston and Newquay, both in Cornwall.
The school became Plaistow Grammar School in September 1945 as a result of the Education Act of 1944, and subsequently Plaistow County Grammar School.
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