| Description | Matlock School Board: meeting minutes, 1895-1903, financial records, 1895-1903, register of mortgages, 1896-1900; Matlock Council School: managers' meeting minutes, 1903-1954, managers' cash book, 1899-1903. |
| Administrative History | Board schools were established after the Education Act of 1870. Boards were empowered to build new schools in areas of poor educational provision or else to absorb existing schools. In 1902, Board Schools became County Schools. |
| Custodial History | These records of Matlock School Board, later Matlock Council School (1903 onwards), were deposited in Derbyshire Record Office in September 1969. |