Although the Registers were at one time available for viewing at Doncaster Archives, once The Data Protection Act of 1998 came in, this was no longer the case. The Register was ‘closed’ to the public and taken off the shelf. In the case of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council the time for ‘closure’ is 70 years. Only personal information is now accessible to the individual and about any proven deceased former pupils. For this there would probably be a fee.

In 2011, a small group of PJGS alumni clubbed together to buy photocopies of the Admission Register from 1946 to 1968. Permission for this was given to include the pupil’s name/year of entry and West Riding number only; on condition they would not be passed on until they had been transcribed into alphabetical order. This has taken a long time due to a confusing manner in which some of the years were recorded.

 

The PJGS Admission Registers of 1939 to 1942 (Ref: SR 128/2/12) are available to view at the Archives. These Registers include those of 1945 to 1946.

 

Disclaimer

The transcribers of the Registers cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions in the PJGS Admission Registers.

Transcribers of the Percy Jackson Grammar School Admission Registers:

Janet and John Kitson Roberts (1948 to 1967 registers) & Ken Cooke (1939 to 1946 registers)