School Across The Ages
A school was founded by Sir Hugh Palliser in 1789 for twenty boys and twenty girls.
Katherine Molloy and the Rev. William Jones, her son-in-law, were benefactors of the school. Here is a list of some early benefactors and the money they gave to set up charities for the school.
Sir Hugh Palliser in 1789 the sum of £1,141 4s 6d
Katherine Molloy in 1817 the sum of £666 13s 4d
Rev. William Jones in 1837 the sum of £666 13s 4d
Henry Sandford in 1868 the sum of £106 4s 10d
The money was used to help pay for the education of some of the poor children of the village. Some of the money was used for clothing. Some of the money may have been used for repairing the school buildings.
The most significant dates are as follows:
| 1789 | Sir Hugh Palliser gave the money for 20 boys and 20 girls to be taught for 2 days a week. |
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| 1813 | Joseph Keen said he would teach the boys every day of the week in the Reading Room. |
| 1815 | A National School was founded. It cost £67. It was supported by voluntary contributions. |
| 1859 | The old school building was pulled down. A larger one was built. |
| 1860 | The new building was opened in December. It cost £300. This is called 'The Palliser Room', and is the oldest part of the current school buildings. Present day use being the hall. |
| 1873 | £90 was spent for a cottage to be turned into an Infant School. |
| 1878 | The School Board took over. |
| 1904 | Two classrooms of the main school building nearest to the School House were built. |
| 1914 | The classroom, which was the staff room until summer term 2003 was added. |
| 1924 | The two other classrooms were added forming the L shape. |
| 1927 | The land next to Silver Hill was purchased from Jane Hughes. |
| 1932 | The rest of the land was purchased from Jane Hughes. |
| 1939 | The administration block was built. |
| 1952 | The Shakman playground was laid out. |
| 1958 | The school started to use the Memorial Hall. |
| 1958/9 | The toilet blocks were built. |
| 1966 | The school became an Infant School and the Nursery was started. |
| 1968 | Two temporary classrooms were put in the Shakman playground. |
| 1980 | Classrooms were moved from the Shakman playground by a large crane to their present position in the school |
| 1995/6 | Cottage refurbished to form library, school museum and cookery room. |
| 1999 | New roof for main school. Nursery playground resurfaced. ICT Suite opened. New flood system installed after flooding of the hall and ICT room for a third time. |
| 2001 | Millennium garden was completed and opened. |
| 2003 | Temporary classrooms were removed from the school playground. Renovations to the school building. Main entrance changed from the left to the right side of the building. New classroom, staff room, toilets and medical room were built and completed in September. A lift was installed between the school and cottage. |
| 2006 | The cottage was redeveloped so that the upstairs can be used for storage and classrooms. |
| 2007 | The redecoration program for the school is started. Both Nursery and the main playground are re-marked to encourage out door play. |