More developments:I went searching again and among my mother's certificates -- why did she put them there? - I found my Dad's old school reports from Dudley Grammar School -- and various photos of the sports teams that he was in and one dated 1944 and signed on the back by presumably the pupils and teacher -
Does anyone else think that this photo and the previous one were taken in front of the same building? plus the first report in my dad's book states there were 27 in his class -- the same as in the first picture posted --
- VLA DGS 1944.JPG (56.45 KiB) Viewed 1944 times
It appears they took a photo of the form in the first and last year of attendance -- or that is when my grandparents chose to buy one even if they were available for the other years.
Thank you everyone for your ideas and help -- if anyone is interested in the list of names recorded on the reverse of the 1944 photo let me know. My dad is Back row third from left.