Reasons for punishments and number of strokes as stated in Punishment Book
St Vedast 1979

Pupil 1

4

Lying to form master about cheating in Greek

Pupil 2

3

Smoking in school uniform at bus stop

Pupil 3

3

Rude to lady teacher in lesson

Pupil 4

3

Swearing in hearing of master

Pupil 5

3

Stealing and lying about it

Pupil 6

3

Stealing and lying about it

Pupil 7

3

Truancy: 4 days absent

 

3

Same again: one day

Pupil 8

4

Truant to avoid consequences of lying to form master

 

3

Persistently deliberately late

Pupil 9

3

Cheating

Pupil 10

4

Smoking

Pupil 11

5

Stealing property from another boy and lying about it

St Vedast 1980

Pupil 8

5

Truancy on last day of term and taking younger brother with him

 

5

Truancy and lying

 

4

Stealing and lying about it

Pupil 10

3

Lying to me

Pupil 12

3

Stink bomb

Pupil 13

3

Swearing and lying

Pupil 14

3

Missed detention and lied to master

 

3

Poor behaviour in music lesson

Pupil 15

3

Lied to master

Pupil 16

3

Poor behaviour in music lesson

Pupil 17

5

Lying to master

 

4

Lying to form master

 

6

Stealing and lying about it

Pupil 18

4

Insolence to two master & refusal to apologise

Pupil 19

3

Misbehaviour in philosophy class

Pupil 20

6

Stealing from class mate and lying about it

Pupil 21

3

Disrupting meditation, after repeated warnings

Pupil 6

6

Stealing and lying about it

St James 1979

Pupil 22

3

Telling lies

 

5

Deliberately cut detention

Pupil 23

2

Taking another boy's watch and lying to form master about it

Pupil 24

4

Stealing and lying about it

Pupil 25

3

Cheating in exam

Pupil 26

3

14 bad marks

Pupil 27

5

Rudeness to form teacher

St James 1980

Pupil 28

3

Truancy at end of term

 

4

Truant again

Pupil 29

4

Lying

 

3

Black marks; failing to report

Pupil 26

5

Black marks

Pupil 30

4

Black marks

Pupil  31

5

Rudeness & insolence to adults at a public lecture

Pupil 32

3

Serious lying to mother about form teacher

Pupil 33

3

Destruction of other boys' property

 

6

33 BMs

Pupil 34

3

Rudeness and disobedience to member of public at Waterperry

 

4

Bullying another boy telling incomplete tale of it

Pupil 35

4

Bullying another boy telling incomplete tale of it

Pupil 24

5

Bullying another boy telling incomplete tale of it

Pupil 36

3

Xs BMs

Pupil 23

3

Xs BMs

Pupil 37

3

Xs BMs

Pupil 38

5

Lying and disobedience

Pupil 39

4

Sent to HM for fooling in class after 3 warnings (to cover 10 BM also)

St James 1981

Pupil 27

3

Repeated cheek to form master

 

6

Disobedience to FM; last straw

Pupil 40

3

Firing gun in lesson

 

3

Walked out of school when rebuked by master

 

3

Giving the school a bad name by very inconsiderate conduct

 

3

Misbehaviour in lesson

Pupil 28

5

Repeated annoyance in lessons to HH

Pupil 41

3

Sent by teacher for misbehaviour in class

Pupil 42

1

Disobedience

 

1

Sent by teacher for Persistent misbehaviour in class

 

3

Bad marks and very poor grades

 

3

15 Xs bad marks

 

6

Stealing from another boy

Pupil 43

2

Insolence to master

Pupil 44

1

Sent by teacher for Persistent misbehaviour in class

Pupil 45

1

Sent by teacher for Persistent misbehaviour in class

 

1

Spitting at each other

 

1

Misbehaviour in lesson

Pupil 46

1

Sent by teacher for Persistent misbehaviour in class

Pupil 37

1

Sent by teacher for Persistent misbehaviour in class

Pupil 47

1

Cheating in Latin test

 

1

Misbehaviour in lesson

Pupil 48

1

Cheating in Latin test

 

3

Cheating and lying about it

 

4

20 Xs bad marks

Pupil 38

1

Spitting at each other

 

4

Erased 'rewrite' in ex book and lied about it

 

3

Cheating and lying about it

Pupil 35

2

Stealing to play space game (owned up)

Pupil 34

4

Lying to head master re space game

 

1

Misbehaviour while sent out of class

Pupil 49

1

Sent by teacher for trouble in lesson

Pupil 50

4

Sent by teacher for trouble in lesson

 

1

Sent by teacher for trouble in lesson

Pupil 51

2

Misbehaviour in singing

 

3

14 Xs bad marks

Pupil 52

2

Sent by teacher for trouble in singing

 

3

15 Xs bad marks

Pupil 53

3

14 Xs bad marks

Pupil 36

3

15 Xs bad marks

 

1

Misbehaviour in lesson

Pupil 54

3

Giving the school a bad name by very inconsiderate conduct

Pupil 29

3

Giving the school a bad name by very inconsiderate conduct

Pupil 55

3

Disobedience to Mr Hodgkinson

 

3

Disobedience

Pupil 56

3

Swearing sotto voce at teacher

 

4

15 bad marks

Pupil 57

5

Disruption of form and cheek to master

Pupil 58

5

Smoking

 

4

17 bad marks

Pupil 59

1

Misbehaviour in lesson

Pupil 60

4

Misbehaviour in lesson + 10 bad marks

Pupil 61

4

Bad marks (most disobedience)

Pupil 62

1

Misbehaviour while sent out of class

Pupil 63

3

12 bad marks

St James 1982

Pupil 42

3

Lying to form master

Pupil 31

3

Cut detention for non learning

Pupil 64

3

Ditto

 

3

Disobedience to a master

Pupil 55

3

Disruption to lesson and deception

Pupil 61

3

Xs bad marks

 

3

Xs bad marks

 

4

Fighting and breaking a window

 

2

Xs bad marks (again)

Pupil  62

3

Xs bad marks

 

3

Xs bad marks

Pupil 27

6

Absconding + 6 bad marks

 

3

Xs bad marks

 

4

Insolence to teacher

 

4

Xs bad marks

Pupil 65

3

Fighting

Pupil 66

3

Fighting

Pupil 40

3

Swearing

Pupil 29

3

Dishonesty re report card + xs b. marks

 

3

Xs bad marks

Pupil 63

3

Xs bad marks

 

3

Disobedience to form master

Pupil 60

3

Xs bad marks

Pupil 34

3

Xs bad marks + lost report card twice

 

3

Rudeness to lady teacher

Pupil 67

3

Writing remarks about master

Pupil 68

2

Fighting and breaking a window

Pupil 69

2

Written abuse of teacher

Pupil 70

3

Lying repeatedly to teacher

Pupil 58

3

Disobedience to a master

Pupil 41

3

Stealing

Pupil 36

3

Stealing

Pupil 71

1

Insolence to teacher

Pupil 57

6

Writing insulting words on teachers

Pupil 72

3

Caused fight, 12 bad marks, failed to report

Pupil 24

3

Insolence to form master

Pupil 73

5

18 bad marks and disobedience

Pupil 74

4

Xs bad marks & disobedience

St James 1983

Pupil 75

1

Lying

Pupil 29

3

Disobedience and idleness

Pupil 76

3

Rebellious obscenity in ex bk

Pupil 27

6

Disobedience + truancy

Pupil 40

3

Insolence to form master

 

3

Rude to form master

 

3

Pornographic drawings in lesson

Pupil 77

3

Misbehaviour in singing

Pupil 70

1

Deliberate missing of run

 

3

Cut cricket match

 

3

Cheating

Pupil 74

3

Rude to form master

 

4

Pop music in school and subsequent truancy

Pupil 78

3

Conspiracy to cheat & lying

Pupil 79

5

Conspiracy to cheat & lying

 

2

Cheating again

Pupil 24

1

Sent by singing master

Pupil 61

1

Sent by science teacher

Pupil 34

3

Disobedience, bullying and bad marks

Pupil 80

3

Stealing sponsor money

Pupil 81

3

Disturbance in law lesson

Pupil 51

3

Disturbance in law lesson

Pupil 82

3

Graffiti

Pupil 73

6

Cheating in Greek lesson

Pupil 83

3

Cheating in test

Pupil 84

3

Cut Saturday School & detention

 

3

Disobedience

Pupil 85

3

Swearing at a prefect

Pupil 86

3

Cheating in test

Pupil 57

4

Swearing

Pupil 44

3

Exam paper insulting to teacher

Pupil 42

3

Insolent to prefect

 

3

Cut detention and lied about it

Pupil 38

3

Walking out after 'unjust' punishment

Pupil 87

1

Xs bad marks

Pupil 39

3

Sent by master

St James 1984

Pupil 72

3

Illegal activities after school and lying about it

Pupil 40

3

Illegal activities after school and lying about it

 

3

Disobedience, laziness & truculence after stern warning to class

Pupil 84

3

Refused to come to school on Saturday

Pupil 42

3

Cheating in test

 

3

Cut C/T & hid in lavatory

Pupil 48

3

Fooling in class (after 'last' warning)

Pupil 79

1

Missed punishment parade

Pupil 88

3

Rude to master when on report

Pupil 85

3

Disobedient to prefect

 

3

Disobedience, laziness & truculence after stern warning to class

Pupil 89

3

Disobedience, laziness & truculence after stern warning to class

Pupil 61

1

Misbehaviour in singing

 

1

Sent by music teacher

 

1

Sent for disturbance in Greek lesson

Pupil 90

1

Misbehaviour in singing

Pupil 91

4

Obscene scribbling in lesson

Pupil 92

1

Sent by music master (class given last warning)

Pupil 93

1

Cheating in test

Pupil 69

1

Sent by music teacher

Pupil 24

1

Sent by music teacher

 

1

Insolence to master

Pupil 35

3

Ink bomb and failure to report when told

 

3

Dodged circuit and lied about it

Pupil 94

3

Failed to hand in punishment (+ totally ignored homework)

 

1

Swinging on gym apparatus, contrary to safety instructions

Pupil 95

1

Continual distraction in singing

 

3

Disobedience to master four times running

Pupil 96

1

Cheating in test

 

3

Lying to form master

Pupil 49

3

Truant for five hours, missed school + missed school Rugby match

Pupil 97

1

Swinging on gym apparatus, contrary to safety instructions

St James 1985

Pupil 95

2

Sent by singing master for disruption (after final warning) + sent by prefect

 

3

Took another boy's lab coat & lied about it saying it was his

Pupil 98

3

Disobedience to master (after 2 warnings)

Pupil 41

3

Stink bomb

Pupil 53

3

Stink bomb

Pupil 94

3

Bullying

 

3

Disgraceful behaviour during church service

Pupil 35

3

Bullying

 

5

Disgraceful behaviour during church service

Pupil 24

3

Bullying

Pupil 90

3

Bullying

Pupil 99

3

Bullying

 

3

Disgraceful behaviour during church service

Pupil 97

1

Bullying

Pupil 61

3

Disobedience many times over

 

3

After many warnings, on report, late for everything

 

3

Fooling repeatedly in singing

Pupil 40

6

Disobedience to a most strict instruction from headmaster re associating with a girl; plus lying about it

Pupil 85

3

Meeting girls illegally repeatedly, of which eventual consequence was obscene phone call to lady teacher

 

3

Smoking during singing practice

Pupil 72

3

Meeting girls illegally repeatedly, of which eventual consequence was obscene phone call to lady teacher

 

3

Smoking during singing practice

Pupil 91

3

Meeting girls illegally repeatedly, of which eventual consequence was obscene phone call to lady teacher

Pupil 71

3

Meeting girls illegally repeatedly, of which eventual consequence was obscene phone call to lady teacher

Pupil 100

3

Meeting girls illegally repeatedly, of which eventual consequence was obscene phone call to lady teacher

Pupil 101

3

Meeting girls illegally repeatedly, of which eventual consequence was obscene phone call to lady teacher

Pupil 48

3

Meeting girls illegally repeatedly, of which eventual consequence was obscene phone call to lady teacher

Pupil 102

3

Meeting girls illegally repeatedly, of which eventual consequence was obscene phone call to lady teacher

Pupil 36

3

Sent by teacher (third time in 3 days)

Pupil 103

2

Disobedient to form master

 

3

Cut detention, after direct instructions by F/M

 

3

Swearing on rugby field

Pupil 104

1

Silly noise in singing

Pupil 105

4

Sent twice by master after last warning

Pupil 106

3

Dishonestly putting his name on another's lab coat + lying about it

Pupil 48

3

Disobedience to Mrs Wilfred re tutorial

 

4

Lying to form master

Pupil 42

4

Cut Saturday school

 

6

Cheating in test, destruction of text book, failing to see master, late for games, and other minor matters

 

6

Cut lunch (though on report) + total disregard for rules & accumulation of disrespect for staff inc. headmaster

 

4

Smoking and other misdemeanours

Pupil 76

4

Cut Saturday school

 

3

Cut detention

Pupil 107

1

Sent by singing master

Pupil 108

1

Lying to a prefect

 

3

Bad language

Pupil 109

1

Rude to lady teacher

 

1

Bad misbehaviour in lesson

Pupil 110

3

Stealing from local shop

Pupil 111

3

Cheating

Pupil 112

6

Cut lunch (though on report) + total disregard for rules & accumulation of disrespect for staff inc. headmaster

 

3

Smoking

 

6

Smoking again

Pupil 113

6

Cut lunch (though on report) + total disregard for rules & accumulation of disrespect for staff inc. headmaster

Pupil 114

1

Bad misbehaviour in lesson

Pupil 75

1

Repeated offence for which just punished by master

 

3

Assaulted a younger boy

Pupil 115

3

Firework in school (report for that) + gross misbehaviour following it

Pupil 116

3

Disrespect for form master

Pupil 117

1

Swinging on apparatus when no master present

Pupil 118

5

Disgraceful behaviour during church service

St James 1986

Pupil 119

3

Stole £3 from another boy

Pupil 120

3

Stole £3 from another boy

 

3

Lying to headmaster about lines

 

3

Disobedience four times over

Pupil 121

3

Disobedience

 

4

Bad marks (after warning) and lying about it

 

3

Disobedience (oft repeated) to prefect

 

5

Ignored punishment set by headmaster, plus continued distraction of class

 

3

Shocking report

Pupil 42

6

Serious rudeness to lady, & lying about it

 

3

Letting off CS gas in the kitchen

 

4

Disobedience to form master

 

5

Failed to report to H/M when told to do so.  Original offence was disobedience.  Cut C/T following day

 

4

Smoking in street - to nuisance of locals

Pupil 84

3

Disobedience (cut boat race deliberately, after special warnings)

Pupil 122

3

Disobedience (cut boat race deliberately, after special warnings)

Pupil 123

4

Smoking

Pupil 124

3

Rude to form master (after warning)

Pupil 110

3

Disobedience to master - three times

Pupil 125

1

Swinging on apparatus illegally

Pupil 126

3

Double truancy & much trouble to parents

Pupil 127

3

Double truancy & much trouble to parents

 

1

Cut circuit

 

1

Deliberate avoidance of C/T

Pupil 128

6

Serious misconduct on several occasions, & idleness throughout, while on report

 

1

Cut circuit

 

6

Disobedience

Pupil 103

3

Disobedience to form master

 

3

Obscene behaviour

Pupil 75

3

Flicked elastic band at boy's eye in lesson

Pupil 129

3

Disobeyed form master

Pupil 130

4

Ignored punishment set by headmaster, plus continued distraction of class

Pupil 131

6

Smoking an lying repeatedly about it to headmaster

 

3

Smoking in café, aided & abetted by elder brother

Pupil 48

5

Failed to report to H/M when told to do so.  Original offence was disobedience.  Cut C/T following day

 

4

Smoking in street - to nuisance of locals

Pupil 93

1

Sent by master for rudeness

Pupil 111

5

Bad case of bullying

Pupil 132

6

Bad case of bullying

Pupil 94

3

Smoking in café, aided & abetted by elder brother

Pupil 96

3

Deliberate avoidance of C/T

Pupil 133

3

Deliberate avoidance of C/T

Pupil 134

1

Deliberate avoidance of C/T

Pupil 135

1

Deliberate avoidance of C/T

Pupil 136

3

Disobedience (several warnings)

Pupil 137

3

Disobedience (to prefect) but after last warning

Pupil 138

1

Dirty words in ex bk

Pupil 76

4

Smoking in street - to nuisance of locals

Pupil 53

4

Smoking in street - to nuisance of locals

St James 1987

Pupil 84

3

Cut detention deliberately after 2 reminders

Pupil 139

3

Very rude to prefect

Pupil 61

3

Disobedience on very many occasions

 

1

Report card lost (again); much trouble caused

Pupil 90

4

Flick knife in school; dishonesty; & trying to obtain money by menace

Pupil 93

3

Sent by master

Pupil 140

1

Sent (twice) by staff within an hour

 

3

Bullying (i.e. deliberately destroying a boy's property to annoy him) immediately after warning by HM

Pupil 75

1

Cut circuit

 

3

Twice cut detention for same master

Pupil 141

1

'borrowing' games clothes from a younger boy

Pupil 103

3

Provision of - and enthusiastic reading of - pornography on school coach

 

4

Cut detention

Pupil 116

1

Enthusiastic reading of - pornography on school coach

 

3

Excessive misbehaviour in Latin lesson

Pupil 142

1

Enthusiastic reading of - pornography on school coach

Pupil 143

1

Enthusiastic reading of - pornography on school coach

Pupil 144

1

Enthusiastic reading of - pornography on school coach

Pupil 117

4

Threw pepper in another boy's eyes

 

3

Cheating in Greek test

Pupil 110

3

Disobeyed prefect twice and called him a "Paki"

 

3

Very rude to master

Pupil 118

3

Idleness & and bad language to master

Pupil 145

3

Swearing

Pupil 131

3

Blowing chalk dust in a boy's eye, in lesson

 

3

Lying to his mother in order to stay at theatre after school production, & deliberate late arrival next day

 

3

Using a water squirt in lesson

Pupil 94

4

Lied (persistently) to form master

 

3

Smoking

Pupil 132

3

Rude to master

Pupil 109

3

Excessive misbehaviour in Latin lesson

Pupil 35

3

Smoking

Pupil 146

3

Bad language - lots of

Pupil 127

3

Bullying (i.e. deliberately destroying a boy's property to annoy him) immediately after warning by HM

Pupil 147

3

Bullying (i.e. deliberately destroying a boy's property to annoy him) immediately after warning by HM

Pupil 135

3

Bullying (i.e. deliberately destroying a boy's property to annoy him) immediately after warning by HM

Pupil 148

1

Cheating in test

 

3

Cheating in test

Pupil 111

4

(1) Swore at prefect (2) cut games

Pupil 149

3

Swearing on Rugby pitch

Pupil 121

3

Swearing on Rugby pitch

Pupil 115

3

Disobedience (straight refusal) to master

Pupil 104

3

Obscene literature on Rugby coach

Pupil 150

6

Shoplifting.  Shop decided not to prosecute if school dealing

St James 1988

Pupil 151

1

Swearing in class

Pupil 152

3

Bullying younger boys

 

1

Sent by singing master

Pupil 138

3

Same offence: parents raised possible objection (agreed 26/1)

Pupil 153

3

Cheating in Greek test

Pupil 115

5

Spreading disgraceful rumours about his friends, & then denying responsibility

 

4

Cheating in test

Pupil 154

3

Minor offences, repeated after several warnings

 

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

4

Bad case of stealing: these three conspired together to steal from another boy in their own class - & lied about it.  Witness: WR

Pupil 155

3

Hiding conduct book & not owning up for long time

 

6

Writing extremely obscene and malicious reports about another member of their class, implying also insults on staff + (in DF's case) lying on another occasion

 

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

4

Bad case of stealing: these three conspired together to steal from another boy in their own class - & lied about it.  Witness: WR

Pupil 156

3

Ducked school Sat am to play ice hockey

Pupil 157

4

Writing extremely obscene and malicious reports about another member of their class, implying also insults on staff

Pupil 137

4

Writing extremely obscene and malicious reports about another member of their class, implying also insults on staff

Pupil 124

4

Writing extremely obscene and malicious reports about another member of their class, implying also insults on staff

Pupil 158

4

Writing extremely obscene and malicious reports about another member of their class, implying also insults on staff

Pupil 159

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

Pupil 160

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

4

Bad case of stealing: these three conspired together to steal from another boy in their own class - & lied about it.  Witness: WR

Pupil 161

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

Pupil 84

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

Pupil 162

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

Pupil 163

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

Pupil 142

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

Pupil 164

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

1

Cheating in Latin test

Pupil 165

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

3

Extremely insulting to prefect

Pupil 166

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

Pupil 167

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

Pupil 168

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

Pupil 169

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

 

1

Talking out of turn - sent by FM

Pupil 108

3

Misbehaving in lesson (while on conduct report - 2nd offence)

Pupil 170

1

Sent by singing master

Pupil 171

1

Sent by singing master

Pupil 172

5

Frequently, and obscenely, insulting younger boys' mothers in order to annoy them

Pupil 148

1

Sent by singing master

Pupil 127

1

Sent by singing master

Pupil 111

3

Stealing leaves out of Mr Bedford's book, thus preventing others from using it, and lying about it

Pupil 147

3

Very rude to master

Pupil 131

3

Ditto [Cheating in Latin test]

Pupil 125

3

Smoking

Pupil 173

1

Rioting immediately after warning