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National Schools in Central England

 

 

Do you know of former national schools in central England? We'd love to have locations, memories or photos to share with other people through this site.

 

 

 

 

Herefordshire

Shropshire  

Warwickshire

West Midlands

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Herefordshire

 

 

BRIDSTOW

 

 

 

Bridstow is 2 km west of Ross-on-Wye and 17 km southeast of Hereford.

 

 

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BROMYARD

A national school for girls was established in 1826. It had 77 pupils was partly paid for from the rent of a meadow given to the school. The rest of the cost was made up from subscriptions and a collection after an annual sermon.

 

CROFT

In the early 1800s was established the Croft and Yarpole National School. A description from 1835: "a national school contains 45 males and 51 females, and is supported chiefly by a collection made after a sermon preached annually in the parish church, also 8 or 9 children who are able to make a weekly payment of 4d, all the remainder pay each a halfpenny per week which goes towards defraying the expense of a Sewing School (connected with this school, of which the mistress is allowed 5l annually); the master has a salary of 40 l per annum, with two-thirds of the money received from pay scholars."

 

EYE

Eye was home to the Eye Moreton and Ashton National School which was almost entirely supported financially by the local vicar.

 

HEREFORD

A national school was established in the St Peter parish for 100 girls.

 

HOPE UNDER DINMORE

A national school was set up here prior to 1833, supported by a Mr Arkwright.

 

  

KING'S CAPLE NATIONAL SCHOOL

 

King's Caple is a village in the largest loop of the River Wye between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye

 

 

 

 

According to the photographer, the plaque says that this was once a Sunday and Lay School. King's Caple National School was built in 1840.

 

 

 

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LEDBURY

There was a national school for infants - 15 boys and 25 girls - which was funded by subscription. And a national school for older children - 50 boys and 90 girls (with a few extras on Sundays). The school, funded by subsription, had a lending library attached. The schoolhouse was given by Mrs Hall in 1706.

 

LEOMINSTER

A national school, supported by subscription, took in 60 boys and 35 girls.

 

MUCH MARCLE

A national school opened in 1833 for 90 boys and 90 girls. The schools is partly supported by an endowment of 6 l per annum for which 12 are instructed, partly by subscription, and partly by small payments from the remainder of the children.

 

RICHARD'S CASTLE

A national school for 30 opened in 1819. It was supported financially entirely by the rector. The schoolmistress was paid 16 guineas each year and had a room rent-free.

 

TITLEY

The national school (opened pre-1835) for 50 children, was held in a school built by Lady Coffin Greenby using 80 pounbds from the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge. Her father donated the land for the building. Lady Coffin Greenby funded the running costs of the school with the addition of a 5 pound yearly endowment and some subscriptions.

 

WESTON BEGGARD

A national school for 70 boys and girls.

 

WESTON UNDER PENYARD

 

The national school opened in 1865 and later became Weston-under-Penyard C.E. Primary School.

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YARPOLE

See Croft above.

 

 

Shropshire

 

 

 

SHREWSBURY

 

 

ABBEY FOREGATE NATIONAL SCHOOL

 

 

 

 

The brick building was the charitable Abbey School, founded in 1708, and subsequently the National School (1898). Today it is an arts workshop and exhibition space. Next to it stands the United Reformed church.

 

 

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Warwickshire

 

 

LEAMINGTON SPA

 

A national school was built in 1895 in Leicester Street. The reamins of the building are now within the site of the Newbold Centre, home to the Warwickshire Learning Disability Board.

  

West Midlands

 

 

BIRMINGHAM

 

 

A list of Church of England national schools in 1929:

School

 

 

 

 

All Saints', All Saints' Street

 


Bartley Green

 


Bishop Ryder's, Gem Street

 


Bordesley Trinity, Camp Hill

 


St Wulstan's, Bournbrook  


 

Christ Church, Stratford Rd, Sparkbrook

 


Edgbaston, Ampton Road 


 

Erdington, High Street (see below)  


 

Great Charles Street 


 

Holy Trinity, Finch Rd, Handsworth & Holy Trinity, Wilson Rd, Handsworth 


 

Immanuel, Tennant Street 


 

Ladypool Road 


 

Moseley Road, School Road 


 

Northfield 


 

Quinton 


 

Saltley College, Bridge Road 


 

Selly Oak (St Mary's) 


 

St Alban's, Leopold Street 


 

St Anne's, Devon St, Duddeston 


 

St Asaph's, Bow Street  


 

St Barnabas', Ryland Street  


 

St Clement's, High Park Street 


 

St David's, Bishop Street 


 

St George's, Beaufort Road, Edgbaston 


 

St George's, Great Russell Street 


 

St James', Brewery Street, Handsworth 


 

St John's, Chapel House St, Deritend 


 

St John's, Stratford Road, Sparkhill 


 

St Laurence's, Dartmouth Street 


 

St Luke's, St Luke's Road 


 

St Mark's, King Edward's Road 


 

St Mary's, Avenue Road, Aston


St Mary's, Bath Street 


 

 

St Mary's Broad Rd, Acocks Green 


 

St Mary's Church Hill Rd, Handsworth 


 

St Matthew's, Lupin Street 


 

St Matthias', Wheeler St, Hockley 


 

St Michael's, Thornhill Rd, Handsworth 


 

St Patrick's, Highgate Street 


 

St Paul's Central, Spencer Street 


 

St Paul's, Camden Drive 


 

St Paul's, Vincent Street 


 

St Peter's, Old Church Road, Harborne 


 

St Saviour's, Alum Rock Road, Saltley 


 

St Silas', St Silas Square 


 

St Steven's, Warward's Lane, Selly Hill 


 

St Thomas', Granville Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  No. of pupils

 

 

 

 

408

 


184

 


676  

 


625  


 

1101 


 

541

 


148 


 

481 


 

455 


 

 

417 


 

 

300 


 

227 


 

516 


 

689 


 

306 


 

388 


 

416 


 

904 


 

541 


 

330 


 

720 


 

737 


 

509 


 

482 


 

864 


 

420 


 

350 


 

634 


 

200 


 

420 


 

876 


 

808 


 

330 


 

330 


 

433 


 

871 


 

683 


 

519 


 

306 


 

480 


 

236 


 

489 


 

590 


 

386 


 

297 


 

472 


 

1522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erdington National School

 

The National School was on Erdington High Street, near St Barnabas CofE Church.

 

 

 

 

The National School stood on the High Street by where the pub (formerly known as the Roebuck) once stood. There is nothing left of the original school building but the approximate position of it is shown on the photo above. The square tower of St Barnabas' Church (below) can just be seen over the Pound Shop building.

 

 

 

 

 

St Barnabas Church as it looked in the mid-nineteenth century when the national school was built.

 

BLOXWICH

The former national school building still stands near the corner of Wolverhampton Road and the High Street. Does anyone have a photograph of it?

 

 

TELFORD

 

SUTTON HILL, TELFORD & WREKIN

The former national school still stands opposite St Michael's Church.

 

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Dawley

Dawley National School opened in 1841 and became Dawley C. of E. Primary School in the 1950s. A great history of the school can be found on the Dawley Heritage website.