1989 of RAF Wattisham, Commandant from 1992 to 1993 of the Royal Observer Corps, Commandant from 1993 to 1996 of RAF Staff College, Bracknell and Principal from 1996 to 2003 of Yorkshire Coast College Air Vice-Marshal John Ernsting CB OBE. Karl Glazebrook, astronomer Morris Gleitzman, writer of popular stories for young people, attended the school from 1964 till his family emigrated to Australia in 1969. Eddie Harvey, jazz trombonist and pianist Steve Hillier, internationally successful songwriter and record producer attended school from 1980 to 1987 Will Hutton, economics writer and columnist, was a pupil during the 1960s Henry Kamen, historian David Masser FRS, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Basel. Phil Méheux, cinematographer Billy Mitchell (footballer, born 2001), First team footballer at Millwall F.C. Beric Morley, architectural historian Tim Page, war photographer who studied at the school from 1955 to 1961, being expelled during his final week for refusing to submit to a caning. Mark Philp, political philosopher and historian. Richard Quinn, Fashion designer awarded inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design. Richard Quinn shows at London fashion week and is known for his floral prints. Roy Rand, physicist (student 1946-1953); accelerator physics (Stanford), gravitational wave detection (UWA), inventions now widely used in ultrafast CT scanners (Imatron, Inc) Jeffrey Jon Shaw OBE, parasitologist, best known for his work on Leishmania Stanley Simmonds, painter (art teacher 1949–1983) Sam Smith, founder and chief executive of FinnCap Julian Spalding, art critic, curator and broadcaster Tamer Tuna, footballer Nigel Warburton, philosopher Nigel Williamson, former Times journalist References Footnotes Bibliography External links Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School EduBase Grammar schools in the London Borough of Bexley Academies in the London Borough of Bexley Educational institutions established in 1931 1931 establishments in England Buildings and structures in Sidcup