3 . ▁ ▁Ruth ▁Kirk ley ▁( 1 9 3 5 ▁– ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ), ▁head te acher ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁continued ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁head te acher ▁of ▁Wal de gra ve ▁school ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁T wick en ham ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁St ▁Richard ▁Reyn olds ▁RC ▁College ▁ ▁Kn eller ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁Kn eller ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁at ▁the ▁railway ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁M ead way ▁site ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁mirror ▁building , ▁but ▁initially ▁completely ▁seg reg ated , ▁Kn eller ▁Boys ' ▁School . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁augment ed ▁by ▁h uts ▁following ▁the ▁raising ▁of ▁school ▁leaving ▁age ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁after ▁the ▁Education ▁Act ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁schools ▁merged ▁as ▁Kn eller ▁Second ary ▁Modern ▁School ▁before ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁when ▁the ▁boys ▁moved ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁T wick en ham ▁Academy ▁in ▁Whit ton , ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁revert ed ▁to ▁all - g irls ▁and ▁its ▁original ▁name . ▁The ▁girls ' ▁numbers ▁were ▁increased ▁with ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁secondary ▁school ▁age ▁girls ▁from ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Road ▁school . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁the ▁school ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁Fif th ▁Cross ▁Road . ▁( The ▁Fif th ▁Cross ▁Road ▁site ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁occupied ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 8