Box Primary School
Voluntary controlled school in Box, Wiltshire, England
51°24′57″N 2°15′06″W / 51.4159°N 2.2518°W / 51.4159; -2.2518
Box Primary School, also known as Box Church of England Primary School, is a state-run primary school in Box, Wiltshire, England. The current headteacher is Ms Jo French.[1]
History
The first school in the village was set up in 1708 by the vicar, the Rev. George Millard.[2] In 1710 Lady Rachel Speke (1657–1711),[3] eldest daughter of Sir William Wyndham, left £100 for the school and other members of the Speke family also bequeathed money. This was for "teaching poor children to read and instructing them in the knowledge and practice of the Christian religion, as professed and taught in the Church of England".[4] Box Primary School thus has over 300 years of history, making it the fourth oldest existing school in Wiltshire.
Building
The school has been in its present Grade II listed Victorian building since 1875.[5] Grade II means "buildings that are of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them". It was built as an elementary Board church school in 1875 at a cost of £2,700 and it could accommodate 400 pupils.[2] An extension was built on in 2005.
References
- ^ a b "Box Church of England Primary School". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Box Church of England Primary School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Speke Family". Box People and Places. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Our School". Box Church of England Primary School. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Box Primary School and School House (1022784)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
External links
- Official website
See also
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Schools in Wiltshire (including Swindon)
- Box Primary School
- Abbeyfield School
- Abbey Park School
- Avon Valley Academy
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- The Corsham School
- Devizes School
- The Dorcan Academy
- Hardenhuish School
- Highworth Warneford School
- The John of Gaunt School
- Kingdown School, Warminster
- Kingsbury Green Academy
- Kingsdown School, Swindon
- Lavington School
- Lawn Manor Academy
- Lydiard Park Academy
- Malmesbury School
- Matravers School
- Melksham Oak Community School
- Nova Hreod Academy
- Pewsey Vale School
- The Ridgeway School
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
- St Augustine's RC College
- St John's Marlborough
- St Joseph's RC College
- St Joseph's RC School
- St Laurence School
- Sarum Academy
- Sheldon School
- Swindon Academy
- The Stonehenge School
- The Trafalgar School
- UTC Swindon
- The Wellington Academy
- Wyvern St Edmund's
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- Bentley's School
- City Grammar School, Salisbury
- College of the Valley Scholars
- Cranborne Chase School
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- Hawtreys
- Jenner's School
- Kingwell Court Preparatory School
- Marlborough Royal Free Grammar School
- The Old Ride School
- St Edmund's Girls' School
- St Mary's School, Shaftesbury
- Sevington Victorian School
- South Wiltshire UTC
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