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News people: Even the celebs could do better; As kids all over Britain haul themselves back to their classrooms after the holidays, we discover if the stars' school days really were the best days of their lives...(Features)

Byline: COMPILED BY ALISON BOWYER

Robbie Coltrane

SCHOOL: Glenalmond College, Perth.

WORST SUBJECT: Known as Robin, he was good at every subject - but he hated boarding school life and hid in the school chapel to escape beatings. "I gave him the cane one day and suddenly realised that it was completely pointless," admitted one former teacher. "It certainly had no effect on him whatsoever."

BEST SUBJECT: Robbie was especially good at rugby and was a member of the school's political discussion society, film and music clubs. He played the trumpet in the school ...

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