W.G. Hutchins
Headmaster of Wallington County Grammar School for Boys
History and Heritage of WCGS
The County School for Boys, Wallington opened on the 19th September 1927, the 33rd birthday of Mr. W. T. Hutchins, its first Headmaster. There were just 71 pupils when the school opened at its original site in Queen's Road, Wallington. We moved to our present siet in 1935. To join the school, boys had to pass the entrance examination, or win a county scholarship. Parents had to pay the not inconsiderable sum of £3 per term.The outbreak of war led to a time of crisis for the School. In February 1944, a bomb exploding outside the senior cloakroom demolished a section of the building, and four months later a flying bomb landed near Bunker's Alley, breaking nearly every window in the School and causing widespread damage. The Headmaster refused to close the School and emergency repairs made it possible for a few rooms to be used. Additional accommodation was provided at Carew Manor, which was to be the home of the Lower School until 1972.
Following the introduction of grammar schools in the 1944 Education Act, the School became known as Wallington County Grammar School for Boys.
The School is blessed by the long service of its Headmasters. Mr. Hutchins, the founding Headmaster, opened the School in 1927 on his 33rd birthday, and served for 32 years. He was succeeded in 1959 by Mr. Hitchin, who served for 17 years before handing over to Mr. Harrison, whose 14 year stint was exceeded by Dr. Haworth, who began his headship in 1990 and served for twenty years. Mr. Smart has been Headteacher at WCGS since 2010.
