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Sheldon School

Vivienne14

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British History Online describes the school as:

SHELDON C. OF E. SCHOOL, Church Road. Sheldon Free Sch. A charity sch. had already been established for some time in Sheldon by 1730 when Lord Digby conveyed lands to trustees for its support and for the endowment of other parish charities of which he had formerly held the endowment in money. After the payment of the other charities the income of the lands was to be given to the schoolmaster in consideration of his teaching up to ten poor children of the manor of Marston Culey in Bickenhill as well, presumably, as the poor children of Sheldon itself. In 1833 the master received £36 2s. a year; he taught all children who applied but much dissatisfaction was expressed at his want of attention. The sch., which adjoined the church, and the library over it were repaired out of the other funds of the charities. N.o.b. 1833: 30 B, G and 10 from 'an adjoining parish'.In 1846 taught by a mistress, still freely. In 1872–4 £43 of the parish charities' income was spent on education. Became a Certified Efficient sch. 1895. Accom. 1895: 85 in 1 dept. Became a P.E.S. 1920. Reorganized, owing to overcrowding caused by housing development in Sheldon, in 1932 for JI only and in 1936 for I only. Older children conveyed to Oldknow Rd. and Starbank Rd. Council Schs. Closed 1937. Stanville Rd. Council Sch. opened when it closed. Building used 1938–9 and from 1948 as annexe to Stanville Cty. Primary Sch.

7012A5B9-21D6-426F-B49B-CE60243EFDE0.jpegSource: British Newspaper Archive
 
Starbank Road was my primary school, where we lived on Hobmoor Road our back garden backed onto the school field (very handy when you where running late you jumped the fence )
 
Really interesting cutting, just to clarify Marston Culey is now known as Marston Green...

The school seems to have attracted children from quite a wide area.
 
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