[5][6] His wife Dorothy was headmistress of the kindergarten and girls school, and his sons John and Peter later helped out in various capacities.
The school did not possess playing fields of its own, and some sports lessons were held on Malvern Link Common.
John Quibell-Smith wrote plays for the annual Speech Day, which involved as many members of the school as possible.
Girls wore a navy blue traditional gym slip with a knitted yellow girdle round the waist.
In April 1957, Queen Elizabeth II visited Malvern and as her route passed the school, pupils lined Worcester Road to wave.