Education in Bulkington
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A day school started in Bulkington in 1827. There were eleven pupils and their education was paid for by their parents. In 1859 twenty children were being taught by an elderly woman in her cottage. Warburton’s Census of Wiltshire Schools stated ‘There is a new church building in this hamlet, and when it is completed it is to be hoped that attention will be turned to the school necessities of the place’.
Nothing was done, and in 1871 the possibility of sending the children to Keevil school was investigated. 21 children attended the Church of England school there, but places for 45 would be needed under the 1870 Act. Keevil residents were unwilling to contribute to a school large enough to include the Bulkington children. A School Board was suggested, and discussion continued until 1880, when it was finally decided to keep the children in their cottage school. At some point the authorities must have realised that there was room for both sets of children in the current Keevil building. By 1894 they were all attending the Keevil school, which had accommodation for 91 children. The average attendance was 68.
Today the children have the choice of attending Keevil or Seend Primary Schools.
Nothing was done, and in 1871 the possibility of sending the children to Keevil school was investigated. 21 children attended the Church of England school there, but places for 45 would be needed under the 1870 Act. Keevil residents were unwilling to contribute to a school large enough to include the Bulkington children. A School Board was suggested, and discussion continued until 1880, when it was finally decided to keep the children in their cottage school. At some point the authorities must have realised that there was room for both sets of children in the current Keevil building. By 1894 they were all attending the Keevil school, which had accommodation for 91 children. The average attendance was 68.
Today the children have the choice of attending Keevil or Seend Primary Schools.