St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury

This was first established in two rooms in Cross Hayes House in 1868 and the first school, pictured here, was built in the Cross Hayes in 1869. By 1876 the school was housed in the earlier Catholic church and by 1884 it was being run by the Sisters of St. Joseh of Annecy as St. Joseph's School. Between 1890 and 1920 the school averaged 60 to 70 pupils and a new school was built in Holloway in 1932-3. There were 90 pupils by 1935. In 1988 the school had 98 children from Malmesbury, Brinkworth, Hullavington, Crudwell and Sherston and this number increased to 111 in 2000.