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27 October, 2011 National

Tetbury Families

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	1838 map showing the location of the National School founded in 1837. Below is a later map showing slightly extended buildings. Maps reproduced with permission of Gloucestershire Archives.

1836	new National School built by subscription [St Mary's C of E School] costing £474 3s 2d
1837	National School opened
1847	Infants School supported by subscriptions and pence was held in association with National School; attendance totals 279
1849	Schoolroom for infants added
1851	Girls and Infants school established.
1862	Teachers houses built
1885	school attendance averages 400
1894	school attendance averages 500
1912	school attendance averages 380
1936	school attendance averages 321
1952	Mixed junior school formed
1968	Junior school moved to St Marys Road, Tetbury
1992	Infant and Junior Schools merged to form St Marys Primary School


	A photo of The Knapp showing the school houses built in 1862 with school mistress Mrs Dance in the gateway. The school can be seen at the bend in the road.


	The Teachers

1870	John Masters - schoolmaster Jane Robinson - schoolmistress Madeline Fisher - infants teacher
1876	John Masters - schoolmaster Jane Robinson - schoolmistress Mrs Masters - infants teacher
1885	Edwin John Dance - schoolmaster Emma V Dance - schoolmistress Alice Ruth Ratcliffe - infants teacher
1897	Edwin John Dance - schoolmaster Mary Annie Heath - schoolmistress Emma V Dance - infants teacher

SOURCES:

Hodgson, Eric; History of Tetbury pub 1976 Alan Sutton ISBN 0904387100

Lee, Alfred T; History of the town and parish of Tetbury; 1857

VCH Gloucestershire Vol 11 available online

GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVES

D566 R5/3 CHARITY SCHOOL List of Charity School 9/1837

S328/2 TETBURY ST. MARY'S C. of E. PRIMARY SCHOOL St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Tetbury, Gloucestershire

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