History
Kenilworth School was three schools from the 1960s until the 1990s, Abbey High School, Castle High School & Kenilworth Grammar School. The three sites were merged into Kenilworth School, with Castle High School becoming Castle Sixth Form.
Abbey Hall was where Lower School now resides. The Headmaster in the 1980s was Mr Hughes (nicknamed Boz). Priory Hall was on the site of Upper School and the Head was Mr Crowther (nicknamed Brown Suit or Crowbar). A joke in the early 80s was for a pupil to shout "Look out! Someone's just crapped!" and for another to respond "Oh no they haven't! It's only Crowther." He retired in 1990 and was replaced by Dr Alex Begbie.
Both halls were overseen by the principal of Kenilworth School who was Mr Wilson. The uniform for Abbey Hall was a black blazer with a red badge on the breast pocket with the letters "AH" and a red and black tie. Priory's uniform was the same except the badge and tie were blue and the letters said "PH". Girls were required to wear a skirt and boys' socks had to be grey. In 1983 boys and girls were allowed to wear earrings but only a single stud in one ear. Up until 1989 boys and girls sat on opposite sides of the school halls for assemblies. This practice was abolished to bring the school in line with modern thinking concerning gender integration.
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