Coal Hill School

Coal Hill School (formally, Coal Hill Secondary School) was a comprehensive school located in Shoreditch.



Events in 1963
In 1963, Barbara Wright taught history and Ian Chesterton taught science there. For about five months, Susan Foreman studied there. Barbara, Ian and Susan would all then vanish into the TARDIS of the Doctor, Susan's grandfather. (DW: An Unearthly Child). Susan's classmates included John Brent and Gillian Roberts. (TN: Time and Relative)

Also, in 1963, Coal Hill School's headmaster, H. Parson, would at some point come under the mental control of the Imperial Dalek faction attempting to locate the Hand of Omega. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks)


 * Though not given directly, Parsons' name appears on the school sign.

By the time the Doctor returned to the school after a long absence (from the point of view of his personal timestream), the janitor of the school had "gone missing" and a Imperial Dalek had installed a transmat in the school basement. A pitched battle between Ace and other Imperial Daleks sent after her, ensued.

The Imperial Dalek shuttle eventually landed in the schoolyard, shattering glass. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks)

Events in 1997
The Doctor's future companion, Sam Jones, attended Coal Hill School in 1997 before leaving in the TARDIS with him. (EDA: The Eight Doctors)

Staff & Students

 * Ian Chesterton - science teacher
 * Barbara Wright - history teacher
 * H. Parson - headmaster
 * Susan Foreman - student
 * John Brent - student
 * Gillian Rooberts - student
 * Judith Winters (possibly) - student (possibly)
 * Sam Jones - student