St. Mary's School, Calne
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Opened as an independent day and boarding school in 1873 in a house on the Green. The vicar of Calne, John Duncan, was instrumental in setting up the school, which was for girls of the middle classes. The school received several endowments between 1880 and 1900 and by 1905 there were 24 day girls and 10 boarders. The school expanded throughout the 20th century. In 1908 they moved to a house on the north side of Curzon Street and between 1916 and 1921 additional land and buildings were purchased.
By 1923 there were 78 pupils and as the school increased in numbers new buildings were erected in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1934 the school bought the union workhouse and additional land while in 1938 they acquired the old isolation hospital. The workhouse was demolished while the hospital was converted for the junior department of St. Margaret's. There was much new building in the 1950s and 1960s, a chapel was built in 1972 and a theatre in 1990. The number of pupils was 240 in 1970 and 300, aged 11-18, in 1999.
By 1923 there were 78 pupils and as the school increased in numbers new buildings were erected in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1934 the school bought the union workhouse and additional land while in 1938 they acquired the old isolation hospital. The workhouse was demolished while the hospital was converted for the junior department of St. Margaret's. There was much new building in the 1950s and 1960s, a chapel was built in 1972 and a theatre in 1990. The number of pupils was 240 in 1970 and 300, aged 11-18, in 1999.