St Mabyn Church of England Primary School

Coordinates: 50°31′30″N 4°45′58″W / 50.525°N 4.766°W / 50.525; -4.766

View of St Mabyn Primary School

St Mabyn C of E Primary School is a Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School with academy status located in the village of St Mabyn between Bodmin and Wadebridge, Cornwall UK. The school educates boys and girls between the ages of four and eleven. The school is federated with St Tudy C Of E Primary School, Karen Holmes is joint head. It forms part of the Saints Way Multi Academy Trust.[1]

History

The parochial school was founded by a deed of grant dated October 1, 1845. The site was given by Viscount Falmouth on July 31, 1846. The land was part of the manor of Trevisquite within the parish of St Mabyn.

  • 1846: The building work was completed at a total cost of £445. The walls of the School cottage were built with stone from Treblethick quarry.[2]
  • 1897: In March 1897 there was a meeting regarding the enlargement of the school buildings and in April 1897 a 3d in the pound rate was levied for a year to fund the building. In June 1897 a tender from Mr A. Hamley for £155-10s for the masonry was accepted by the school committee.
  • 1898: In February 1898 Miss Giles was engaged as an additional teacher at a salary of £18 and in March 1898 Mrs Edith May was appointed at a salary of £25 a year.
  • 1899: The H.M. Inspectors' report of the higher classes was so unsatisfactory that the committee felt bound to ask Miss Giles to resign
  • 1900: In January 1900 Mr and Mrs Giles were given 3 months notice to quit and Mrs A. Hamley was paid one shilling a week for cleaning the school. In February 1900 Miss Lucy Lee was appointed as an additional teacher at £30 a year. In March 1900 Mr Reid was engaged as Master at £60 a year and Mrs Reid paid £10 a year as Sewing Mistress.
  • 1901: In January 1901 Mrs Rowe agreed to light three fires 5 days a week for 6d a week. Miss Reid was engaged as a pupil teacher.
  • 1902: Agnes Menhenick was appointed as a probationer at £1 a year.[3]
↑Jump back a section

Past Headteachers

  • Thomas Hurcombe (1851)
  • Thomas Giles (1893)
  • James F. Reid (1901)
  • Cyril Hannafore (1935)
  • D. A. J. Hicks (1964 - 1979)
  • Leonard Truran (1979 - 1981)
  • J. Henchley (1981 - 1996)
  • Daphne Puttock (1996 - 2009)
↑Jump back a section

Ofsted inspections

↑Jump back a section

References

  1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-20525140
  2. ^ Kelly's Directory of Cornwall; 1893
  3. ^ County Record Office, Truro, Cornwall
↑Jump back a section
Last modified on 8 May 2013, at 21:10