ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˈoʊɪt ænd ˈɑːɹɾɪst pˈiːɾɚ sˈæks, hˌuː wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt klˈɪftən, vˈɪvɪdli ɹᵻkˈɔːld sˈʌtklɪfs klˈæsɹuːm θiːˈætɹɪks ænd hɪz kˈɔːɹpɹəl pˈʌnɪʃmənts sˌʌm θɹˈiː dˈɛkeɪdz ˈæftɚ hɪz skˈuːlɪŋ ðˈɛɹ.
The American poet and artist Peter Sacks, who was educated at Clifton, vividly recalled Sutcliffe's classroom theatrics and his corporal punishments some three decades after his schooling there.