[4][5] Mr Brears originated from Kirton in Lindsey, and was head boy at Gainsborough Grammar School.

[6] He retired in December 1952, having been history teacher from 1945 at Gleed Boys' School,[7] and died in May 1968, aged 75.

James Harold Drury was the headmaster from 1945, who lived at 'Southlands' at Barnoldby le Beck.

He attended Sir William Turner's Grammar School in Coatham, and the University of Manchester.

[10] Ted Kirkby was headmaster from April 1957, who lived at 87 Brigsley Road in Waltham.

[14] 55 year old Mr Kirkby, originally from Alford, was appointed the head of the new comprehensive school, to open in 1971.

[19] The sixth form is a partnership with Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education.

In May 2008, Principal David Hampson suspended 74 pupils for using the school computers to play a game[20] based on the film Tron.