Guide to School Records Wokingham

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1 Guide to School Records Wokingham Berkshire Record Office 9 Coley Avenue Reading RG1 6AF Tel Fax arch@reading.gov.uk Large Print Available on Request

2 Introduction Berkshire Record Office was established in 1948 to locate and preserve records relating to the county of Berkshire and its people, and to make them available for research to anyone who is interested in the county s past. This is a guide to sources at Berkshire Record Office for schools in the Wokingham area. If you would like to visit the office to carry out your research, please make an appointment (contact details on the front cover). Please see our free Essential Information for Visitors leaflet. Using this Guide The guide is arranged in alphabetical order of civil parish, and then according to the following abbreviations, which refer to the different kinds of record available: AR D LB M P PB O Admission register Architectural drawing Log book Managers minutes Photograph Punishment book Other The references after each entry should be quoted if you would like to see that item. For more information and details on closure of items, please look up the reference in the appropriate catalogue. Please note that BRO does not hold individual pupil records or exam results. Note on Closure Access to documents containing personal information is usually restricted to 50 years after the last entry in a document. If you wish to see a restricted item please ask a member of staff. Cover illustration: Football team at Palmer CE Junior School, Wokingham, 1937 (97/SCH/5/4/2)

3 Arborfield Arborfield, Newland and Barkham CE Junior (Previously Arborfield, Newland and Barkham CE Primary, Arborfield CE, Arborfield and Barkham National) The Coombes County Infant School (Previously Arborfield County Infant School) Earley Aldryngton County Primary (Previously Maiden Erlegh Primary, Maiden Erleigh Junior) Earley Grammar (Never built) Hawkedon County Primary Maiden Erleigh Secondary (Previously Maiden Erleigh Secondary Modern) Maiden Erlegh School for Boys (Previously Courtenay Lodge, Sutton Courtenay) Radstock County Primary St Peter s CE Primary (Previously Earley CE, Earley National) D C/AR/P4/6; C/CL/L2/287,749; E4/3 LB /SCH/1/1-3 O D/EX17/6/T5; C/CL/E4/3; E4/135/1/3 M C/EM132; 88/ED/30 O 1968 C/CL/E4/135/1/2 D C/AR/P4/48 M C/EM138; 89/ED/40-42 O C/CL/E4/29/1-7; E4/135/11/1 D C/AR/P3/56 O C/CL/E4/32; E116/1 D C/AR/P3/15-17; C/CL/L2/ M C/EM150, 197; 86/ED/90 O C/CL/E1/5/11; E4/29/1-7 O P 1930s-1950s D/EX1914/11-12; D/EX2479/1/4-5; D/EX2541/2 D/EX1914/2-10; D/EX1723/1 M /ED/30 O C/CL/E4/31/1-3 D 1949 C/AR/P4/45 LB SCH36/8/1-7 O C/CL/E4/30

4 Earley (cont.) Whiteknights County Primary (Previously Elm Road Infant, Earley County Infant) Finchampstead Finchampstead CE Primary (Previously Finchampstead Free, Finchampstead Elementary) Gorse Ride County Junior Gorse Ride County Primary Nine Mile Ride County Primary (Previously Nine Mile Ride Council) Finchampstead Village School D C/AR/P4/46; C/CL/L2/549,704 M C/EM139 AR /SCH/46/1 D C/AR/P4/55 LB C/EL44/1; D/P56/28/10; C/EL44/2 M , C/EM31/1; D/P56/28/5-6; C/EM31/2 P c /SCH/46/4-8; D/EX665/2/1-2 PB /SCH/46/2 O C/EZ3-4; 88/SCH/46/2A, 3A, 9-12; C/CL/E4/135/4/3 M /SCH/47/6 O /SCH/47/1-5 M C/EM140 D early 20C C/AR/P4/54; C/CL2/292, 345, 680 M /ED/29; C/EM141; 83/ED/40 O C/CL/E4/135/4/4-5 O 1911 D/EX208/B4/4

5 Grazeley Grazeley CE Primary (Previously Grazeley Parochial, Grazeley School, Grazeley National) Hurst St Nicholas CE Primary (Previously Hurst CE, Hurst National, Hurst and Ruscombe National) Remenham Remenham CE (Previously Remenham National) Shinfield D C/AR/P4/59 P n.d. C/EC1/46 O C/CL/E4/37; D/P110/25/31 AR /SCH/39/1-7 D D/EX268/30; D/P73/28/44-45; C/AR/P4/69-70; C/CL2/600 LB D/P73/28/21-28 M D/P73/28/29-30; 88/SCH/39/10 P /SCH/39/12-14 PB /SCH/39/8 O D/P73/28/20, 31-43; D/P142/28/7; C/EZ49/1-3; 88/SCH/39/9, 11, 11A D D/P99/28/6/1; C/AR/P4/98 LB D/P99/28/1 M D/P99/28/3 O D/P99/28/2, 4-6; C/CL/E4/135/7/3 Hyde End Council O C/CL/G1/25/18; 26/3

6 Shinfield cont. Ryeish Green County Secondary (Previously Three Mile Cross Modern Secondary, Three Mile Cross Council, Three Mile Cross County Primary) Shinfield CE Junior (Previously Shinfield CE Primary,Shinfield Free, Piggotts Charity) Shinfield County Infant (Previously part of Shinfield Primary) Spencers Wood CE (Previously Spencers Wood Infant) Spencers Wood Domestic Science Centre AR SCH23/11/1-6 D C/CL/L2/29; C/AR/P3/41; C/CL2/656; SCH23/6/3 M , C/EM17/1-3; 153; 88/ED/28; SCH23/1/1-18 O SCH23; C/CL/E4/73 P n.d. C/EC1/45 PB SCH23/12/1-2 AR /SCH/48/5-8 D C/AR/P4/101; C/CL/L2/555, 752 LB /SCH/48/1-4 M D/P110/25/1-2; 25/15/1-2 P s 88/SCH/48/17-43 PB /SCH/48/9 O D/P110/25/1-4, 6-11,16-26; D/QX4/1; 88/SCH/48/10-16; R/D150/4/9 D C/AR/P4/102 M /ED/21; 89/ED/57/1-2 LB C/EL20 O C/CL/E4/74/1-3 LB SCH26/8/1

7 Sonning Sonning CE Primary (Previously Sonning National) Swallowfield Farley Hill County Primary (Previously Farley Hill Council) AR /SCH/1/7-10 D C/AR/P4/104; C/CL/E4/75/2; 2000/SCH/1/7 LB /SCH/1/1-6; C/EL19 M , D/P113/28/19; 89/SCH/1/14-15; 2000/SCH/1/1-6 P n.d. C/EC1/48-49 PB /SCH/1/11 O C/CL/E4/75/1; 89/SCH/1/2A,12-13,14A,16-19 AR /SCH/45/3; 92/SCH/1/1 D C/AR/P4/114; C/CL/L2/125,590 LB /SCH/45/1-2; 98/SCH/2/1-2 M C/EM110,156; 86/ED/110 PB /SCH/45/4 O C/CL/E4/135/7/16; C/CL/E4/80; C/CL/G1/25/48; 88/SCH/45/1A,2A, 5; 98/SCH/2/3 Hephaistos Special M C/EM245 O C/CL/E3/3/5-6

8 Swallowfield cont. Lambs Lane County Primary (Previously Lambs Lane Council, Swallowfield Council) Riseley Common CE (Previously Swallowfield CE, Riseley Common National) AR SCH19/11/1 D C/CL/L2/8; C/AR/P4/115 M , C/EM18/1-3; 157 O C/CL/ G1/25/9; 26/1; C/CL/E4/81 P n.d. C/EC1/47 D 1854 D/EX268/47 LB C/EL99/1-4 M C/EM69 O D/P129/28/5-7; C/CL/E4/135/7/17; D/EY/B20 Riseley School O 1896 D/EY/B20 Sir Charles Russell s CE AR SCH17/11/1-2 Swallowfield Park School (Previously Park School) O , D/EY/B20; C/CL/E4/82 P D/EX681/2-3 D D/EY/B20 O D/EY/B20

9 Twyford Polehampton CE Infants (Previously Polehampton Girls and Infants) Polehampton County Junior (Previously Twford County County Junior, Polehampton Boys, Polehampton Charity) The Colleton Primary (Previously Twyford County Primary) M D/QX42/1/1-2; 6/1-6 O D/QX42/6/7, 10; 88/SCH/56/1 D C/AR/P4/ M D/QX42/1/1-2; 6/1-6; C/EM159, 257; 88/ED/113 O D/QX42/6/7-9; C/CL/E4/89 P n.d. C/EC1/54 M C/EM 158, 257; 83/ED/7; 86/ED/23, 69; 88/ED/22 P /SCH/54/2-56 O /SCH/54/1

10 Wargrave Crazies Hill CE Controlled Primary (Previously Crazies Hill National) D c.1850 D/EX268/52 M D/P145/25/8 O , D/P145/25/5, 7; D/P145/28/3, Hare Hatch O D/P145/25/5 Reading and Wokingham District [workhouse school] The Piggott CE Infant (Previously Piggott National Infant) The Piggott CE Junior (Previously Piggott s National, Piggotts Charity and Wargrave National) The Piggott CE Controlled (Previously Piggott C E Secondary Modern, Piggott CE Senior) M G/R1/11-45 in minutes of Reading Board of Guardians O CPC145/19/4; D/EX1461/1 LB /SCH/36/1 O D/P145/28/37-40 PB /SCH/36/2 AR /SCH/3/4-6 D /SCH/3/8; C/AR/P4/133 LB /SCH/37/1-7; 97/SCH/3/1-3; 2001/SCH/2/1-2 M , D/P145/25/11, 13 PB /SCH/37/8 O D/P145/25/5, 7; D/P145/28/2, 4, 6, 37-40, 42; 88/SCH/37/2A, 4A, 5A; 97/SCH/3/7 D C/AR/P3/48; C/CL2/586, 687 M D/P145/28/28 O , D/P145/25/13; D/P145/28/29-36 P 1939 D/P145/28/17

11 Winnersh Bearwood County Primary (Previously Bearwood Council, Bearwood St Catherine s CE, St Catherine s National) The Forest (Previously The Forest Boys Grammar, Woodley Hill County Boys Grammar [on site in Earley]) Royal Merchant Navy School (Previously Merchant Seaman s Orphan Asylum, Royal Merchant Seaman s Orphanage) Winnersh County Primary Winnersh Grammar School for Boys Wokingham Emmbrook County Infants (Previously Emmbrook County) D C/AR/P4/152; C/CL/L2/140 LB /SCH/39/1-6 M , C/EM33; 165/1-2; 88/ED/29 O C/CL/E4/116/1-3; 89/SCH/4A, 5A M C/EM116/1-2; 166; 247; 89/ED/14 AR D/EX2363/C1/1-3 LB D/EX2363/B2/1-10 M D/EX2363/A1/1-6 P n.d. [c ] D/EX2363/C6/4/1-4, D4/1/1-2, F2/1,5, F3/1-2, F8, G1/1-17, G8/8 O D/EX2363/A2-3, B1,3-4, C1/4-7, C2-8, E1-9, F1-12, G2-9 D C/CL/E4/118 M C/EM167 D C/CL/L2/520,565,630,632 ; C/CL/E4/117/2 O C/CL/E4/117/1 AR /SCH/44/2 LB /SCH/44/1 M C/EM208; 89/ED/10

12 Wokingham cont. Emmbrook County Junior (Previously Emmbrook County Primary) D 1963 C/AR/P4/155 M C/EM170, 207; 88/ED/130 Holme Grange P 1975 D/EX573/440 Keep Hatch County Primary (Previously Keep Hatch County Infant) Luckley House (Previously Luckley School) Ludgrove School (Previously Wixenford School) Maiden School of Charity Manual Instruction and Cookery Centre D C/CL/E4/122/2 M C/EM172 O C/CL/E4/122/1,3 O P P , 1978 D/ESE/T14/1 D/EX573/118 O D/EX67 D O D/EX573/567; 1883/1 C/CL/L2/53 C/CL/G1/25/29 Presentation Convent P D/EX1293/1; 2423/1 St Crispin s School (Previously Wokingham Secondary Modern) St Paul s CE Junior (Previously St Paul s Primary, St Paul s National) D C/AR/P3/53-54; C/CL/L2/667; C/CL/E4/121/3 M C/EM258/1-2;168; 258/3 O C/CL/E4/121/1-2, 4 P n.d. [c.1970] D/EX573/112 D C/CL/E4/119/2 M D/P154B/28/2-3 O 1860s-1984 CPC154/18/1; D/P154B/4-11; C/CL/E4/119/1; D/EX208/B4/3

13 Wokingham cont. The Emmbrook School (Previously Emmbrook County Secondary) The Hawthorns County Primary (Previously Woosehill County Primary) M C/EM169 D M O 1990s SCH42/6/1 88/ED/148; SCH42/1/1-6; 9/1 SCH42/5/1; 7/1-2; 13/1; 14/1; 17/1; 18/1-2 The Holt (Previously The Holt County Girls, Holt County Girls Grammar, Wokingham County Girls Grammar, Wokingham County Girls) The Palmer CE Infants (Previously Wokingham National) D C/CL/L2/164, 194, 378, 599, 722, 746, ; C/AR/P3/52; C/CL/E4/120/4 M , C/EM28/1-3; 171/1-2; 248; 88/ED/36 O C/CL/E4/120/1-3, 5-6 P n.d. [c.1958] D/EX573/97 M D/EXZ110/6/1

14 Wokingham cont. The Palmer CE Junior (Previously Palmer County Junior, Palmer CE, The Palmer CE, Martha Palmer Charity) The White House (Previously Grosvenor House) AR /SCH/49/4-14 D D/P154/25/3; C/CL/L2/325 LB /SCH/49/1-3 M D/P154/25/4; C/EM185; 82/ED/37; 88/ED/66; 89/ED/99; 92/SCH/5/1 P 1930s /SCH/5/2-6; D/EX573/435, , 622 PB /SCH/49/15 O /SCH/5/1,7-8; D/P154/25/5-6; C/CL/E4/122/1; 88/ED/94; 88/SCH/49/3A, O P s D/EX2314 D/EX573/607; 2314/4/1-2

15 Wokingham cont. Walter Infant and Nursery (Previously Walter County Infant, St Paul s CE Infant, St Paul s National Infant) Wescott Road County Infants (Previously Wescott Road County Primary, Wescott Road Council, Wokingham Elementary or Council) D 1953, n.d. C/AR/P4/156 M C/EM173; 88/ED/49, 129 O P C/CL/E4/119/1 D/EX573/625 D C/CL/L2/5; C/AR/P4/154 C/CL/L2/655 LB C/EL87; 90/SCH/7/1-4 M C/EM27/1-2; ; 85/ED/15; 89/ED/95 P 20C C/EC1/63; D/EX573/419, 610 PB /SCH/7/5-6 O , 1970 C/EZ34; C/CL/E4/135/10/4 Westende County Junior M C/EM175; 85/ED/22; 89/ED/95 West Mead Special M C/EM117; 88/ED/152 Whitelocke County Infants (Previously Wokingham County Infant) Wokingham British (Previously Wokingham Baptist) Wokingham Institute of Further Education M C/EM186; 88/ED/23; 89/ED/93 D 1886 WO/Z3/9 D C/AR/P2/15 Wokingham PT Centre O C/TR5/12/1 Woosehill County Primary M /ED/148

16 Wokingham Without Hatch Ride County Primary (Previously Bigshotte County Primary) Oaklands County Junior (Previously Oaklands County Primary) St Sebastian s CE Primary (Previously St Sebastian s National) The Forest CE Primary (Previously Forest CE, Forest Road CE) Woodley Addington Special (Previously Addington ESN) Beechwood County Primary (Previously Beechwood County Infant and Junior) Bulmershe College of Higher Education (Previously Bulmershe Teacher Training College) D C/CL/E4/125 M C/EM176, 209 M C/EM177 D D/P154C/28/6-7; C/CL2/317 O C/CL/E4/123 AR C/ER7 LB C/EL61 PB C/EZ11 O D/P154/28/19-20; C/CL/E4/124 M , C/EM178; 88/ED/142; 89/ED/79 D C/CL/E4/132/2-3 M C/EM182; 86/ED/ ; 88/ED/54-55; 89/ED/58 O C/CL/E4/132/1 D 1959 C/CL/E4/128/2 M C/EM119; 83/ED/10; 85/ED/43 O C/CL/E3/2/1-4

17 Woodley cont. Highwood Primary (Previously William Gray County Infant and Junior, Bulmershe County) Rivermead County Primary (Previously Rivermead County Infant and Junior, Woodley County Secondary) St Dominic s RC Junior (Previously St Dominic s RC Primary) South Lake County Primary (Previously South Lake County Infant and Junior) The Loddon County Infant and Junior (Previously The Loddon County, Loddon County Primary, Woodley Junior, Earley Junior, Loddon County Infants and Primary) AR /SCH/40/3 D C/CL/E4/130; C/AR/P4/157 LB /SCH/40/1-2;41/1-3 M C/EM183; 83/ED/38-39; PB /SCH/40/4-5 O /SCH/40/2A D C/CL/E4/127/2 M /ED/33-35, 45 O C/CL/E4/127/1 O 1972 C/CL/E4/135/11/12 D C/AR/P4/159 M /ED/44-46; 86/ED/70; 88/ED/87 O 1964 C/CL/E4/135/11/5-6 AR /SCH/4/1-2 D C/AR/P4/47 M C/EM179/1-2; 89/ED/11-12; 89/SCH/4/3

18 Woodley cont. The Bulmershe (Previously The Bulmershe Comprehensive, Bulmershe Grammar, Woodley County Grammar, Earley County Grammar) Waingels Copse Secondary (Previously Woodley County Secondary Modern, Woodley Council, Woodley County) Willow Bank Primary (Previously Willow Bank Infant and Junior, Willow Bank County Primary, Duffield Road County Primary) Woodley CE Primary (Previously Woodley and Sandford National) Woodley Hill House (Previously Woodley Hill Further Education College, Woodley Hill Grammar, East Berkshire Boys Grammar) D C/CL/E2/4/13; E4/128/2; E4/129; C/AR/P3/55 M C/EM149, 210; 88/ED/32; 86/ED/84 O C/CL/E2/4/12; C/CL/E4/128/1; C/CL/E4/135/11/10 D C/CL/L2/256,286 M C/EM118/1-2; 181, 211; 88/ED/74 O C/CL/E4/129; E4/131/1-2; E4/135/11/11 D 1970 C/AR/P4/160 LB /SCH/38/1-2; 89/SCH/3/1 M /ED/33; 88/ED/146, 153 O C/CL/E4/133/1-3 P /SCH/38/3-11 AR /SCH/3/1-7 D C/AR/P4/158; C/CL/L2/664 M D/P196/28/9-11 O D/P196/28/2, D C/CL/E4/28/2; C/AR/P2/2 O C/CL/E4/28/1

19 Woodley cont. Woodley Nursery (Previously Woodley Wartime Nursery) D 1948 C/AR/P5/8-9 M C/EM/180/1-2 O C/CL/E3/4/9

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24 Further information Church of England schools The Church of England Record Centre, Lambeth Palace Library, London SE1 7JU Tel: Nonconformist schools Annual reports of the British and Foreign School Society (Access to records is by appointment only): The British and Foreign School Society Archive, c/o Brunel University Archives, The Old School House, 1 Hillingdon Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB10 OAA bfss.archive@brunel.ac.uk Diocesan records To 1836: Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre (visitation returns) From 1836: Oxfordshire History Centre (Oxford Diocesan Education Board records). Central government records Including files on public elementary, endowed, and other schools: The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU Tel: Current local authority schools in Wokingham Borough are administered by: Wokingham Borough Council, Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN Tel: Please contact them if you cannot find the school you need in this guide.