Primary schools in Hertsmere
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This page provides brief details of primary schools in the borough of Hertsmere
in Hertfordshire
, England
, United Kingdom
.
All the state-funded primary schools in Hertsmere are co-educational.
There are two Jewish schools, three Roman Catholic schools and three Church of England
schools in the district, all of which are voluntary aided school
s with the exception of St John's (Radlett) which is a voluntary controlled school
.
Except for four foundation school
s, the remaining schools are all non-faith community school
s.
The Local Education Authority
is Hertfordshire County Council
.
There are still some linked pairs of infant school
s and junior school
s, with the infant school covering Reception and Key Stage 1
(Years 1 and 2) and the junior school covering Key Stage 2
(Years 3 to 6).
However most have been amalgamated in a single Junior Mixed Infant (JMI) school or (equivalently) primary school.
The first public elementary schools in Bushey
were national school
s, established in 1827 in buildings near St James's church.
As usual for the time, there were separate schools for infants and older boys and girls.
A non-denominational British school
for boys was built on Merry Hill Lane (now School Lane) in 1845, after which the boys' national school soon closed.
In 1866, Arthur Ashfield donated £5455 to the boys' school, which was renamed Ashfield School in 1919.
When the Bushey school board
was established in 1879, it took over the running of the three schools, moving the girls' and infants schools from the Congregational Church
lecture hall to new premises on Merry Hill Lane in 1885.
The girls' school was renamed Bushey Girls' Board School in 1889, and Merry Hill Board School in 1900, amalgamating with the infants department in 1923.
In 1972 the last junior girls left the school, now known as Merry Hill Infants School and linked with Ashfield School.
The board also established an infants school on The Rutts in 1879, absorbing a girls' and infants school founded in 1850.
The school was extended and modernised in 1967, becoming Bushey Heath Primary School.
The Bushey board also built schools for infants, boys and girls on London Road, on the site now occupied by Bushey Health Centre.
The infants school was abolished in 1929, when the girls' school became a senior school.
London Road Boys' Elementary School moved to Grange Road in 1957, becoming Bushey Manor Junior School in the 1960s.
It is linked with Bushey and Oxhey Infant School, which is just inside the boundary of Watford
.
St Martin's School was established in Shenley in 1841, next to the church, which was built at the same time.
It was a national school
, and catered for boys only.
In 1853 the National School for Girls (now the village hall) was built.
The Shenley School Board
was established in 1878, and built a Board School for Girls and Infants, replacing the girls' national school.
The board school building on London Road forms part of Shenley Primary School today.
The first elementary school serving Radlett, Elstree and Borehamwood was Medburn Boys Elementary School established in 1864 on Watling Street to the south of Radlett.
The school was built by the Brewers' Company to replace the demolished lower school of Aldenham School
.
In the 1870s, the Charity Commission redistributed the proceeds of the sale of land owned by the Platt foundation of Aldenham School, directing £8000 to local elementary schools.
The Medburn school received part of this, and Radlett Girls and Infant Elementary School was built at the bottom of Loom Lane in 1878.
A separate infants school was established in Cobden Hill in 1902.
All three schools were run by the Church of England
until 1944.
They closed in the 1950s, after the construction of Newberries Primary School and the linked pair of St Johns Church of England Infant and Nursery School and Fair Field Junior School.
The buildings of the former boys' school are now Medburn Kennels, while the former girls' school buildings are now a private house and the Youth and Community Centre.
The Platt funds were also used to establish Delrow Boys Elementary School in Summerhouse Lane, Round Bush (serving Aldenham) in 1865, lasting until the 1930s.
Clore Shalom School and Hertsmere Jewish Primary School are the only Jewish faith primary schools in Hertfordshire, and are feeders for Yavneh College
in Borehamwood
. Planning permission for a school where Clore Shalom School now lies was only given on the proviso that it was an all inclusive school with no religious entry requirements. Controversy also occurred when it was revealed to the schools P.T.A.
that the schools building was previously used as a piggery
.
The first National School
to serve Potters Bar
was erected on Barnet Road between St. Vincent's Way and Hill Rise, in October 1839.
It was replaced in 1872 by St John's School, which lasted until 1954.
A new infants' school was built on the High Street in August 1861 by Rev. H.G. Watkins on his own land, and took over the infants from the national school.
The building still stands, and is Grade II listed.
It housed an expanded senior school from 1833 to 1938, after which it became an infant and junior school, renamed Ladbrooke School after the farm to the West of the High Street that had just been replaced by a housing estate.
In April 1998 the school moved to new buildings on the site of the former Parkfield School (1938–1960).
The new access road to the school was named Watkins Rise in memory of the school's founder.
A former school in the area was Sunnybank Primary School (1960–2007) 51.6890°N 0.1889°W.
Hertsmere
Hertsmere is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Borehamwood. Other towns in the borough include Bushey, Elstree, Radlett and Potters Bar.-History:...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
All the state-funded primary schools in Hertsmere are co-educational.
There are two Jewish schools, three Roman Catholic schools and three Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
schools in the district, all of which are voluntary aided school
Voluntary aided school
A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school...
s with the exception of St John's (Radlett) which is a voluntary controlled school
Voluntary controlled school
A voluntary controlled school is a state-funded school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in which a foundation or trust has some formal influence in the running of the school...
.
Except for four foundation school
Foundation school
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s, the remaining schools are all non-faith community school
Community school
The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a...
s.
The Local Education Authority
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
is Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Kingdom. It currently consists of 77 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 55 councillors, 17 Liberal Democrats, versus 3 Labour...
.
There are still some linked pairs of infant school
Infant school
An Infant school is a term used primarily in the United Kingdom for school for children between the ages of four and seven years. It is usually a small school serving a particular locality....
s and junior school
Junior school
A junior school is a type of school which caters for children, often between the ages of 7 and 11.-Australia:In Australia, a junior school is usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 5 and 12....
s, with the infant school covering Reception and Key Stage 1
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 1 is the legal term for the two years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 1 and Year 2, when pupils are aged between 5 and 7. This Key Stage normally covers pupils during infant school, although in some cases this might form part of a first or...
(Years 1 and 2) and the junior school covering Key Stage 2
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 2 is the legal term for the four years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6, when pupils are aged between 7 and 11. The term is applied differently in Northern Ireland where it refers to pupils in Year 5, Year 6 and...
(Years 3 to 6).
However most have been amalgamated in a single Junior Mixed Infant (JMI) school or (equivalently) primary school.
Bushey
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| Ashfield | – | Junior | VC Voluntary controlled school A voluntary controlled school is a state-funded school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in which a foundation or trust has some formal influence in the running of the school... |
1845 | 60 | 3012 | W | 51.6394°N 0.3571°W | |
| Bournehall | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1969 | 30 | 2360 | W | 51.6499°N 0.3604°W | |
| Bushey Heath | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1879 | 30 | 2012 | W | 51.6368°N 0.3413°W | |
| Bushey Manor | – | Junior | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1907 | 60 | 2261 | W | 51.6470°N 0.3757°W | |
| Falconer | – | Special | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
7033 | W | 51.6470°N 0.3682°W | |||
| Hartsbourne | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
30 | 2372 | W | 51.6312°N 0.3425°W | ||
| Highwood | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1949 | 60 | 2013 | W | 51.6658°N 0.3750°W | |
| Little Reddings | – | Primary | FD Foundation school In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools.... |
51 | 5208 | W | 51.6474°N 0.3560°W | ||
| Meadow Wood | – | Special | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
7043 | W | 51.6483°N 0.3506°W | |||
| Merry Hill | – | Infants | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1885 | 60 | 2014 | W | 51.6380°N 0.3555°W | |
| Sacred Heart | RC Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
Primary | VA Voluntary aided school A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school... |
1970 | 40 | 3415 | W | 51.6440°N 0.3711°W |
The first public elementary schools in Bushey
Bushey
Bushey is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England. Bushey Heath is situated to the south east of Bushey on the boundary with the London Borough of Harrow.-History:...
were national school
National school (England and Wales)
A national school was a school founded in 19th century England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education.These schools provided elementary education, in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England, to the children of the poor.Together with the less numerous...
s, established in 1827 in buildings near St James's church.
As usual for the time, there were separate schools for infants and older boys and girls.
A non-denominational British school
British and Foreign School Society
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for boys was built on Merry Hill Lane (now School Lane) in 1845, after which the boys' national school soon closed.
In 1866, Arthur Ashfield donated £5455 to the boys' school, which was renamed Ashfield School in 1919.
When the Bushey school board
School board (England & Wales)
School boards were public bodies in England and Wales between 1870 and 1902, which established and administered elementary schools.School boards were created in boroughs and parishes under the Elementary Education Act 1870 following campaigning by George Dixon, Joseph Chamberlain and the National...
was established in 1879, it took over the running of the three schools, moving the girls' and infants schools from the Congregational Church
Congregational church
Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
lecture hall to new premises on Merry Hill Lane in 1885.
The girls' school was renamed Bushey Girls' Board School in 1889, and Merry Hill Board School in 1900, amalgamating with the infants department in 1923.
In 1972 the last junior girls left the school, now known as Merry Hill Infants School and linked with Ashfield School.
The board also established an infants school on The Rutts in 1879, absorbing a girls' and infants school founded in 1850.
The school was extended and modernised in 1967, becoming Bushey Heath Primary School.
The Bushey board also built schools for infants, boys and girls on London Road, on the site now occupied by Bushey Health Centre.
The infants school was abolished in 1929, when the girls' school became a senior school.
London Road Boys' Elementary School moved to Grange Road in 1957, becoming Bushey Manor Junior School in the 1960s.
It is linked with Bushey and Oxhey Infant School, which is just inside the boundary of Watford
Primary schools in Watford
This article provides brief details of primary schools in the borough of Watford in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.Some Watford children attend schools in the neighbouring boroughs of Three Rivers and Hertsmere....
.
Radlett and Shenley
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| Clore Shalom | J | Primary | VA Voluntary aided school A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school... |
1999 | 30 | 5213 | W | 51.7041°N 0.2896°W | |
| Fair Field | – | Junior | FD Foundation school In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools.... |
60 | 5212 | W | 51.6798°N 0.3351°W | ||
| Hertsmere | J | Primary | VA Voluntary aided school A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school... |
1999 | 60 | 3304 | W | 51.6697°N 0.3059°W | |
| Newberries | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
30 | 2378 | W | 51.6820°N 0.3077°W | ||
| Shenley | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1841 | 45 | 2108 | W | 51.6901°N 0.2800°W | |
| St John's | CE Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Infant | VC Voluntary controlled school A voluntary controlled school is a state-funded school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in which a foundation or trust has some formal influence in the running of the school... |
60 | 3003 | W | 51.6827°N 0.3255°W |
St Martin's School was established in Shenley in 1841, next to the church, which was built at the same time.
It was a national school
National school (England and Wales)
A national school was a school founded in 19th century England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education.These schools provided elementary education, in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England, to the children of the poor.Together with the less numerous...
, and catered for boys only.
In 1853 the National School for Girls (now the village hall) was built.
The Shenley School Board
School board (England & Wales)
School boards were public bodies in England and Wales between 1870 and 1902, which established and administered elementary schools.School boards were created in boroughs and parishes under the Elementary Education Act 1870 following campaigning by George Dixon, Joseph Chamberlain and the National...
was established in 1878, and built a Board School for Girls and Infants, replacing the girls' national school.
The board school building on London Road forms part of Shenley Primary School today.
The first elementary school serving Radlett, Elstree and Borehamwood was Medburn Boys Elementary School established in 1864 on Watling Street to the south of Radlett.
The school was built by the Brewers' Company to replace the demolished lower school of Aldenham School
Aldenham School
Aldenham School is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged thirteen to eighteen, located between Elstree and the village of Aldenham in Hertfordshire, England...
.
In the 1870s, the Charity Commission redistributed the proceeds of the sale of land owned by the Platt foundation of Aldenham School, directing £8000 to local elementary schools.
The Medburn school received part of this, and Radlett Girls and Infant Elementary School was built at the bottom of Loom Lane in 1878.
A separate infants school was established in Cobden Hill in 1902.
All three schools were run by the Church of England
Church of England
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until 1944.
They closed in the 1950s, after the construction of Newberries Primary School and the linked pair of St Johns Church of England Infant and Nursery School and Fair Field Junior School.
The buildings of the former boys' school are now Medburn Kennels, while the former girls' school buildings are now a private house and the Youth and Community Centre.
The Platt funds were also used to establish Delrow Boys Elementary School in Summerhouse Lane, Round Bush (serving Aldenham) in 1865, lasting until the 1930s.
Clore Shalom School and Hertsmere Jewish Primary School are the only Jewish faith primary schools in Hertfordshire, and are feeders for Yavneh College
Yavneh College, Borehamwood
Yavneh College is a Jewish Voluntary Aided Comprehensive School in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.The school opened in 2006 on the site of the former Hillside School with Dr...
in Borehamwood
Borehamwood
-Film industry:Since the 1920s, the town has been home to several film studios and many shots of its streets are included in final cuts of 20th century British films. This earned it the nickname of the "British Hollywood"...
. Planning permission for a school where Clore Shalom School now lies was only given on the proviso that it was an all inclusive school with no religious entry requirements. Controversy also occurred when it was revealed to the schools P.T.A.
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that the schools building was previously used as a piggery
Intensive pig farming
Intensive piggeries are a type of factory farm ' specialized in the raising of domestic pigs up to slaughter weight...
.
Borehamwood and Elstree
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| Cowley Hill | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
60 | 2030 | W | 51.6647°N 0.2736°W | ||
| Kenilworth | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
30 | 2155 | W | 51.6550°N 0.2565°W | ||
| Meryfield | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1954 | 60 | 2156 | W | 51.6651°N 0.2870°W | |
| Monksmead | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1958 | 30 | 2224 | W | 51.6544°N 0.2663°W | |
| Parkside | – | Primary | FD Foundation school In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools.... |
30 | 5202 | W | 51.6700°N 0.2810°W | ||
| Saffron Green | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1954 | 30 | 2181 | W | 51.6506°N 0.2527°W | |
| St Nicholas | CE Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Primary | VA Voluntary aided school A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school... |
30 | 3333 | W | 51.6447°N 0.2964°W | ||
| St Teresa's | RC Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
Primary | VA Voluntary aided school A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school... |
30 | 3384 | W | 51.6602°N 0.2711°W | ||
| Summerswood | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
30 | 2154 | W | 51.6503°N 0.2678°W | ||
| Woodlands | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1956 | 30 | 2153 | W | 51.6657°N 0.2739°W |
Potters Bar
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| Cranborne | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1933 | 60 | 2980 | W | 51.6998°N 0.1992°W | |
| Ladbrooke | – | JMI | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1861 | 30 | 2982 | W | 51.6962°N 0.1796°W | |
| Oakmere | – | Primary | CY Community school The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a... |
1958 | 60 | 2985 | W | 51.6945°N 0.1644°W | |
| Pope Paul | RC Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... |
Primary | VA Voluntary aided school A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school... |
30 | 3975 | W | 51.6901°N 0.1988°W | ||
| St Giles' | CE Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Primary | VA Voluntary aided school A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school... |
1870 | 15 | 5204 | W | 51.6949°N 0.2318°W | |
| The Wroxham | – | Primary | FD Foundation school In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools.... |
30 | 5206 | W | 51.6994°N 0.2140°W |
The first National School
National school (England and Wales)
A national school was a school founded in 19th century England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education.These schools provided elementary education, in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England, to the children of the poor.Together with the less numerous...
to serve Potters Bar
Potters Bar
Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located north of Central London. In 2001 it had a population of 21,618....
was erected on Barnet Road between St. Vincent's Way and Hill Rise, in October 1839.
It was replaced in 1872 by St John's School, which lasted until 1954.
A new infants' school was built on the High Street in August 1861 by Rev. H.G. Watkins on his own land, and took over the infants from the national school.
The building still stands, and is Grade II listed.
It housed an expanded senior school from 1833 to 1938, after which it became an infant and junior school, renamed Ladbrooke School after the farm to the West of the High Street that had just been replaced by a housing estate.
In April 1998 the school moved to new buildings on the site of the former Parkfield School (1938–1960).
The new access road to the school was named Watkins Rise in memory of the school's founder.
A former school in the area was Sunnybank Primary School (1960–2007) 51.6890°N 0.1889°W.
See also
Secondary schools in Hertsmere :- Bushey Hall SchoolBushey Hall SchoolThe Bushey Academy is an academy in Bushey, Hertfordshire, UK, which opened in September 2009 to replace Bushey Hall School. The principal is Andy Hemmings, who joined Bushey Hall School in January 2009. The academy is co-sponsored by businessman David Meller and Sir John Lawes School in Harpenden...
- Bushey Meads SchoolBushey Meads SchoolBushey Meads School is a foundation secondary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire, UK. The current head teacher is Mr Keith Douglas, B.A. Hons, M.A., who started as a new member of staff in the school in December 2005....
- Dame Alice Owen's SchoolDame Alice Owen's SchoolDame Alice Owen's School is a mixed voluntary aided secondary school in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England, founded in the London Borough of Islington.-Admissions:...
- Hertswood SchoolHertswood SchoolHertswood School is a secondary school situated in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.It was established in 2000 by an amalgamation of five former local schools. It enrolls boys and girls from the age of 11 to 16 . It also offers a sixth form for students aged 16-18 who wish to continue their studies into...
- Mount Grace SchoolMount Grace SchoolMount Grace School is a Mixed comprehensive based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.-History:Mount Grace was originally a Manor House built by Roger Fenton and named after his wife Grace. In 1949 the Manor House was used as a children's home and in 1954 the school itself was built.-Local...
- Queens' SchoolQueens' SchoolQueens' School, near Watford, Hertfordshire, is a state funded secondary school.It is currently designated a Specialist Sports and Science College.-History:The story of Queens' begins with two schools in Watford in the early 20th century....
- Yavneh CollegeYavneh College, BorehamwoodYavneh College is a Jewish Voluntary Aided Comprehensive School in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.The school opened in 2006 on the site of the former Hillside School with Dr...
External links
- Schooling in Potters Bar, Potters Bar History Online.