ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə skˈuːl hæd æt fˈɜːst bˌɪn nˈeɪmd stˈʌbz skˈuːl, mˈɪstɚ stˈʌbzᵻz dˈɔːɾɚ, dˈɔːɹəθi stˈʌbz, sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðə nˈeɪm klˈɪftən, ɪn mˈɛmɚɹi ʌv hɜː kˈʌzən klˈɪfɚd, hˌuː hɐdbɪn kˈɪld dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ.
Although the school had at first been named ‘Stubbs School’, Mr Stubbs's daughter, Dorothy Stubbs, suggested the name ‘Clifton’, in memory of her cousin ‘Clifford’, who had been killed during the First World War.