Early Schools, Poulshot
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In 1733 Daniel Mayo left £20 to educate poor children of the parish. Much of the income from this was spent Blayney's School in the first part of the 19th century
At the end of the 18th century the Reverend Benjamin Blayney stated that he wished £12 to be paid to maintain the school at Poulshot, but it is not clear if he was responsible for the actual founding of the school. The school was probably taught at a house which is now known as Barleyfields. In 1819 it was attended by 20 children and the master was paid £18 a year. By 1833 there were 56 children at the school. Reading was taught free of charge but a small fee was made for teaching writing and arithmetic. In 1859 the Warburton census of Schools reported that, '40 to 50 scholars, mixed, are taught by an elderly master, untrained, in a room of a cottage leased by the rector for this purpose. The school is constantly looked after by the parochial clergy.'
At the end of the 18th century the Reverend Benjamin Blayney stated that he wished £12 to be paid to maintain the school at Poulshot, but it is not clear if he was responsible for the actual founding of the school. The school was probably taught at a house which is now known as Barleyfields. In 1819 it was attended by 20 children and the master was paid £18 a year. By 1833 there were 56 children at the school. Reading was taught free of charge but a small fee was made for teaching writing and arithmetic. In 1859 the Warburton census of Schools reported that, '40 to 50 scholars, mixed, are taught by an elderly master, untrained, in a room of a cottage leased by the rector for this purpose. The school is constantly looked after by the parochial clergy.'