THESE young people must have raised the roof.

They belonged to the choir and orchestra at Littlemore Grammar School in 1966.

Smartly dressed, they assembled in the school hall to entertain parents at the annual speech day.

We don’t know what they sang and played on the occasion. But no doubt their contribution added much to the proceedings, which included the annual prize-giving.

Reviewing the year, headmaster Mr B Halliday said the school had enjoyed a successful exchange with French students.

A geography field study trip had also taken place, to Bavaria. There were hopes that, later that year, the school would team up with another and send a party to Russia.

Twenty-five sixth formers had gone on to full-time further education.

Mr Halliday said the school was particularly proud of its sporting achievements, with pupils reaching national level in swimming, athletics, rowing and rugby.

He singled out for praise Anne Wheeler, who had competed in the national swimming championships, and Ian Ray, who had been chosen to play full-back for England in the international 15-group rugby match against Wales.

The Lincoln College Shield for outstanding academic work went to Simon Porter, who had sat his A-level papers before he was 16 and achieved the highest grades.

The shield and prizes to other pupils were presented by Colonel Peter Fleming, author and explorer, and a former High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.

Littlemore Grammar School would become Peers School, named after a former chairman of Oxfordshire Education Committee, and is now the Oxford Academy.

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