North and South Cowton Community Primary School
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North and South Cowton Community Primary School is located in North Cowton
in Richmondshire
, North Yorkshire
, England
.
The school board and school buildings at North and South Cowton primary are mentioned in Bulmer's
History and Directory of North Yorkshire, written in 1890.
The school is separated into two separate buildings, The Infant
school building and the Primary school building. The two buildings are separated by about 100 metres of public road.
The primary school building dates from the Victorian
period, though it has been extensively renovated and extended.
The school's Catchment area
includes the villages of North Cowton
and South Cowton
, the hamlets of Dalton Gates
, Atley Hill
and Moulton End
as well as several isolated farms.
The school was threatened with closure during the late 1980s as the Conservative
Government
of the time intended to cut the education budget by closing small rural schools with fewer than 30 pupils.
Thankfully the school survived the threat of closure and in 2004 boasted more than 50 pupils. The main reason for this is the increase in the size of North Cowton, thanks to the construction of two new housing estates. Another reason is the schools acceptance of several children from outside the schools catchment area. Since then the opening of a new school at Middleton Tyas
and a number of families moving out of the village have seen numbers fall.
North Cowton
North Cowton is a village and civil parish, located in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England. The surrounding towns are Darlington, Northallerton, and Richmond.The local school is called North and South Cowton Community Primary School....
in Richmondshire
Richmondshire
Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. It covers a large northern area of the Yorkshire Dales including Swaledale and Arkengarthdale, Wensleydale and Coverdale, with the prominent Scots' Dyke and Scotch Corner along the centre. Teesdale lies to the north...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The school board and school buildings at North and South Cowton primary are mentioned in Bulmer's
Bulmer (directories)
Bulmer was a Victorian historian, surveyor, cartographer and compiler of directories.-List of directories:* Bulmer's History, Topography and Directory of East Cumberland, 1883* Bulmer's History, Topography and Directory of West Cumberland, 1884....
History and Directory of North Yorkshire, written in 1890.
The school is separated into two separate buildings, The Infant
Infant
A newborn or baby is the very young offspring of a human or other mammal. A newborn is an infant who is within hours, days, or up to a few weeks from birth. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth...
school building and the Primary school building. The two buildings are separated by about 100 metres of public road.
The primary school building dates from the Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
period, though it has been extensively renovated and extended.
The school's Catchment area
Catchment area (human geography)
In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school...
includes the villages of North Cowton
North Cowton
North Cowton is a village and civil parish, located in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England. The surrounding towns are Darlington, Northallerton, and Richmond.The local school is called North and South Cowton Community Primary School....
and South Cowton
South Cowton
South Cowton is a village and Civil Parish based around an abandoned medieval village in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire in England....
, the hamlets of Dalton Gates
Dalton Gates
Dalton Gates is a hamlet in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.The hamlet built up around the now disused railway station that formed part of the disbanded Richmond Line...
, Atley Hill
Atley Hill
Atley Hill is a hamlet in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the B1263 road between the A167 and the village of Scorton....
and Moulton End
Moulton End
Moulton End is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, in England.The hamlet gradually built up around the now disused railway station formerly serving North Cowton. The station was part of the disbanded Eryholme-Richmond branch line, which also used to serve Catterick Garrison...
as well as several isolated farms.
The school was threatened with closure during the late 1980s as the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
of the time intended to cut the education budget by closing small rural schools with fewer than 30 pupils.
Thankfully the school survived the threat of closure and in 2004 boasted more than 50 pupils. The main reason for this is the increase in the size of North Cowton, thanks to the construction of two new housing estates. Another reason is the schools acceptance of several children from outside the schools catchment area. Since then the opening of a new school at Middleton Tyas
Middleton Tyas
Middleton Tyas is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located nearby to Scotch Corner.-History:The name Middleton is of Anglo-Saxon origin and it means middle-farm or middle-settlement...
and a number of families moving out of the village have seen numbers fall.