Farley Hospital School
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There was a school connected to Sir Stephen Fox's hospital and in 1682 the school taught 60 pupils and was maintained by the Fox Educational Foundation. In 1830 this day school taught 33 boys and 21 girls. The schoolhouse and garden was occupied by the schoolmaster, Charles Smith and his son Cornelius, who acted as his apprentice.
There was an evening school and a Sunday School was established in 1828, which was attended by 35 boys and 25 girls in 1830.
The school census report of 1858 stated that,
'30 to 40 scholars, mixed, are taught by an untrained master in a moderate room with worn brick floor, and very indifferent desks, books, and apparatus. The instruction and discipline are tolerable. The managers contemplate extensive alterations, and all the present arrangements are understood to be temporary. Arithmetic is well taught. An endowment of £10 a year and £9. 12 shillings for clothing. School attached to Sir Stephen Fox's Hospital.'
In March 1859, 'I understand that the numbers now reach 60, under new master'
It would seem that either the alterations did not take place, or were insufficient, because in 1867 a new National School was built on the other side of the road, alongside the church.
There was an evening school and a Sunday School was established in 1828, which was attended by 35 boys and 25 girls in 1830.
The school census report of 1858 stated that,
'30 to 40 scholars, mixed, are taught by an untrained master in a moderate room with worn brick floor, and very indifferent desks, books, and apparatus. The instruction and discipline are tolerable. The managers contemplate extensive alterations, and all the present arrangements are understood to be temporary. Arithmetic is well taught. An endowment of £10 a year and £9. 12 shillings for clothing. School attached to Sir Stephen Fox's Hospital.'
In March 1859, 'I understand that the numbers now reach 60, under new master'
It would seem that either the alterations did not take place, or were insufficient, because in 1867 a new National School was built on the other side of the road, alongside the church.