In the late 1930s, Pyke married Mavis Clarke and they had three children: John Pyke, Robert and Jane.
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Pyke was only the second scientist headmaster at Newington (most had been classical scholars) and he was keen to improve facilities for teaching Chemistry and Physics.
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In 1927, on his mother's death, Pyke was orphaned and he was adopted by Lawrence Adamson, the bachelor Headmaster of Wesley.
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During his time on staff he served under five other Headmasters: Edward William Cornwall, Rev Dr Charles Prescott, Philip Le Couteur, Mervyn Austin and Lawrence Pyke.