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School Board - Reports

The setting up of the Board

School Board 1877 Election
School Board - July-Dec 1878
School Board 1877 Minutes
Prizes 1878
School Board - Dec 1877-June 1878
New Board School opens 1879

The first Board School opened in 1879, created from the General School, which had been started in
1872 by the Non-Conformists as an alternative to the Church School that had been opened in 1870.

Some of the Reports

School Board 1879
School Board 1882/3
School Board 1894
School Board 1899
 
Board School costs 1884
 School Board 1898 Election
School Board 1902
 School Board 1880
School Board 1887
School Board 1898
Salaries 1902
     
Report 1906
School Board 1881
School Board 1889/90

Reorganisation1938

Wellingborough News, 17th May 1884, transcribed by Kay Collins

School BoardThe usual monthly meeting of the Board was held on Monday evening, and there were presentMessrs. S. Knight (in the chair), G. Denton, N. Crick, G. H. Skinner, and J. Claridge. The Clerk reported that there was due on the loan account for repayment and interest, £78 14s. 9d. It was stated that the precept would be paid on Wednesday, and a cheque for that amount was signed. Upon the application of Mr. J. Claridge, the use of the Mixed School was allowed for the use of the Rushden contingent of the Crystal Palace Choir.


see also Court Reports for prosecutions for non-attendance at school

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