- Dovedale Infant School
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Coordinates: 53°23′10″N 2°54′54″W / 53.386°N 2.915°W
Dovedale Infant School Established 1915 Type Infant Religion Non-denominational Head Teacher Mrs J. Noble Deputy Headteacher Mrs J. Jones Chair Mrs J. Kermode Location Herondale Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L18 1JX
England
Local authority Liverpool City Council DfE URN 104534 Ofsted Reports Students 241 Ages 4–7 Website Official website Dovedale Infant School is an infant school situated on Herondale Road in the Mossley Hill section of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is a mixed community school founded in 1915 as Dovedale Road Council Infants Department.[1]
The school occupies the same estate as Dovedale Junior School; the schools are sometimes jointly referred to as Dovedale Primary School. It is Dovedale Primary which is probably best known as the school which George Harrison and John Lennon of The Beatles,[2] and Lennon's lifelong pal Pete Shotton, attended. In the 1950s it had a very good reputation as a 'feeder' school for Liverpool grammar schools such as Quarry Bank High School and Liverpool Institute for Boys.
In 2001, John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, donated £15,000 for school refurbishments.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "A brief history of Dovedale Infant School". Friends of Dovedale Infant School. http://fodis-dovedale.merseyside.org/history.html. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Liverpool Local History". BBC. 2002. http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/journey/stars/beatles/houses/georges_house.shtml. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Yoko threat over Lennon portrait". BBC News. 14 May 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1329543.stm. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
External links
- Ofsted Report
- Beatles Places icLiverpool.co.uk - accessed 10 March 2009.
Categories:- Schools in Liverpool
- Places associated with George Harrison
- Educational institutions established in 1915
- Places associated with John Lennon
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