| Administrative History | The appears to have been established as a National School, before begoming a Church of England School, until the Education Act of 1944.
In 1852, a report on the school found that the “… supply of books deficient…no time table or register… no grammar or geography taught…none of [the boys] could write down 110 or forty nine…the Master has taken little or no pains with his school…the girls are taught in the same room with the boys…they were as ignorant as the boys.” By 1869, the school appears to have made considerable progress. Mr. Roper of Newborough Vicarage noted: “Altogether my day in [the] school was a highly agreeable one”.
The school could be remained on an upward curve as the Diocese of Southwell purchased land for the school in around 1910. However, pastureland belonging to the school was requisitioned for crop growing during the First World War. A water supply was installed at the school in the 1930’s.
However, during the Second World War era, Derbyshire Education Committee informed all schools of its intention to close the smaller schools and move them to larger institutions in the area. Following the War, in 1947, the school was informed of its imminent closure. |
| Custodial History | Acquired by Derbyshire Record Office in 1974 |