Memories Of Sellincourt Primary And Secondary School

A Memory of Tooting.

I used to live in Mellison Rd, just around the corner from Sellincourt Rd. My memories of the school was a good one, governed mainly by the teachers. These are some names of my fellow pupils at the time from the mid to late seventies.
Does anyone else who went there at the time recall these names?
Head Teacher was a strict old so and so with a nasty temper! Mrs Whooley, with that big smelly white sheep dog. I always remember once in assembly we weren't singing a hymn to her liking and she slammed a big book on the floor, it scared the hell out of me!
My teachers were year 1. Mrs Hair, another old school strict teacher that I hated! year 2, Miss Green I think, who married that year to become ?? I can't remember! year 3, Mr Starkey. A great teacher, everyone loved him, with his 'hippy' hair style and 'tache'. I remember building a great big cardboard robot and it stood by the door for ages. year 4, Mrs White, a very nice teacher, but sometimes on reflection discussed some strange subjects for 10, 11 year olds, such as death and life after death, reincarnation. Weird! That last year we went to Swanage in Dorset, and stayed in that fawlty towers looking hotel. Remember seeing Dolphins swimming in the bay, and those long walks Mr Starkey took us on!
My friends at the time I shall try and remember... My best friend at the beginning was Porus Bastani, lived in Franciscan Rd, we were both mad about sci-fi I recall, remember him playing the piano.......My best friend at the end was Dean bradley, who I recall falling out with in a big way while down in Swanage. Remember spending that summer going round his place after school.
Debbie Murrey with whom I played kiss chase a lot and was very fond of, black hair and very pretty! Elaine Toll whom I recall snogging a few times on the coach.
Jayish Doshie, a fella I had to take under my wing at school as his family were expelled from Uganda. Became a good friend as his english improved.
Only a few names come to mind in my classes......Robert Black...the 'popular kid', and Robert Shaw...his second in command, but very nice and likeable.
I remember a girl who lived next door to the school, blonde and pretty, was her name Jane? which I had a crush on.
O-dear, I thought I remember a lot more names but just can't recall! I remember the Italian girl who was always in trouble who lived at the bottom of Sellincourt, and swimming in the tiny pool at the end of the playground and the hot summer of '76, where the playground tar melted! and in '77 a craze of playing marbles on the metal drains, and having that outdoor Silver Jubilee food in the playground!