A few come to mind - Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd, The Headmaster Ritual by the Smiths. All portray an environment of terror and physical torment for boys in British schools. What were schools typically like, and were they generally similar to how they were portrayed?
Roald Dahl did an autobiography going into detail on his childhood in those types of schools. Early versions of the text can be seen in 1970's copies of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More. An advance preview of his bio, it contained more brutality than the final version of his autobiography did, I'm guessing early readers recoiled from the blood soaked dressing gowns and sadistic toast rituals of his schooldays.