The Village Schools

The King's Sutton Village School




This page is to be expanded over the coming year to include all of the activities planned for the schools' centenary year. There will also be a variety of pieces about the history of the school.
The current school....shown opposite opened in 1909

EXTRACTS FROM SCHOOL LOG BOOK - KINGS SUTTON
1870-1990

Girls School

1870
Jan. 31   School closed on account of fever in parish, Scarlet and Typhus Fever.
Mar. 25   81 girls in school.
Apr. 4     Girl from Lace School - pays half price (half timer).
July 25    Many children absent - Chapel tea drinking.

1871
Feb. 23   Girls not attending - pay double fees.
Mar. 17    New school room.
Jun. 15    Haymaking - attendance down.
Oct. 6     Lace school "a great drawback'.

1872
Jan. 7      Short attendance:

1873
Mar. 2 Teachers for girls, 94 girls.

1875
Oct. 8 Penny Bank started.

1876
Apr. 24    102 girls, 2 teachers.
Oct.9-30   Scarlet Fever - 4 dead.
Dec.         School closed – Fever

1877
Oct. Several children returned after some months

1881
May 26 Sir and Lady Brown prizes to day and sunday school
May/June Mistress absent, school run by pupil teachers and
monitors.
July 18 Sutton Feast.

1884
Mar Average attendance 64 girls, 42 infants

1885
Jan School closed - Measles and Bronchitis, school
re-opened - 2 children dead.

1886
Apr Grant for pupil teacher up from £2.00 to £3.00.
May Day School at Astrop Park - Number 167.

1887
Jan 20-24 Jubilee Week
Sept School re-opened, many of older girls have left for service.

1888
Jan 26 Lady Brown tea - for Mr. Melvilles coming of age -eldest son.
May 28 Girl re-admitted after St. Vitus dance.

1889
Mar Head mistress - Elizabeth M. Good.
Ass. mistress - Nellie E. Good.
Ass. mistress - Edith Good.
Apr 19      Exception schedule - 1 girl for poor sight and one for being "exceptionally dull".
Aug 5      Mr. Cartwrights daughter in London married, tea for local schools.
Nov 22     Death from measles.

1890
Jan          Death of Nellie E. Good, Ass. Mistress and daughter of headmistress.
               Bad school report.

Boys School

^{_{1868
Apr 9       Attendance short, temporary employment gardening or bird minding.
July         Boys leave or absent for haymaking.
1869
Jul 15     'Feast Lay' "Temperance Fete".
Aug 5      Tea for village schools. Mr Cartwrights daughter married in London
1891
Feb.        Complaint against Ass. Master - re corporal punishment.
Jun. 1     £2.10.0d spent on purchase of necessary drawing materials.
Aug. 21   Mr. Howes duties ceased.
Sep. 28   New Ass. Master - Mr. Colburn - Cheltenham trained.
Oct. 16   20 fresh names on books of 'Penny Bank'.
Oct 19    Heavy floods blocked roads into village, 40 children prevented from attending.
1892
Sep.       Boys away due to potato picking and wheat thrashing.
Oct. 10   Attendance still low - Banbury Fair and a sale in the parish.
1893
Feb.       Managers meeting to sign Govt. returns - present were:
             The Vicar, Sir W.R. Brown, Bart., M.A. 'Willes esqr.,
              C. Marsby Zee- Auditor
_{Mar.      Boys away for alottment planting and bird minding.
Dec. 4    Lady Brown gave 12 copies of "Wedding Bells" to boys.
Feb. 20   Mumps epidemic - school closed.

Annual "Church Workers and Choir" outing, 2 boys drowned.
Aug.      Vicar came on last day before harvest holiday to stress importance of a prompt return after holidays.
Sep.      First day back, Vicar came - fair attendance!!

1895
Mar.       Page 117/8. Adverse annual report, schooling and accommodation.
Jul. 22   Spoke to boys about Horton Infirmary and held collection for same.
Aug.      Mr. Colborn - Ass. Master ended his duties.
Sep.    Mr. Pamphlett commenced duties as Ass. Master.
Sep 20   Removal of infants. Very hot.
Dec. 6 Order for necessary repairs (building and premises) given by the vicar.

1896
Feb.      Cloak rooms in course of erection.
Jul.       Two boys and their employers warned. Two 'warned' boys returned to school.
Jul. 31 Amount in collection box for Horton infirmary 13.11d.
Sep. 7 New cloak rooms inspected.
Oct.      Lady Brown and Miss Alice Brown visit school.
Oct. 30 3 boys names given in labour certificate - pass examination
Nov.       Funeral of Mrs. Willes - Lady of the Manor and School Manager for many years.

1897
May       Diamond Jubilee Fete given to all inhabitants of Astrop and Kings Sutton.
Mar.      Govt. Grant. Principle Grant 14.00.
                               Discipline and Organisation 1.6
                               Singing by note 1.0
                               Geography 1.0
                               English and History 2.0
                               Total £19.6s
58 average attendance boys.

1898
Mar. 23  Supplementary grant of £9.00 for effecting repairs and providing apparatus.
           Staff of Boys School should at once be strengthened.
Sep.      New headmaster Henry Edmunds Close

              The School worked as a mixed school from 1902.
              Moved into new purpose-built school in 1909.}}}