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Transcribed May/June 2006.

Inside front leaf of the book…
Length of Schoolroom	54 feet 4 inches
Width		,,		16 feet
Height		,,		15 feet

Class Room	Length		18 feet 9 inches
		Width		11 feet
		Height		10 feet 9 inches

1882	An additional room 20 feet square added to East side of old room, see page 231.

Large Room	37 by 16 height 15
Infant Room	18 ¾ by 11 height 10 ¾
Class R	16 ½ by 15 ¾ height 10 ¾

Size of School:
Main Room	37 long	16 broad	15 high
Infant Room	18 ¾ long	11 broad	10 ¾ high
Class Room	16 ½ long	15 ¾ broad	10 ¾ high
+ square 20 ft in Main Room

Loose leaf in front of the book…
Year	Passes	Failures	Master	Inspector
1880	139	56		Stott		Moncreif
1881	110	85		Griffiths	Moncreif
1882	112	98		Griffiths	-
1883	134	91		Griffiths	-
1884	134	58		HR [Howill ?] E Field
1885	140	67		HR [Havill ?]  CHB Elliott
1886	227	49	Frederick Noyce	EM [Field ?]
1887	228	45	Frederick Noyce	E [Lewis ?]
1888	229	38	Frederick Noyce	CHB Elliott
1889	180	45	Frederick Noyce	C Lewes

First Page - Un-numbered…
[The first master is Joseph Davey. Age 29, Battersea Training College 		2nd division, 2nd class]
3 Dec 1866		The School was opened on 15 Oct 1866. The Master Joseph Davey (Certificated) commenced duties today
4 Dec 1866		Attendance rather small – a wet day – a little alteration and re-arrangements
5 Dec 1866		Collective Lesson to Upper Classes on Old Test History
6 Dec 1866		A regular Course of Lessons commenced for the year with the Standards
7 Dec 1866		A better attendance today – Collective Lesson to Upper Standard in New Test History
11 Dec 1866		Scripture Lesson given to by the Clergyman – Other lessons as usual to all the school
12 Dec 1866		Explanation of the Catechism to Upper Classes
13 Dec 1866		Collective Lesson to Upper Classes
14 Dec 1866		Caution to all the school about coming in time in the mornings
17 Dec 1866		Attendance fair – all lessons as usual
18 Dec 1866		Some improvement in the Arithmetic of the 2nd Class
19 Dec 1866		Catechism explained – all lessons as usual
20 Dec 1866		Spelling of 1st Class improved a little
21 Dec 1866		School dismissed for the Xmas holiday
Page 1…
24 Dec 1866 to 7 Jan 1867	Christmas Holidays – Fortnight
- 1867
7 Jan 1867	Re-opening of the School – attendance poor
8 Jan 1867	Collective lesson, Old Testament History, Abraham Other lessons as usual.
9 Jan 1867	Catechism explained.
10 Jan 1867	Children very backward in Arithmetic – all lessons given according to general routine
11 Jan 1867	Attendance very poor all this week
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14 Jan 1867	Weather cold, children absent in consequence
15 Jan 1867	Clergyman assisted in Morning lessons by giving a scripture lesson to first class
16 Jan 1867	all lessons as usual
17 Jan 1867	singing lesson this afternoon
18 Jan 1867	average attendance low
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21 Jan 1867	week again commenced with a low attendance
22 Jan 1867	Collective lesson, Old Testament History, Jacob
23 Jan 1867	Catechism to upper classes throughout the day according to the general routine
24 Jan 1867	Singing lesson to all school
25 Jan 1867	Av attendance for the week very small on account of the cold weather
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28 Jan 1867	attendance poor
29 Jan 1867	Collective scripture lesson and singing in afternoon
30 Jan 1867	Catechism taught and repeated
31 Jan 1867	Commenced a regular course of Arithmetic with first Class boys
1 Feb 1867	av attendance for the week a little higher
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4 Feb 1867	attendance much better although below average
5 Feb 1867	Singing in the afternoon
6 Feb 1867	Explanation of the Catechism to Upper Class
7 Feb 1867	Collective lesson to upper Classes, History of Joseph
8 Feb 1867	Some improvement in the quickness of some of the boys of 1st class
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11 Feb 1867	attendance good
12 Feb 1867	Geography Lesson to upper Classes
13 Feb 1867	Catechism explained, Map Drawing
14 Feb 1867	lessons as usual
15 Feb 1867	Attendance this week good
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18 Feb 1867	attendance good to begin the week
19 Feb 1867	Geography Lesson to Upper Classes
20 Feb 1867	Catechism explained
21 Feb 1867	Singing lesson this afternoon
22 Feb 1867	Av attendance this week pretty fair
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25 Feb 1867	attendance very good this morning
26 Feb 1867	some improvement both in Scripture Knowledge and in Arithmetic
27 Feb 1867	Geography to upper classes in the morning
28 Feb 1867	Singing lessons to all school in afternoon
1 March 1867	Average for this week is highest since school opened
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4 March 1867 attendance poor this morn, improved in pm
5 March 1867 Geography Lesson to Upper Classes
6 March 1867 Catechism explained to upper classes. Some improvement in Lower Class writing
7 March 1867 Collective lesson on Miracles to Upper Standards
8 March 1867 Average lower than last week
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11 March 1867 attendance fair
12 March 1867 Collective lesson on Parables, Lower Class
13 March 1867 Explanation of part of Catechism. Attendance very poor on account of weather
14 March 1867 Very few children present
15 March 1867 Average very low on account of bad weather
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18 March 1967 This week commenced with a very low attendance on account of continuous bad weather. A new sewing mistress commenced duties
19 March 1867 very few children again today
20 March 1867 Catechism explained. Some improvement in notation
21 March 1867 Collective Lesson to upper classes on Parable of Prodigal Son
22 March 1867 Av attendance very poor all week
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25 March 1867 Some improvement in attendance. Spelling somewhat improved in the 1st & 2nd classes
26 March 1867 Exercises in Notation; some improvement with 1st class
27 March 1867 Writing and spelling somewhat improved on the whole in the 1st class
28 March 1867 An examination of the School in its various standards conducted by the Clergyman
29 March 1867 Av attendance fair this week
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1 April 1867	A fair attendance today
2 April 1867	Recapitulation exercises in most lessons
3 April 1867	From home – school superintended by the Clergyman and family
4 April 1867	Examination of the children in Gospel history
5 April 1867	Inspected the School this day.
		Master: Joseph Davy, 2 cl 2 divn.
		JR Bryne, HM Inspector.
	HMI’s Report 5 April 1867…
This School has been only 3 months under the care of a certificated Teacher, & is at present in a very rudimentary condition. The 1st std require careful teaching in all the subjects. The 2nd std should have more practice in notation & the Multiplication table. The 4th std in compound sums. In scripture the 1st & 2nd classes answer as if pains had been taken with them, but they are still far from being duly aquainted with the facts of old or new Testament history & by no means at home in the Catechism. The needlework is poor at present, but promises to improve. Something has Benjamin done towards introducing discipline, but the children are still noisy, inattentive & ill-behaved. However, a beginning has been made from which more satisfactory results may be expected by next year.
	No Grant can be allowed under Article 40b1 for the eight children named here – Henry Tuck, Sydney Smith, Sept Tuck, H Fry, Amy Badman, Eliza Johnson, Joseph Badman & M Wheeler – who have been presented this year, either in the same, or else in a lower std than they have been previously presented elsewhere, & with an intermission of not less than 12 months.
	My Lords learn from HMI that this has been done through ignorance on the part of the Managers & Teachers that it was part of their duty to ascertain under what stds the children had been already presented, in order to avoid such a mistake, and they accept this assurance without further comment on the present occasion.
	No Grant is allowed under Article 40c for M Woodruff who is over 21 years of age. My Lords do not consider adults of full age & able to earn full wages to be within the meaning of Article 4.
	My Lords hope to receive a much better report next year.

	Schedule of Grants (4 Months)…
					Day School	Evening School
Average attendance			50 at 4/-	19 at 2/6
No presented for examination	25		17
Passes in	Reading		12		15
,,	,,	Writing		13		17
,,	,,	Arithmetic		13		9
	Total Passes			38 at 2/8	41 at 1/8
Infants under 7					10 at 6/6
Grant Claimable on av attendance	£3/6/8		£1/11/8
,,	,,	on examination	£1/13/9	£2/5/7
,,	,,	on Infants under 7	£1/1/8
	Total Grant payable			£9/19/4
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8 April 1867	attendance fair – commencement of lessons after examination
9 April 1867	Singing lessons to all school.
10 April 1867 Half holiday today on account of the examination
11 April 1867	Children rather restless and troublesome after their holiday. The infants placed under the charge of another teacher seem rather restless.
12 April 1867	 A very fair average this week
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15 April 1867	 Attendance good today. A new sewing mistress commenced duties this afternoon and a new Infant teacher this morning.
16 April 1867	 Order seems somewhat improved and the second class appears more lively in their work.
17 April 1867	 Collective lesson on the principal work of Passion Week
18 April 1867	 From home, school not opened.
19 April 1867	 Good Friday
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22 April 1867	 Attendance very poor on account of Easter holidays being so general in schools
23 April 1867	 Half holiday for Easter
24 April 1867	 Geography lesson to 1st & 2nd classes on England & Wales. Some improvement in notation
25 April 1867	 All lessons as usual to whole school
26 April 1867	 Collective lesson to upper classes in Scripture History “The Flood”
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29 April 1867	 Attendance thin today although the weather is fine
30 April 1867	 Singing lesson to all the school, other lessons as usual.
1 May 1867	Catechism explained to 1st & 2nd class. 3rd class improve in arithmetic.
2 May 1867	Map drawing to upper boys.
3 May 1867	Av attendance for the week is rather low – most of the children allowed by the parents to run wild into the fields gathering cowslips
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6 May 1867	attendance small again today, children allowed to stay at home just as often as they please, no possibility of teaching them by means of any regular course of instruction.
7 May 1867	cautioned against irregular attendance.
8 May 1867	Geography lesson and map drawing to the upper class boys
9 May 1867	Singing lesson to all school. A visit paid the school by a Lady from the Parsonage. A few children present.
10 May 1867	Av attendance this week very low, numbers of children absent running in the fields.
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13 May 1867	attendance very poor. Some little improvement noticeable in the intelligence of some of the children
14 May 1867	Lesson on Geography of England to the upper standards. Rather better attendance today. Visited by ladies from the house, one of whom assisted in first lesson.
15 May 1867	Children cautioned against their bad behaviour on going home from school on account of complaints made by the villagers.
16 May 1867	collective lesson on a few of the prophesies of the Old Testament. Singing lesson to all the school
17 May 1867	Av attendance very low. Collective lesson to lower classes on Jacob’s Dream.
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20 May 1867	attendance rather better, a fair average
21 May 1867	Some improvement in reading and spelling of the 2nd class
22 May 1867	Children getting into a habit of coming late to school. Cautioned against continuing in the practice
23 May 1867	the children appear to have taken notice of the caution of yesterday. Very few late
24 May 1867	Av for the week rather improved from last week
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27 May 1867	attendance below the Av; 2nd class shows some improvement in reading
28 May 1867	Singing lesson to all school
29 May 1867	Lesson on the ascension of our Lord
30 May 1867	Holy Thursday – Holiday
31 May 1867	Av attendance for the week low.
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3 June 1867	A wet day, attendance very small
4 June 1867	Collective Lesson to 1st & 2nd class, Scripture, Life of Joseph
5 June 1867	attendance still remarkably thin
6 June 1867	Conclusion of history of Joseph to upper classes; Termination of duties, broke up for Whitsuntide
-	[The log now continues in a different hand…]
[The new master is John Middlemist, age 28, Culham Training College.		3rd division, 2nd class]
17 June 1867	Opened school after the Whitsun Holidays; Found children very rough and ignorant.
18 June 1867	Singing lesson to all the school by Mrs Greenstreet.
19 June 1867	Ordinary progress
20 June 1867	ditto
21 June 1867	Weekly average 46.4
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24 June 1867	The Rev FW Greenstreet gave a lesson to the whole school on the life of S John Baptist. Attendance better today; 58 present in morning 64 in afternoon
25 June 1867	The Rev FW Greenstreet gave the first class a scripture lesson
26 June 1867	Took 1st & 2nd classes in the Catechism. Found them not at all well up in the text.
27 June 1867	Ordinary Progress
28 June 1867	ditto	Weekly av 57.9
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1 July 1867	attendance better today
2 July 1867	 Ordinary progress
3 July 1867	ditto
4 July 1867	ditto 
5 July 1867	The Rev FW Greenstreet took the 1st class bible lesson. Av for week 65.3
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8 July 1867	Mrs Greenstreet gave the whole school singing lesson
9 July 1867	MJ Johnson admitted
10 July 1867	Annual School Treat; Attendance not marked this pm
11 July 1867	Attendance not so good
12 July 1867	Weekly Av 58.8
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15 July 1867	2 children admitted this morning
16 July 1867	Ordinary Progress [OP]
17 July 1867	ditto
18 July 1867	Mrs Greenstreet took the 2nd class for 40 minutes this morn
19 July 1867	attendance irregular this week; 22 children away all the week; av attendance 50.4
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22 July 1867	A boy admitted
23 July 1867	The Rev FW Greenstreet gave the 1st class a scripture lesson
24 July 1867	OP
25 July 1867	S James Day; children started for church at 10.15; morning attendance not marked
26 July 1867	20 children away all the week; av 53.4
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29 July 1867	William Pincot re-admitted
30 July 1867	OP
31 July 1867	OP
1 Aug 1867	Attendance again very irregular; 23 children absent all the week; av 52.3
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5 Aug 1867	3 children admitted
6 Aug 1867	The Rev FW Greenstreet took bible lesson
7 Aug 1867	OP
8 Aug 1867	OP
9 Aug 1867	Average 59.1
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12 Aug 1867	a boy admitted. Attendance not so good; some children at Harvest work
13 Aug 1867	OP
14 Aug 1867	Half Holiday on account of Frenchay Flower Show
15 Aug 1867	Op
16 Aug 1867	The Rev FW Greenstreet examined the school under the different Standards. Attendance poor; average for week 46.5 – Broke up for the Harvest Holidays.
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16 Sep 1867	Opened School after the Harvest Holidays. Many children absent gleaning &c. admitted 3 boys and 4 girls. Average for week 37.9
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23 Sep 1867	Harvest Thanksgiving; Holiday
24 Sep 1867	attendance rather improved
25 Sep 1867	The Rev FW Greenstreet explained part of Catechism to Classes 1 & 2 for 45 minutes
26 Sep 1867	OP
27 Sep 1867	Caned R Holloway for playing truant. Average 46.1
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30 Sep 1867	Ordinary Progress [OP]
1, 2 & 3 Oct 1867	OP
4 Oct 1867	Cautioned children from pulling down stones from the wall opposite School; many children absent this week picking up potatoes – Average 46
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11, 12, 13, 14 Oct 1867	OP
15 Oct 1867	many children still absent. 31 away all the week; Average 37.3
16, 17 Oct 1867	OP
18 Oct 1867	S Luke’s Day. The Rev FW Greenstreet gave the children a lesson for half an hour on the Life &c of S Luke. Mrs Greenstreet gave the upper Classes a singing lesson from 3-30 to 4. Five children admitted this week. Av attendance 53.9
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21, 22 Oct 1867	OP
23 Oct 1867	the Rev FW Greenstreet questioned 1 & 2 Classes on the Ten Commandments
24 Oct 1867	Many children in the upper classes away at work
25 Oct 1867	OP; average 53.5; three children re-admitted this week
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28 Oct 1867	attendance in lower classes much better
29, 30, 31 Oct 1867	OP; weekly average 62.3
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4 Oct 1867	Admitted Eleanor Evans
5 Oct 1867	attendance thin this afternoon
6 Oct 1867	The Rev FW Greenstreet heard classes 1 & 2 repeat the text of the Ten Commandments. Mrs Greenstreet gave the upper classes a singing lesson for half an hour
7, 8 Oct 1867	OP, average 58.5
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11, 12, 13, 14 Oct 1867	OP
15 Oct 1867	average 57.2
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18 Oct 1867	G Biggs admitted
19, 20, 21 Oct 1867	OP
22 Oct 1867	Septimus Tuck kept at home three times this week because his mother objects to his helping sweep the Schoolroom – Cannot allow him to come again until he has seen the Rev FW Greenstreet. Average 55.3
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25 Oct 1867	four children admitted
26 Oct 1867	Standard 2 improved in Reading
27, 28 Oct 1867	OP
29 Oct 1867	Mrs Greenstreet gave a singing lesson to the upper classes. Average attendance 57.4
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2 Dec 1867	two children who have been away about three months re-admitted
3 Dec 1867	The Rev FW Greenstreet questioned the upper classes on the Early Life of our Blessed Lord
4 Dec 1867	OP
5 Dec 1867	Mrs Greenstreet began teaching the children a Xmas Carol
6 Dec 1867	same as on 3rd. Average 57.8
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9 Dec 1867	OP
10 Dec 1867	Mrs Greenstreet gave a singing lesson to the whole school
11 Dec 1867	Found Class 2 improved in the Catechism
12 Dec 1867	Map drawing to boys
13 Dec 1867	Mrs Greenstreet taught the children a Xmas Carol; Mr Greenstreet gave Class 3 a Scripture Lesson. Average attendance this week 55
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16 to 19 Dec 1867	OP
20 Dec 1867	OP – Av 52.9 – Broke up for the Xmas Holydays.
- 1868
6 Jan 1868;	F of the Epiphany; opened School after 2 weeks holiday; 3 children admitted; took boys & girls to Church at 11 am
7 & 8 Jan 1868	OP
9 Jan 1868	Mrs Greenstreet came in for about half an hour; heard Standard I read &c
10 Jan 1868	OP; av attendance for week 57.5
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13 Jan 1868	OP
14 Jan 1868	The Rev FW Greenstreet took Standard ii for half an hour this morn
15 Jan 1868	Geography Lesson to upper classes
16 & 17 Jan 1868	OP; Average attendance 50.3
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20 Jan 1868	5 children admitted
21 Jan 1868	Geography, England & Wales to upper classes; the Rev FW Greenstreet examined classes 1 & 2 in Gospel History
22 & 23 Jan 1868	OP
24 Jan 1868	Mrs Greenstreet gave a singing lesson, examined sewing &c; Average for week 59.9
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27 Jan 1868	3 children admitted
28 & 29 Jan 1868	OP
30 Jan 1868	The Rev FW Greenstreet examined children under the Standards, found them most backward in Arithmetic
31 Jan 1868	OP; weekly Average 65.4
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3 & 4 Feb 1868	OP
5 Feb 1868	The Rev FW Greenstreet examined upper classed in the Catechism
6 Feb 1868	OP
7 Feb 1868	Average attendance 70
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10 Feb 1868	a girl admitted
11 Feb 1868	OP
12 Feb 1868	an infant admitted; the Rev FW Greenstreet heard upper standards repeat Church Catechism
13 & 14 Feb 1868	OP; Average attendance 64.3
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17 Feb 1868	3 girls admitted
18 to 21 Feb 1868	OP; weekly Average 65.5
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24 Feb 1868	F of S Matthias; took children to Church at 11am; Rev FW Greenstreet gave upper classes a Scripture Lesson; 2 girls left; 2 children admitted
25 Feb 1868	OP
26 Feb 1868	Ash Wednesday; the Rev FW Greenstreet gave children a short lesson on the Day; started for church at 11am
27, 28 Feb 1868	OP; Average attendance 66.5
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2 March 1868		2 children admitted
3 March 1868		eleven night school lads examined by the Rev the Principal of Fishponds Training College
4, 5, 6 March 1868	OP; Average attendance 71.2
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9 March 1868		OP
10 March 1868	attendance not so good
11 March 1868	explained first part of Catechism to upper classes
12, 13 March 1868	OP; Average 67.7; Miss Hayward gave children a singing lesson for half an hour
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List of Evening Scholars examined on 3 March 1868…
Name		age	Total period of attendance at any day school
A Tuck	15	5 years
H Evans	13	5 years
C Mapstone	16	5 years
R Dando	13	3 years
D Flook	14	4 years
W Skuse	13	4 years
William Luton 13	4 years
M Tuck	18	5 years
E Mabey	16	3 years
Isaac Biggs	18	2 years
Ralph Philip	15	7 year
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16 March 1868	an infant left
17 March 1868	OP
18 March 1868	several boys away at work
19 March 1868	OP
20 March 1868	Miss Hayward taught children a song this pm; Average 61.4
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23 to 26 March 1868		OP
27 March 1868	Average for week 62.7 & for the year 55.5
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30 March 1868	Victoria Tuck admitted
31 March 1868	E Hayward admitted
1 April 1868	OP
2 April 1868	The Rev FW Greenstreet examined standard ii
3 April 1868	15 children away at work all the week; Average 61.1
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6 April 1868	OP
7 April 1868	The Rev FW Greenstreet examined standard Isaac in reading, writing & arithmetic
8 April 1868	Recapitulation of former lessons
9 April 1868	Op; 20 children away all the week, Average 57
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13 April 1868	Easter Monday; attendance not so good; 2 infants admitted
14, 15 April 1868	OP
16 April 1868	questioned classes I & ii on Gospel History
17 April 1868	Rev FW Greenstreet examined the upper classes in Old Testament History; 19 children absent all week; Average 61.3
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20 April 1868		Inspected the school this day; Master John Middlemist.		Signed JR Byrne, HM Inspector
84 children present; 35 presented for examination.
21 April 1868	half holiday
22, 23, 24 April 1868   Op; Average attendance for the week 69.4
	HMI’s Report, 20 April 1868…
The School has improved perceptibly under the present Master, but there are still backward scholars in Arithmetic, more particularly in the first & second stds; and the Reading for the most part barely passes muster either for fluency or distinctness. The needlework receives due attention. The scriptural Teaching is careful & earnest & a few of the elder Scholars respond pretty readily. The discipline is much more efficient.
The 5th & ninth Supplementary Rules taken together require that one or more classes (as defined by those rules) be presented above the third std, & not in or below it.
This test has not Benjamin satisfied by the examination of your School, & therefore My Lords have ordered one-tenth to be deducted from the Grant under Articla 52a for failure to exhibit sufficiently advanced instruction. A better Report will be looked for next year.
					Day School	Evening School
Average attendance			56 at 4/-	12 at 2/6
No presented for examination	35		11
Passes in	Reading		33		10
,,	,,	Writing		32		8
,,	,,	Arithmetic		23		6
	Total Passes			88 at 2/8	24 at 1/8
Infants under 7					10 at 6/6
Grant Claimable on av attendance	£11/4/-	£1/10/-
,,	,,	on examination	£11/14/8	£2/-/-
,,	,,	on Infants under 7	£3/5/-
	Total Grant payable			£29/13/8
	Minus 1/10				£2/12/4
						£27/1/4
The deduction above named remitted by letter of 5 June 1868.
	Net Sum Payable = £29/13/8
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27 April 1868	an infant admitted; Miss Hayward gave a singing lesson to the whole school
28, 29, 30 April 1868	OP
1 May 1868	SS Philip & James; took children to Church at 11; weekly Average 68, Number absent all the week = 13
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4 May 1868	Albert Fowler admitted
5 May 1868	Rev FW Greenstreet questioned upper classes on New Testament
6, 7, 8 May 1868	OP; Average 63.1; absent all week 21
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11, 12, 13 May 1868	OP
14 May 1868	half holiday (meeting of Choirs at Frampton Cotterell
15 May 1868	OP; Average 61.6; 13 children absent all the week
Official Report came down from Council Office this day; see page 497
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18 May 1868	John Selby began work as Monitor today; a boy admitted
19 May 1868	OP
20 May 1868	Rev FW Greenstreet gave Classes 1 & 2 a lesson on the Catechism
21 May 1868	F of the Ascension; children met at 10-30 for the Service; Holiday
22 May 1868	OP; Average 60.2; absent all the week = 11
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25 to 28 May 1868	OP
29 May 1868	Stormy morning, attendance thin; Average 58.8; absent all week = 7; broke up for the Whitsun Holidays
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8 June 1868	attendance not so good
9 June 1868	sent home two children to fetch school fees
10, 11 June 1868	OP
12 June 1868	Average for week 55; number absent 15
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15, 16 June 1868	OP
17 June 1868	Miss Hayward taught the children a Hymn
18, 19 June 1868	OP; Average attendance for the week 56.4; number absent 9
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22 an infant admitted
23 – 25 June 1868	OP
26 June 1868	Rev FW Greenstreet gave 3rd class a lesson this morning for 35 minutes; Average attendance 61.8
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29 June 1868	an infant admitted; took children to church at 11am (S Peter’s Day)
30, 31 June 1868	OP
1, 2 July 1868		OP
3 July 1868	weekly Average 63.2
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6 July 1868	2 infants admitted
7 July 1868	Miss E Greenstreet inspected Needlework this pm
8, 9, 10 July 1868	OP; Average for week 66.8
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13 July 1868	Four infants admitted
14, 15, 16 July 1868	OP
17 July 1868	Miss Hayward gave a singing lesson for half an hour this pm to the whole school; Average attendance 68.8
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20, 21 July 1868	OP
22 July 1868	Miss E Greenstreet taught children the Song of the Fisher Boy
23 July 1868	attendance thin this morning; many children away gleaning, did not mark the register this pm; broke up for harvest holidays; Average attendance 60.6
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24 Aug 1868	Opened school after the holidays; attendance thin, 3 infants admitted
25, 26, 27 Aug 1868	OP
28 Aug 1868	46 children absent all the week; Average 47
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1 Sep 1868	5 children admitted
2, 3, 4 Sep 1868	OP; 23 children away all week; Average 56.9
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7 Sep 1868	OP
8 Sep 1868	attendance thin today; (Collier’s Treat at Coalpit Heath)
9, 10 Sep 1868	OP
11 Sep 1868	22 children absent this week; Average 55.6
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14 Sep 1868	Elizabeth Williams admitted 8 children at home sick today, chiefly with measles
15 Sep 1868	OP
16 Sep 1868	Rev FW Greenstreet questioned classes 1 & 2 on the Catechism
17 Sep 1868	OP
18 Sep 1868	Wet afternoon, this attendance; Average 52.7; number absent all week = 16
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21 Sep 1868	Harvest Thanksgiving; holiday
22 Sep 1868	attendance thin
23, 24 Sep 1868	OP
25 Sep 1868	Average 36.8 which is the lowest for the last 12 months; 43 children absent all week, 30 of whom have the measles
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28 Sep 1868	attendance thin on account of measles
29 Sep 1868	F of S Michael & All Angels, took children to church at 11am
30 Sep 1868	OP
1 Oct 1868	OP
2 Oct 1868	Average for week 33.8; number absent all week = 38
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5 Oct 1868	Elizabeth Drew admitted; night school began, 25 present
6, 7, 8 Oct 1868	OP
9 Oct 1868	Average for week 37.8; number absent all week = 35
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12 Oct 1868	OP; several children absent picking acorns
13, 14, 15 Oct 1868	OP
16 Oct 1868	Average 39.2; number absent all week = 33
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19 Oct 1868	attendance better today
20, 21, 22 Oct 1868	OP
23 Oct 1868	Caned Thomas Selby & R Holloway for being absent yesterday afternoon; Average 40.6; number absent all week = 31; smokey chimney
24 Saturday; school chimneys swept
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26 Oct 1868	attendance improved
27 - 29 Oct 1868	OP
30 Oct 1868	Average for week 50.2; number absent all week = 16
31 Oct 1868	Schoolroom scrubbed
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2 Nov 1868	several children absent picking up potatoes
3 – 6 Nov 1868	OP; Average 46.6; absent all week 18
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9 Nov 1868	two children admitted
10, 11, 12 Nov 1868	OP
13 Nov 1868	Average for week 48.6; absent all week = 18
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16 Nov 1868	a girl admitted, attendance improved
17 Nov 1868	OP
18 Nov 1868	Miss Hayward began teaching children a new Hymn
19 Nov 1868	OP
20 Nov 1868	Singing lesson, Miss Hayward; Average 57.2; absent all week = 10
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23 Nov 1868	Emma Johnson re-admitted
24 Nov 1868	Miss Hayward gave a singing lesson
25 – 27 Nov 1868	OP; Average attendance 54.1; absent all week = 11
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30 Nov 1868	F of S Andrew; took children to church at 11am
1, 2, 3 Dec 1868	OP
4 Dec 1868	Miss Hayward heard children sing a new Hymn; Average 57.8; absent all week = 10
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7 Dec 1868	OP
8 Dec 1868	Upper classes practised Hymn with Miss Hayward
9, 10 Dec 1868	OP
11 Dec 1868	Average 59.7
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14 - 18 Dec 1868	OP; Average 57.2; absent all week = 5; broke up for the Christmas Holidays
- 1869
4 Jan 1869	Opened school after the usual Xmas Holidays; 8 children re-admitted
5 Jan 1869	OP
6 Jan 1869	F of the Epiphany, took children to church at 11am
7 Jan 1869	OP
8 Jan 1869	several infants absent part of the week on account of the very wet weather; Average attendance 58; absent all week = 13
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11 - 15 Jan 1869	OP; Average 56.5; absent all week = 14, one of whom, Eliza Johnson, accidentally broke her thigh on the 10th
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18 Jan 1869	Eliza Bird re-admitted
19, 20 Jan 1869	OP
21 Jan 1869	Rev FW Greenstreet questioned classes 1 & 2 on Old Testament History for 40 minutes
22 Jan 1869	OP; Average attendance 56.8; absent all week = 16
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25 Jan 1869	Three children admitted
26 – 28 Jan 1869	OP
29 Jan 1869	Average 59.1; absent all week = 14
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1 Feb 1869	Eliza Evans admitted
2 Feb 1869	OP
3 Feb 1869	a very wet morning – 22 children absent
4, 5 Feb 1869	OP; Average for the week 62.3; absent all week = 6
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8, 9 Feb 1869		OP
10 Feb 1869	Ash Wednesday, took children to church at 11am
11 Feb 1869	OP
12 Feb 1869	a very wet day – 49 children absent; did not mark afternoon attendance though the school was open 2 hours; Average 53.1; absent all week = 14
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15 Feb 1869	two children admitted
16, 17 Feb 1869	Rev FW Greenstreet examined the school under the different Standards, found the arithmetic weak
18 Feb 1869	Caned Jno Cook, James Badman & Tom Selby for playing truant yesterday morning
19 Feb 1869	Average 62.2; absent all week = 7
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22 Feb 1869	Eleanor Winter re-admitted
23 Feb 1869	OP
24 Feb 1869	S Matthias, took children to church at 11am. The Rev FW Greenstreet gave upper classes a lesson for 20 minutes on S Matthias
25 Feb 1869	OP
26 Feb 1869	Average for the week 66.6 which has not been so high for 33 weeks; absent all week = 2
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1 March 1869	    Mary Biggs admitted; Victoria Tuck re-admitted
2, 3, 4 March 1869	OP
5 March 1869		Average 63.5; absent all week = 8
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List of Evening Scholars examined 2 March 1869…
Name			Age	Std	Attendance at any Day School
Henry Tuck		13	I	5 years
John Evans		18	I	3 years
Samuel Cordy	20	I	2 years
Henry Skuse		13	I	5 years
John Roach		13	I	5 years
William Garland	14	I	3 years
John Cook		15	I	5 years
William Luton	14	II	4 years
[Rea ?] Dando	14	II	3 years
Aug Tuck		16	II	5 years
William Skuse	14	II	4 years
C Mapstone		17	III	5 years
Menzies Tuck	19	III	5 years
Isaac Biggs		19	III	2 years
George Woodruff	21	IV	¾ year
Philip Ralph		16	IV	7 years
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8 March 1869		Laura Bird, who has been absent 12 weeks, re-admitted
9 – 12 March 1869	OP; Average attendance 61.5; absent all week = 10
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15, 16 March 1869	OP
17 March 1869	Rev FW Greenstreet examined Standard Isaac in Arithmetic
18 March 1869	9 children late this morning
19 March 1869	Average 60.8; absent all week = 9
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22 March 1869	Anna & Jacob Huggins admitted
23 - 25 March 1869	OP
26 March 1869	Good Friday; opened school at 9, took children to church at 11; 39 absent; Average for week 61.9; absent all week = 10; NB, on Wednesday & Friday during Lent the elder children attended Service in church at 11 am & were questioned (Friday only) on the Gospel for the following Sunday
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29 March 1869	12 children late
30, 31 March 1869	OP
1 April 1869	OP
2 April 1869	Average for the week 60; absent for the week = 10
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5 – 9 April 1869	OP; Average for week 60 & for the year ending 27 March = 56.6; absent all week 10
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12 April 1869		OP
13 April 1869		an infant admitted
14 April 1869		Rev FW Greenstreet questioned the elder boys on the Geography of England & Wales
15 April 1869		OP
16 April 1869		wet day, attendance thin; Average 57.3, absent all week = 12
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19 April 1869		Recapitulation of former lessons; 17 children absent this morn & 16 in the pm
20 April 1869		OP; only 4 boys late today
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21 April 1869		the school was inspected this day; Master: John Middlemist, 2nd degree, 3rd division; signed JR Byrne, HM Inspector; 69 children Present:, 33 examined Viz in Standard i – 10, Standard ii – 5, Standard Isaac – 11, Standard iv – 5, Standard vi – 1, Standard vii – 1, infants under 6 – 9
	HMI’s Report, 21 April 1869…
The School continues slowly to improve in point of attainments, but there are still backward scholars requiring attention & the children have yet to unlearn their habit of reading and speaking inarticulately. The Religious Instruction has been careful & intelligent & some small progress has been made in Geography. Needlework fairly satisfactory: as yet little knitting, no marking, no cutting out.
	HMI adds that the Class room, in which the Infants are, is by no means properly ventilated. This defect should be at once remedied.
The Inspector was not satisfied with the attainments of the children in Geography, nor with the provision made for that subject in the time tables.
	John W Selby is admitted at the beginning of the second year. He must answer in future, the Scripture questions more fully.
					Day School	Evening School
Average attendance			57 at 4/-	16 at 2/6
No presented for examination	32		16
Passes in	Reading		29		16
,,	,,	Writing		25		12
,,	,,	Arithmetic		21		12
	Total Passes			75 at 2/8	40 at 1/8
Infants under 7					9 at 6/6
Grant Claimable on av attendance	£11/8/-	£2/-/-
,,	,,	on examination	£10/-/-		£3/6/8
,,	,,	on Infants under 7	£2/18/6	-
	Total Grant payable			£29/13/2
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22 April 1869		re-arrangement of classes & commencement of another year’s work
23 April 1869		holyday on account of the visit of HM Inspector last Wednesday (21st); Average 67.6; absent all week = 6
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26 April 1869		Eliza Johnston who has been absent 15 weeks on account of broken leg, re-admitted
27 – 29 April 1869	OP
30 April 1869		Caned Shadrack Champion for playing truant; Average 54.7; absent all week = 17 (potato planting)
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3 May 1869	27 children late this morning
4 May 1869	wet day, 7 infants Present:
5 May 1869	OP
6 May 1869	F of the Ascension, children met at 10-30 (42 Present:), attendance Morning Service and were Catechized on “The Ascension of Our Lord”; holiday
7 May 1869	OP; weekly Average 48.2; absent all week = 22
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10 May 1869	heavy thunder storm, only 21 children Present: this afternoon, attendance not marked
11 - 14May 1869	OP; Average 46.1; absent all week = 23; broke up for the Whitsun Holidays, one week
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24 May 1869	Mary Millard & Albert Johnson re-admitted
25 May 1869	14 children late
26, 27 May 1869	OP
28 May 1869	Mrs Greenstreet taught children a Hymn this afternoon; Average 46.6; absent all week = 23
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31 May 1869	Sarah Alden admitted; attendance better today
1 June 1869	The Rev Bence, Diocesan Inspector, examined the school this morning (10 to 12am)
2 – 4 June 1869	OP; Average 55.7; absent all week = 9
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7 June 1869	three children admitted
8, 9, 10 June 1869	OP
11 June 1869	F S Barnabas; took children to church at 11, when the vicar questioned them on the Collect for the day; 13 late this morning; Average 62.2; absent = 5
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14 June 1869	two children who have been away five weeks re-admitted
15 – 18 June 1869	OP; Average 59.6
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21 June 1869	five children admitted
22 June 1869	Mrs Greenstreet gave the upper classes a singing lesson for half an hour this pm
23 June 1869	OP
24 June 1869	S John Baptist’s Day, opened school at 9, took children to church at 11
25 June 1869	OP; Average for the week 63.4, for the quarter 56.7
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28 June 1869	two infants admitted
29 June 1869	F of S Peter; Mrs Greenstreet taught children a hymn this pm
30 June 1869	OP
1, 2 July 1869		OP; Average attendance 65.8
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5 July 1869	two infants re-admitted
6 – 8 July 1869	OP
9 July 1869	Average attendance 63.2; absent all week = 9
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12 – 14 July 1869	OP; 13 children in classes I & ii absent this morning
15 July 1869	OP
16 July 1869	Average for week 64.8
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19 July 1869	several children away through sickness
20, 21 July 1869	OP
22 July 1869	The Rev FW Greenstreet questioned classes i & ii on part of the Catechism. Albert Evans could not repeat the Creed
23 July 1869	OP; Average 61.1; absent all week = 11
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26 July 1869	Foresters’ Fete at Winterbourne, attendance thin in consequence
27 - 30 July 1869	OP; Average for week 49.8; absent all week 24
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2 Aug 1869	Eliza Evans, who has been kept at home 10 weeks with a bad foot re-admitted
3 Aug 1869	a very wet day, attendance not marked, school opened and closed at usual time
4, 5 Aug 1869	OP
6 Aug 1869	Rev FW Greenstreet heard some of the children in classes i & ii repeat the “Fenite”. Broke up for the Harvest Holidays; Average for the week 60.5; absent all week = 13
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6 Sep 1869	Opened the school after Harvest Holidays; 3 children admitted & 3 re-admitted
7 – 10 Sep 1869	OP; Average attendance for week 47.3; absent all week = 35
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13 Sep 1869	six children admitted
14, 15 Sep 1869	OP
16 Sep 1869	Opened school at 9, dismissed children at 11, School Feast this afternoon
17 Sep 1869	OP; Joseph Mapstone left school, gone to live in a neighbouring village; Average 64.3; absent all week = 16
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20 Sep 1869	Laura Alden admitted
21 Sep 1869	S Matthews Day, Harvest Festival, Holiday
22, 23, 24 Sep 1869	OP; Average 59.1; absent all week = 8
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27 Sep 1869	Four boys admitted
28 Sep 1869	OP
29 Sep 1869	F of S Michael & All Angels, took children to church at 11am
30, 31 Sep 1869	OP; Average 66.7; absent all week = 6
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4 Oct 1869	Joseph Badman, who has been absent 9 weeks, re-admitted
5 Oct 1869	S Monday admitted
6 Oct 1869	3 girls admitted
7, 8 Oct 1869	OP; some of the older children away from school this week picking potatoes; Average 67.7; absent all week = 11
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11 Oct 1869	Night School opened, 15 present:
12 – 15 Oct 1869	OP; Average 61.6; absent all week = 11
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18 Oct 1869	F of S Luke, the Rev FW Greenstreet questioned the upper classes on the life of St Luke
19 – 22 Oct 1869	OP; weekly Average 60; absent all week = 16
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25 Oct 1869	five infants re-admitted
26, 27 Oct 1869	OP
28 Oct 1869	F of SS Philip & James, school opened at 9, took children to church at 11
29 Oct 1869	OP; Average 64.4; absent all week = 15
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1 Nov 1869	All Saints Day, Holiday
2- 4 Nov 1869	OP; Mrs Greenstreet gave a singing lesson
5 Nov 1869	OP; Average 63.1; absent all week = 12
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8, 9, 10 Nov 1869	OP
11 Nov 1869	Cold morning, several little ones absent
12 Nov 1869	weekly Average 66.9
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15 Nov 1869	Cold morning, several infants absent
16 Nov 1869	Mrs Greenstreet gave a singing lesson to the upper classes
17 – 19 Nov 1869	OP; Average 58.7; absent all week = 14
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22 Nov 1869	Mary Woodruff re-admitted
23 Nov 1869	OP
24 Nov 1869	The Vicar heard some of the children in classes i & ii repeat from memory the “Te Deum”
25 Nov 1869	Mrs Greenstreet gave a singing lesson this pm
26 Nov 1869	OP; Average 63.6; absent all week = 14
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29 Nov 1869	Rosa Monks, who was sent home for her school fees 11 weeks ago, re-admitted
30 Nov 1869	S Andrew’s Day, children did not go to church this morning on account of the cold & snow
1 Dec 1869	OP
2 Dec 1869	many infants kept at home on account of the cold weather
3 Dec 1869	OP; Average 54.9; absent all week = 12
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6 Dec 1869	a thin attendance of little ones owing to the cold
7 - 9 Dec 1869	OP
10 Dec 1869	Took elder children to church at 11; the vicar questioned them on the “Advent Collect”; Average 54.4; absent all week = 21
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13 Dec 1869	MA Dent admitted
14, 15 Dec 1869	OP
16 Dec 1869	wet afternoon, thin attendance
17 Dec 1869	Children attended Devine Service at 11am; Average 54.4; absent all week = 18
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20 Dec 1869	32 infants absent this morning
21 Dec 1869	S Thomas’s Day, took children to church at 11
22, 23 Dec 1869	OP; Closed school for the Christmas Holidays; Average 52.1; absent all week = 24
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10 Jan 1870	Opened school after the Xmas Holidays; attendance better
11 - 14Jan 1870	OP; weekly Average 66.6; absent all week = 9
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17 – 21 Jan 1870	OP; Average 66.4; absent all week = 10
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24 Jan 1870	Cold morning, several infants away
25 Jan 1870	F of Conversion of S Paul, took the elder children to church at 11, where they were questioned on S Paul’s Conversion
26, 27 Jan 1870	OP
28 Jan 1870	Average 63.4; absent all week = 12
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31 Jan 1870	four children admitted, two left, gone to Wales
1 Feb 1870	OP
2 Feb 1870	Took children to church at 11, upper classes examined by vicar on “The Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple”
3 Feb 1870	Mrs Greenstreet gave a singing lesson this pm
4 Feb 1870	OP; Average 64.7; absent all week = 13
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7 Feb 1870	OP
8 Feb 1870	The Rev FW Greenstreet examined children this morning according to the respective Standards, number presented, 45; passed in Reading, 39; Writing, 31; Arithmetic, 24
6 – 11 Feb 1870	OP; Average 57.6; absent all week = 19 (chiefly on account of the weather); Chimneys swept
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14 Feb 1870	very cold morning, 38 children absent
15 Feb 1870	OP; Night School examined at 7pm, 17 present
16, 17 Feb 1870	OP
18 Feb 1870	Average 52.6; absent all week = 27
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21 Feb 1870	four children admitted
22 Feb 1870	OP
23 Feb 1870	only one child late this morning
24 Feb 1870	Took elder children to church where they were examined on the “Election of S Matthias
25 Feb 1870	OP; Average 68.4; absent all week = 14
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Evening Scholars examined 15 February 1870…
Name			age next birthday
				Attendance at any day school
					Date of Admission
							Standard
C Ralph		16	1 yr	Oct 1869	I
R Anstey		18	2 yrs	Oct 1869	I
M Williams		17	3 yrs	Oct 1869	I
G Garland		13	2 yrs	Oct 1869	I
George Evans	13	2 yrs	Oct 1869	I
George Lewis	17	3 yrs	Nov 1869	I
A Curtis		13	4 yrs	Oct 1869	I
H Tuck		14	5 yrs	Oct 1868	II
W Garland		15	3 yrs	Oct 1868	II
Jno Evans		19	3 yrs	Oct 1868	II
S Cordy		21	2 yrs	Oct 1868	II
D Flook		16	4 yrs	Oct 1867	II
R Dando		15	3 yrs	Oct 1867	III
A Tuck		17	5 yrs	Oct 1867	III
Isaac Biggs		20	2 yrs	Oct 1866	IV
P Ralph		17	7 yrs	Oct 1866	V
J Williams		22	9 yrs	Nov 1869	V
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1 March 1870		OP
2 March 1870		Ash Wednesday, children attended Morning Service at 11am
3, 4 March 1870	OP; Average 69.5 (highest for the last 23 months); absent all week = 12
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7 March 1870		The Rev FW Greenstreet examined the 1st class on the Geography of England & Wales
8, 9, 10 March 1870	OP
11 March 1870	Took elder children to church at 11; Average 67.7; absent all week = 11
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14 March 1870	three children admitted
15, 16, 17, 18 March 1870	OP; ac 70.4; absent all week = 7
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21 March 1870	two infants re-admitted
22, 23, 24 March 1870	OP
25 March 1870	Lady Day; children questioned in Church by the Vicar on “The Annunciation”; Average 71.9; absent all week = 6
28 March 1870	Susan Bowyer admitted
29, 30, 31 March 1870	OP
1 April 1870		Average for the week 71.1; for the quarter 65.9, being the highest since this school was opened; absent all week = 8
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4 April 1870		two infants admitted; several boys away planting potatoes
5, 6, 7 March 1870	OP
8 April 1870		Elder children questioned at church on “Palm Sunday”; NB, during Lent, the upper classes Attended the 11 o’clock Friday Morning Service & were catechized by the Vicar on the “Book of Jonah”; Average 67; absent all week = 11
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11 April 1870	Two infants admitted
12 April April 1870	The Vicar explained to the upper classes one of the Hymns in “The Passion”
13 April 1870	Wednesday in Holy Week, took children to church at 11am
14 April 1870		OP
15 April 1870		Good Friday, attendance not marked; Average 72.8, being the highest weekly Average since the school was opened; absent all week = 9
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18 April 1870		a girl admitted
19 – 22 April 1870	OP; Average 70.8; absent all week = 13
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27 April 1870		Inspected the school this day; Master John Middlemist, 2 Deg 3 Div; Pupil Teacher John W Selby, 2nd year
	Signed JR Byrne, HM Inspector
	Summary of HMI’s Report, 27 April 1870…
The loer stds have passed, with few exceptions, a very creditable examination. The 4th & 5th are still backward in spelling & Arithmetic. The needlework is good. the Religious Instruction careful & intelligent. Order is strictly maintained. The School promises to make still further progress, when the elder scholars have left it.
					Day School	Evening School
Average attendance			61 at 4/-	13 at 2/6
No presented for examination	44		16
Passes in	Reading		44		16
,,	,,	Writing		36		12
,,	,,	Arithmetic		35		14
	Total Passes			115 at 2/8	42 at 1/8
Grant Claimable on av attendance	£12/4/-	£1/12/6
,,	,,	on examination	£15/6/8	£3/19/-
,,	,,	on Infants under 7	£2/5/6		-
	Total Grant payable			£34/18/8
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28 April 1870		46 children examined, viz in Std I, 12; II, 15; Isaac, 8;IV, 9;V, 2: Holiday on account of HMI’s visit
29 April 1870		OP; Average 73.2; absent all week = 4
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2 May 1870	four infants re-admitted
3 May 1870	OP
4 May 1870	the Vicar questioned Upper lasses on the Catechism
5, 6 May 1870	OP; Average for week = 77; absent all week = 5
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9, 10 May 1870	OP
11 May 1870	wet day, attendance not marked
12, 13 OP; Average 75.4
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16 May 1870	three infants admitted
17, 18 May 1870	OP
18 May 1870	Mrs Greenstreet gave a singing lesson to the upper classes
20 May 1870	OP; weekly Average 76.3; absent all week = 6
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23 May 1870	three children admitted
24 May 1870	OP
25 May 1870	a singing lesson this afternoon (Mrs Greenstreet)
26 May 1870	Holy Thursday, children attended Service at 11 & were examined by the Vicar on our Saviour’s Ascension; Holiday
27 May 1870	OP; Average for week 72.5; absent all week = 15
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30, 31 May 1870	OP
1 – 3 June 1870	OP; Average 65.1; absent all week = 22
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11 June 1870	Official Report received from Council, see page 493
13 June 1870	Opened school after the usual Whitsun Holidays; two children re-admitted
14 – 16 June 1870	OP
17 June 1870	caned James Holloway & Jacob Huggins for “sniching”; Average 61.9; absent all week = 29
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20 June 1870	Alice Boulton, who had been absent three years re-admitted
21 June 1870	three children admitted
22, 23 June 1870	OP
24 June 1870	S John Baptist’s Day, children attended Service at 11; Average 69.6; absent all week = 14
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27 – 30 June 1870	OP
1 July 1870	OP; weekly Average 75.8, quarterly Average 71.4; absent all week = 11
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4 July 1870 Monday; three children re-admitted
5 July 1870	OP
6 July 1870	A singing lesson this afternoon given to upper classes by Mrs Greenstreet
7, 8 July 1870		OP; Average 74.2; absent all week = 14
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11 July 1870	an infant admitted
12 – 15 July 1870	OP; Average 74.5; absent all week = 14
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18 July 1870	four children re-admitted
19 – 22 July 1870	OP	Average 77.3; absent all week = 10
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25 July 1870	upper classes attended Serevice at 11 & were catechized on the Life of S James
16 – 28 July 1870	OP
29 July 1870		many children absent; Average 56.7; absent all week = 23; broke up for the Harvest Holidays
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29 Aug 1870	opened school after a month’s Holiday
30 Aug 1870	OP
31 Aug 1870	annual School Feast this afternoon
1, 2 Sep 1870	OP; Average for week 62.5; absent all week = 18
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5 Sep 1870	39 children absent this morning
6 Sep 1870	OP
7 Sep 1870	Harvest Festival half holiday
8, 9 Sep 1870	OP; Average 59.6; absent all week = 23
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12 – 16 Sep 1870	OP; Average 56.7; absent all week = 18
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19 Sep 1870	James Fowler, who has been away from school 26 weeks, re-admitted
20 Sep 1870	OP
21 Sep 1870	children attended Service at 11 & were questioned on the life of S Matthew
22, 23 Sep 1870	OP; Average 61.8; absent all week = 17
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26 – 28 Sep 1870	OP
29 Sep 1870	took children to church at 11
30 Sep 1870	OP; Average 61.9; absent all week = 19; Average for the past quarter = 65
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3 Oct 1870	Elizabeth Godwin admitted; opened Night School this evening a 7, 16 lads present
4 - 7 Oct 1870	OP; Average 56.8; absent all week = 16
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10 – 12 Oct 1870	OP
13 Oct 1870	44 children absent this morning & 54 in the afternoon; attendance not marked
14 Oct 1870	45 children away from school in the morning & 46 in the afternoon; attendance unmarked; 16 absent all week picking potatoes and acorns
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17 Oct 1870	an infant admitted
18 Oct 1870	children catechized at church this morning on the life of S Luke
19 – 21 Oct 1870	OP; Average 52.8; absent all week = 18
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24 Oct 1870	F Garland, who has been at work for the last fourteen weeks re-admitted
25 – 27 Oct 1870	OP
28 Oct 1870	the children attended Service at 11; Average 58.9; absent all week = 18
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31 Oct 1870	Alice Boulton re-admitted
1 Nov 1870	All Saints Day, anniversary of the dedication of the church, holiday
2 – 4 Nov 1870	OP; Average 58.6; absent all week = 18
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7 – 9 Nov 1870	Ordinary Progress [OP]
10 Nov 1870	Cold morning, some infants absent
11 Nov 1870	OP; Average 57.9; absent all week = 13
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14 – 17 Nov 1870	OP
18 Nov 1870	Average 64; absent all week = 15
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21 Nov 1870	wet morning, thin attendance
22 – 24 Nov 1870	OP
25 Nov 1870	Average 54.8; absent all week = 15
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28 Nov 1870	OP
29 Nov 1870	H Cordy re-admitted
30 Nov 1870	children attended Mattins & were examined on the Life of S Andrew
1 Dec 1870	OP
2 Dec 1870	Average 58.9; absent all week = 12
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5 – 9 Dec 1870	OP; Average attendance for the past week = 56.3; absent all week = 15
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12, 13 Dec 1870	OP
14 Dec 1870	upper classes attended Morning Service at 11
15 Dec 1870	OP
16 Dec 1870	53 children absent this afternoon (wet), attendance not marked; Average 57.6; absent all week = 14
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19 Dec 1870	attendance thin owing to the cold weather
20 Dec 1870	OP
21 Dec 1870	elder children attended Mattins & were catechized by the Vicar on the Gospel for S Thomas’ Day
22 Dec 1870	OP
23 Dec 1870	attendance not counted today as so many children are absent (sharp frost); Average 52.9
-	1871
9 Jan 1871	opened school after the Xmas Holidays; inclement weather, attendance moderately good
10 Jan 1871	Op
11 Jan 1871	the Rev FW Greenstreet questioned classes 1 & 2 on the Catechism Collects &c
12, 13 Jan 1871	OP; Average 52.1; absent all week = 20
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16 Jan 1871	the following children who had been absent many weeks re-admitted – Emma Dando 28 weeks, Martha Badman 9 weeks, Charles Blenman 24 weeks, Matilda Blenman 13 weeks, George Upton 9 weeks, Florence Upton 9 weeks, James Hayward 10 weeks
17 – 20 Jan 1871	OP; Average 70.3; absent all week = 10
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23 Jan 1871	an infant admitted, also F Alden (absent 16 weeks) & S Lawrence (10 weeks)
24 Jan 1871	OP
25 Jan 1871	elder children attended Service at 11 & were questioned by the Vicar on “The Conversion of S Paul”
26, 17 Jan 1871	OP; Average attendance for the week 70.1; absent all week = 6
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30 Jan 1871	Charles Johnson re-admitted
31 Jan 1871	OP
1 Feb 1871	OP
2 Feb 1871	children examined at Church on the Purification of the BV Mary
3 Feb 1871	OP; Average 63.9; absent all week = 11
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6 - 8 Feb 1871	OP
9 Feb 1871	Mrs Greenstreet practised some new Hymns this afternoon
10 Feb 1871	OP; Average 64.2; absent all week = 11
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13 Feb 1871	13 children re-admitted
14 Feb 1871	Night School Examination
15 – 17 Feb 1871	OP; Average 67.4; absent all week = 17
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Evening Scholars examined 14 Feb 1871…
Name			age next birthday
				Attended any Day School
					Date of Admission
							Standard
Robert Smith	13	4 yrs	Nov 1870	I
Charles Ralph	17	1 yr	Oct 1869	I
Jno Ormandy	13	3 yrs	Oct 1870	I
Daniel Luton		13	1 yr	Oct 1870	I
William Flook	13	5 yrs	Oct 1870	I
George Evans	15	2 yrs	Oct 1869	I
F Walters		14	3 yrs	Oct 1870	I
George Lewis	18	3 yrs	Nov 1869	I
William Jones	13	4 yrs	Nov 1870	I
Charles Flook	13	5 yrs	Oct 1870	I
[James or Joseph ?]…
	…Cooper	14	6 yrs	Oct 1870	I
G Garland		14	2 yrs	Oct 1869	II
Jno Roach		15	5 yrs	Oct 1868	II
Henry Tuck		15	5 yrs	Oct 1868	II
Ernest Tuck		19	4 yrs	Oct 1970	II
A Curtis		14	4 yrs	Oct 1869	II
W Garland		16	3 yrs	Oct 1868	III
Daniel Flook		17	4 yrs	Oct 1867	III
[Ron ?] Dando	16	3 yrs	Oct 1867	III
Ph Ralph		18	7 yrs	Oct 1866	V
Besides the above, three other lads attended the requisite number of Nights; but one was prevented by sickness from attending the examination & two were above the maximum age (21) fixed by HM Privy Council.
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20 Feb 1871	six children admitted
21 Feb 1871	OP
22 Feb 1871	Ash Wednesday, upper classes attended 11 o’clock Service
23 Feb 1871	Singing lesson by Mrs Greenstreet
24 Feb 1871	children questioned at Church by the Vicar on the “Election of S Matthias”; Average attendance 83.3, absent all week 5
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27 Feb 1871	five children admitted
28 Feb 1871	OP
1 March 1871		Mrs Greenstreet gave a singing lesson for half an hour this afternoon
2, 3 Feb 1871		OP; Average attendance 84.8; absent all week 7
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6 Feb 1871	three children re-admitted; Mrs Bowyer objects to the Sewing Mistress having Ellen punished. I refer her to the Vicar
7, 8 Feb 1871		OP
9 Feb 1871	very wet afternoon, attendance unmarked
10 Feb 1871	OP; Average for week 84.9; absent all week = 8
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13, 14 Feb 1871	OP
15 Feb 1871	a singing lesson
16, 17 Feb 1871	OP; Average 77.2; absent all week = 18
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20 Feb 1871	OP; several children absent setting potatoes
21 Feb 1871	the Rev FW Greenstreet examined the children under Standards & found the highest and lowest classes most backward in their work
22 – 24 Feb 1871	OP; Average for week 80.2; absent all week 14
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27 Feb 1871	six children admitted
28 – 31 Feb 1871	OP; Average 86.2; absent all week = 11
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3 April 1871	two children admitted
4 April 1871	OP
5 April 1871	the eldest children attended Morning Service
6 April 1871	OP
7 April 1871	Good Friday; children met for Service; attendance not marked; Average 84.1; absent all week = 10
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10 April 1871		two children re-admitted
11, 12, 13 April 1871	OP
14 April 1871		Average 84.3; absent all week = 10
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16 April 1871		George Hayward, who has been at work for the last 22 weeks, re-admitted
18 April 1871		wet afternoon, 46 children absent
19 April 1871		The school was inspected this day; Master John Middlemist, 2 Degree, 2 Division; Pupil Teacher: John W Selby, 3rd year			signed JR Byrne, HM Inspector
97 children present; number presented for examination in Std 1 = 14; 2 = 12; 3 = 8; 4 = 4; 5 = 5; infants under six years of age = 8
	Summary of HMI’s Report, 19 April 1871…
The results of the examination show improvement in the elementary attainments. The younger children have done well. The elder ones are still rather backward in Spelling & Arithmetic. The discipline is very creditable. The Religious Instruction is duly attended to. The Needlework is good, so far as it goes; no specimens of mending & patching; no instruction in knitting; a few of the elder girls are learning to cut out.
					Day School	Evening School
Average attendance			67 at 4/-	5 at 2/6
No presented for Examination	43		20
Passes in	Reading		39		20
,,	,,	Writing		31		20
,,	,,	Arithmetic		33		18
	Total Passes			103 at 2/6	58 at 1/8
Infants under 7			8 at 6/6	-
Grant Claimable on Av attendance	£13/8/-	£1/17/6
,,	,,	on Examination	£13/14/8	£4/16/8
,,	,,	on infants under 7	£2/12/-
	Total Grant			£29/14/8	£6/14/2
	Net sum payable			£36/8/10
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20 April 1871		OP
21 April 1871		OP; Average 87.5
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24 April 1871	an infant admitted
25 April 1871	S Mark’s Day, upper classes attended Service at 11
26 April 1871		OP
27 April 1871		Holiday
28 April 1871		OP; Average 87.5; absent all week = 16
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1 May 1871	thin attendance
2 May 1871	several children at work setting potatoes
3, 4, 5 May 1871	OP; Average 79.6; absent all week = 17
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8 May 1871	OP
9 May 1871	Eliza Johnson re-admitted
10, 11 May 1871	OP
12 May 1871	Average 86.6; absent all week = 11
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15 May 1871	Florence Tuck re-admitted
16, 17 May 1871	OP
18 May 1871	Ascension Day, holiday, children met at 10-30 & attended Morning Service, after which they were presented by the Vicar with some Buns
19 May 1871	OP; Average 80; absent all week = 15
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22 – 24 May 1871	OP
25 May 1871	wet day, attendance not counted
26 May 1871	OP; Average 82.3; absent all week = 17
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25 May 1871	HM Inspector’s Report arrived, see page 494
29 May to 3 June Whitsun Holidays
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5 June 1871	two infants admitted
6 – 9 June 1871	OP; Average 78.1; absent all week = 19
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12 June 1871	two infants admitted
13 – 16 June 1871	OP; Average 87.4; absent all week = 9
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19 June 1871	several children admitted
20 – 22 June 1871	OP
23 June 1871	Average 94.9; absent all week = 6
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26 June 1871	three children admitted
27, 28 June 1871	OP
29 June 1871	upper classes attended Morning Service at 11
30 June 1871	Average 97.9; absent all week = 7
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3 July 1871	five children admitted
4 – 7 July 1871	OP; Average 96.7; absent all week = 8
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10 July 1871	OP
11 July 1871	very wet, attendance unmarked
12 – 14 Op; Average for week = 101.6; absent all week = 7
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17 – 21 July 1871	OP; Average 94.4; absent all week = 12
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24 July 1871	76 children absent this morning (Forester’s Fete at Winterbourne), attendance not counted
25 – 28 July 1871	OP; Average 82.6; absent all week = 35
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31 July 1871	OP
1 Aug 1871	Samuel Fry re-admitted
2 – 4 Aug 1871	OP; Average 98.7; absent all week = 14
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7 – 10 Aug 1871	OP
11 Aug 1871	Average 88.2; absent all week = 21; closed school for the Harvest Holidays
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11 Sep 1871	Opened school after a month’s holiday; 72 children present, 57 absent gleaning
12 Sep 1871	a thin attendance
13 Sep 1871	Holyday, School Treat
14 Sep 1871	49 children at school this morning, 80 absent
15 Sep 1871	Average 54.3; absent all week = 48
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18 – 22 Sep 1871	School open one and a half days this week, but many children being absent leasing and the Room being wanted for Harvest Tea (2 days), attendance not counted.
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25 – 28 Sep 1871	OP
29 Sep 1871	Average 59.3 (showery week); John W Selby (Pupil Teacher) who has been transferred to S Matthias School, Leicester, left today
2 Oct 1871	many children absent picking potatoes & blackberries
3 Oct 1871	Sidney Wheeler re-admitted
4, 5 Oct 1871	OP
6 Oct 1871	Average 62.1; absent all week = 13
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9 Oct 1871	Rhoda Dando admitted
1= - 12 Oct 1871	OP
13 Oct 1871	Average 60.1; absent all week = 19
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16 Oct 1871	Harriet Gay re-admitted
17 – 19 Oct 1871	OP
20 Oct 1871	Average 59.6; absent all week = 24
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23 Oct 1871	OP
24 Oct 1871	an infant admitted
25, 26 Oct 1871	OP
27 Oct 1871	Average 66.8; absent all week = 13
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30 Oct 1871	several children who have been away at work present this morning
31 Oct 1871	OP
1 Nov 1871	F of All Saints, Anniversary of the Dedication of thi church, Holiday
2 Nov 1871	OP
3 Nov 1871	Average 69; absent all week = 16
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6 Nov 1871	Samuel Mundy, who has been at work 8 weeks, re-admitted
7 – 10 Nov 1871	on account of dark afternoons opened school at 1-30 instead of 2; Average 72.4; absent all week = 14
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13 – 17 Nov 1871   OP; Average attendance 66.5; absent all week 15
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20 Nov 1871	Shadrack Champion, who has been away 14 weeks “nursing baby”, re-admitted
21 – 24 Nov 1871	OP; Average 68.2; absent all week = 13
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1 Dec 1871	OP; Average 67.6; absent all week = 13
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8 Nov 1871	a cold frosty week, several sh absent in consequence; Average 62; absent all week = 17
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11 – 14 Nov 1871	OP
15 Nov 1871	Average attendance 64.8; absent all week = 9
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20 Nov 1871	Stormy day, many children absent; OP
22 Nov 1871	Average for week 54.9; absent all week = 12; broke up for the Christmas Holidays
-	1872
8 Jan 1872	W Bird, who has been at work 9 weeks, re-admitted; Caroline Smith, absent 14 weeks, returned today
12 Jan 1872	Average attendance for week 64.3; absent all week = 6
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15 Jan 1872	five children re-admitted
17 Jan 1872	wet day, attendance thin
19 Jan 1872	Average for week 65.5; number present at all = 82
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22 Jan 1872	many children away with bad colds
24 Jan 1872	the Rev EH Todd gave classes i & ii a Scripture Lesson this morning
26 Jan 1872	ditto; attendance low this week on account of heavy rains, Average 52.9
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29, 30 Jan 1872	OP
31 Jan 1872	Mr Todd gave a Scripture Lesson this morning
1, 2 Feb 1872		OP; Average 62.6; absent all week = 12
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5 Feb 1872	Elizabeth Richards, who has been3 months in Service, re-admitted
6 – 9 Feb 1872	OP; Average 60.9; absent all week = 12
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12 Feb 1872		Bessie Huish, who has been absent 10 weeks, re-admitted
13 – 16 Feb 1872   OP; Average for the week 62; absent all week 12
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19 Feb 1872		Elizabeth Flook, absent 11 weeks “minding baby”, re-admitted
20 – 23 Feb 1872	OP; Average 66.4; absent all week = 8
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26 Feb 1872		two children admitted & two re-admitted
27 Feb 1872		Half Holiday, Thanksgiving for the recovery of HRH the Prince of Wales
28, 29 Feb 1872	OP
1 March 1872		OP; Average 68.3; absent all week = 5
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4 March 1872		Charles Legg, who passed the Candidates Examination at Taunton in November last, commenced work as Pupil Teacher in this school; NB, one of the elder girls has been acting as paid Monitor from 29 Sep 1871 to 1 March 1872
5 March 1872		C Clegg half an hour late at Lessons
6 March 1872		OP
7 March 1872		C Clegg nearly half an hour late at Lessons
8 March 1872		Average attendance 723; absent all week = 8
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11 March 1872	an infant admitted
12 March 1872	wet afternoon, thin attendance
13 – 15 March 1872	OP, Average for week 68.8; absent all week = 8
C Clegg, whose conduct during the last fortnight has not been satisfactory, dismissed by the Manager
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18 – 22 March 1872	OP; Average for week 66.9; absent all week = 8
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25 March 1872	three children admitted
26 March 1872	OP
27 March 1872	the Rev FW Greenstreet gave the upper classes a Scripture Lesson this morning
28 March 1872	Average 64; absent all week = 10; Average for last quarter 64.5; Average for the year 74.8
19 March 1872	Good Friday, children met at 10-30 & attended Morning Service, registers not marked.
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1 April 1872	four children admitted; Easter Mondat, Half Holiday
2 April 1872	Half Holiday
3, 4 April 1872	OP
5 April 1872		36 children absent this afternoon; Average 62.5
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8 April 1872	several children admitted
9 – 11 April 1872	OP
12 April 1872		43 children absent this afternoon; Average for the week 62.4; absent all week = 18
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15 April 1872		two children re-admitted; 39 children absent this morning
16 April 1872		34 children away
17 April 1872		35 children absent
18 April 1872		36 absent
19 April 1872		Average for the week 60; absent all week = 26
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22 April 1872		a boy admitted
23 – 26 April 1872	OP; Average 62.5; absent all week = 18
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29 April 1872		same as usual
30 April 1872		R Siderfin commenced work as Monitor today.
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1 May 1872		OP
2 May 1872		36 children absent this morning
3 May 1872		50 children absent this afternoon; Average for week 60.6; absent all week = 18
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6 May 1872		examination of the children by the Vicar in the three R’s
9 May 1872		Half Holiday, Ascension Day; buns presented to the children by the Manager after morning Service
10 May 1872		same as usual; Average for week 53.2; absent all week = 17
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13 – 17 May 1872	OP; Average 56.5; absent all week = 16
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17 to 25 May 1872		Whitsun Holidsays
27 May 1872		three children re-admitted
30 May 1872		Half Holiday
31 May 1872		weekly Average 61.1; absent all week = 13
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6 June 1872	wet day, attendance not marked
7 June 1872	Average 66 4
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14 June 1872	OP; Average for the week 63; absent all week = 12
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17 June 1872	School examined in Standards by Mr Davies, HM Assistant Inspector, number presented in Std I, 12; II, 13 (F Smith & Thomas Hollister absent); III, 8; IV, 5; V, 1; infants under 7, 16; total 57 less 2 = 55; Mr Collins, HMI, inspected Needlework, Time Table &c at 4 o’clock this afternoon
	Summary of HMI’s Report, 17 June 1872…
The School was examined at a disadvantage this year & the results were in consequence unsatisfactory. The order & discipline are excellent. The Reading was flent, but the Writing & Arithmetic were indifferent, especially in the lower part of the School. The needlework (both in quality & quantity) has improved considesably since last year.
	My Lords will look for a more favourable Report on the Writing & Arithmetic next year (Art 32b)
Average attendance			69 at 6/-	=	£24/3/-
Presented for Examination		37
Passes in	Reading		35
,,	,,	Writing		25
,,	,,	Arithmetic		24
	Total passes			84 at 4/-	=	£19/12/-
Infants under 7			16 at 8/-	=	£7/9/4
Net sum payable after deducting 3/5 (Art 32a3)	=	£51/-/11
NB, The Grant was for 14 months at the rate of £43/18/- for the year.
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19 June 1872	heavy thunderstorm this morning, registers unmarked
21 June 1872	Average for week 72.1; absent all week = 4
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25 June 1872	letter received from HM Inspector saying that R Siderfin has passed his 1st years examination with credit
28 June 1872	Average for week 69.3; absent all week = 9
28 June 1872	visited & examined in Religious Knowledge during the afternoon School-time, Henry C Powles, Division Inspector
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1 July 1872	M Wheeler re-admitted
5 July 1872	Average for week 70.2; absent all week = 10
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12 July 1872	40 children away this afternoon; Average 68.1; absent all week = 11
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15 July 1872	Edward & Emma Adams admitted
16 July 1872	Holiday (Forester’s Fete at Winterbourne)
19 July 1872	39 children absent this afternoon; Average 67.1; absent all week = 11
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21 July 1872	HM Inspector’s Report arrived (see page 492)
	Master:		John Middlemist, 2 deg, 2 div
	Pupil Teacher		Richard W Siderfin, end of 1st year
22 July 1872	James Monks re-admitted
26 July 1872	Average for week 61.6
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29 July 1872	M Bowyer re-admitted
1 Aug 1872	O Adams punished for sniching
2 Aug 1872	weekly Average 68.9; absent all week = 9
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7 Aug 1872	wet afternoon, thin attendance
9 Aug 1872	Average for week 64.3; absent all week = 12
Harvest Holidays, one month
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9 Sep 1872	Opened School with an attendance of 37 children
10 Sep 1872	38 children present
11 Sep 1872	36 present
13 Sep 1872	30 present, Average 36.1
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16 Sep 1872	attendance better; two children admitted
19 Sep 1872	Half Holiday (School Treat)
20 Sep 1872	Average 55.7
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23 Sep 1872	nine children admitted
27 Sep 1872	Average for week 59.6; absent all week = 9
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30 Sep 1872	an infant admitted
4 Oct 1872	Average for week 54.8; several children absent “picking up potatoes”; absent all week = 15
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9 Oct 1872	wet morning, attendance not marked
11 Oct 1872	Average for week 53.9; absent all week = 17
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14 Oct 1872	Eleanor Evans, who has been absent 10 weeks, Noble Winter 15 weeks, Ellen Smith 14 weeks and Matilda Blenman 9 weeks, re-admitted
15 Oct 1872	V Cook admitted
18 Oct 1872	attendance for the week thin, 51, owing to potato picking; absent all week = 19
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23 Oct 1872	visit of surprise under Art 12; I found the school in excellent order, Collins, HM Inspector
25 Oct 1872	77 children this wk; Average 60.4; absent all week 15
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31 Oct 1872	a wet week, attendance consequently poor; Average 51; absent all week = 20
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1 Oct 1872	All Saints Day, Holiday
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8 Oct 1872	another rainy week; Average 52; absent all week = 18
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11 Oct 1872	James Amos, who has been at work 18 weeks, re-admitted
15 Oct 1872	Average for week 58; absent all week = 18; George Bird cautioned against making noise outside school during prayers
18 Oct 1872	Ellen Blenman, who has been absent 57 weeks & Charles Blenman 15 weeks, re-admitted
22 Oct 1872	Average 56.5, absent all week = 13
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25 Oct 1872	Rose Monks, who has been absent 67 weeks, re-admitted
26 Oct 1872	having obtained Managers’ consent to open afternoon school at 1-30 instead of 3 during the dark winter months, made the change today
29 Oct 1872	Average 59.7; absent all week = 13
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2 Dec 1872	Florence Upton, who has been absent 54 weeks, re-admitted
6 Dec 1872	Average for the week 62.1; absent all week = 5
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13 Dec 1872	same as usual; Average 61.8; absent all week = 6
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20 Dec 1872	79 children present at all this week; Average 66.5; absent all week = 4; closed school for the usual Christmas Holidays
-	1873
6 Jan 1873	opened school after the holidays; George Eatell admitted
7 Jan 1873	two boys admitted
10 Jan 1873	Average 59.7; absent all week = 18
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13 Jan 1873	several children re-admitted
17 Jan 1873	less rain this week therefore attendance better; Average 64.9; absent all week = 13
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20 Jan 1873	S Champion, who has only attended school 67 half days during the last six months, re-admitted; F Till admitted
24 Jan 1873	Average 57.9; absent all week = 16
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27 Jan 1873	Harriett Cordy, who has been absent for 70 weeks, re-admitted
29 Jan 1873	attendance thin today owing to a slight fall of snow
31 Jan 1873	Average 58.7; absent all week = 9
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3 Feb 1873	Agnes Eatell admitted
7 Feb 1873	attendance for the week poor, on account of snow; Average 39.3; absent all week = 34
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14 Feb 1873	Average 56.4; absent all week = 16
17 Feb 1873	returned to the old arrangement of afternoon lessons from 2 to 4
21 Feb 1873	Average 57.7; absent all week = 15
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24 Feb 1873	Snow storm, afternoon attendance not marked
25 Feb 1873	19 children present this morning
28 Feb 1873	Average for week 32.7; absent all week = 38; attendance for the last three months bad, for whereas 99 children have been present during the Quarter, the Average attendance for that period is only 56.1
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3 March 1873		two children re-admitted
7 March 1873	  secular work from 9 to 11-15, when the upper classes attended Service in church; Average 54.7; absent all week = 12
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10 March 1873	F Walters admitted
14 March 1873	Average 55.4; absent all week = 16
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21 March 1873	weekly Average 64.8; absent all week = 11
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25 March 1873	F of the Annunciation, attended Service at 11-15 after two hours secular work from 9-11
28 March 1873	Average 67.6
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31 March 1873	an infant admitted
4 April 1873	Average 70.4; absent all week = 5
7 April 1873	several infants admitted
10 April 1873		Average 73.5; absent all week = 7
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11 April 1873		Good Friday, children met at 10.30 & attended Mattins at 11
14 April 1873		two infants admitted
15 April 1873		Holiday
18 April 1873		Average 60.6; absent all week = 13
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21 April 1873		six children admitted
25 April 1873	  S Mark’s Day, upper classes attended Service at 11.15 after 2 hours secular instruction; Average 70; absent all week = 13
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28 April 1873		examination of children in Standards by the Manager
2 May 1873		Average for week 72.1; absent all week = 13
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5 May 1873	two infants admitted
9 May 1873	Showery week, Average 66
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16 May 1873	Average 72.2; absent all week = 12
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19 May 1873	77 children present this morning
22 May 1873	Ascension Day, after 2 hours secular work the upper classes attended Service at 11.15
23 May 1873	Average for week 71.1; absent all week = 7
29 May 1873	school inspected by C Collins Esq, HMI at 11am; 73 children present, number examined in Std 1, 12; Std 2, 8; Std 3, 5; Std 4, 5; Std 5, 1
The following children failed…
In Reading	Elizabeth Williams & Mary Biggs
In Spelling	Eleanor Winter, Elizabeth Mundy, Samuel Mundy
In Arithmetic	Elizabeth Williams, Emily Evans, Ann Williams, Tom Richards, Samuel Mundy, George Eatell, James Amos & Annie Ralph
	Summary of HMI’s Report, 29 May 1873…
This School continues in good order, & has passed a very fair examination, the Reading & penmanship being good, & the Spelling & Numeration improved. Some picture cards & a box of Form & Colour would be a useful addition to the apparatus of the Infants room. There was a good display of needlework.
Average attendance			61 at 6/-	=	£18/6/-
Presented for Examination		31
Passes in	Reading		29
,,		Writing		28
,,		Arithmetic		23
	Total Passes			80- at 4/-	=	£16/-/-
Infants under 7			18 at 8/-	=	£7/4/-
		Total Grant					£41/10/-
	John Middlemist, Certificated Teacher of the __ Class
	Richard W Siderfin, Pupil Teacher of the __ year
	Frederick W Greenstreet, Manager of the School.
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30 May 1873	Holiday on account of HMI’s visit yesterday; broke up for the Whitsun Holidays
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9 June 1873	I took temporary charge of this school; attendance about 60
11 June 1873	S Barnabas Day; classes 1 & 2 attended church after 11
12 June 1873	very wet day; I found the children backward and many of the girls very idle; writing of the whole school very poor
19 June 1873	children very irregular in attendance, which in great measure accounts for their being so backward, many of the younger children are absent owing to being ill with Mumps
23 June 1873	a few more children returned to school, having been absent since Whitsuntide
26 June 1873		the Rev FW Greenstreet gave away prizes consisting of Church Services, prayer books &c to all the day school children who had made over 200 attendances from Nov 1872 to 31 May 1873
27 June 1873		punished five boys who came in school late and afterwards told a lie to the Rev FW Greenstreet – the boys said that they had not been playing in the fields although the Vicar saw them
4 July 1873	gave notice of increase in school fees commencing next week
7 July 1873	two or three children have left the school owing to the fees being increased from 2d to 3d
11 July 1873	Average lower than last week; infant classes rather small
15 July 1873	Half-Holiday; Foresters’ Fete at Winterbourne
18 July 1873	School small this week
25 July 1873	nothing of consequence
1 Aug 1873	school much larger than it has been for two or three weeks
6 Aug 1873	many children absent owing to a “Children’s Flower Show” being held at Hambrook
7 Aug 1873	School Feast Day
8 Aug 1873	School small; broke up school for the usual Harvest Holiday		Signed William Wilkes
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15 Sep 1873	I commence duties as Master of these schools. Numbers very small, 36 present, discipline and order very fair; The Vicar opened school; the pupil teacher absent
16 Sep 1873	the Vicar opened school; examined upper classes in Arithmetic; very backward
17 Sep 1873	the Vicar opened school; dictation of upper Standards fairly done
18 Sep 1873	the Vicar opened school; formed an upper division of infants; drawing lesson to 1st class
19 Sep 1873	the attendance has been very small this week
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19 Sep 1873	Friday (continued) owing to some of the children still gleaning the harvest being late; weekly Average 39.7
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22 Sep 1873	Monday	better school, 46 present; find back rules rather backward in higher Standards; lesson on Reduction
23 Sep 1873	Tuesday	gave Standards 1 & 2 Arithmetic and Writing lessons; admitted Mary (Flook) – should be “Bowyer”
24 Sep 1873	Wednesday	writing in Copy Books, sgows improvement; taught the song “The sunny days of Spring”
25 Sep 1873	Thursday	commenced Geography of England with Stds 3,4,5
26 Sep 1873	Friday		several children not yet returned, general excuse “Gathering potatoes”; weekly Average 42.3
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29 Sep 1873	Monday	a few more back today, 52 present, secular work taken from 9 till 11-15, when children went to church, being the Feast of St Michael & All Angels;
Mary Jane Lech admitted
30 Sep 1873	Tuesday	examined Std 2 in Arithmetic, still very backward
1 Oct 1873	Wednesday	Singing Lesson in afternoon; several children caned for coming late, having loitered on the way to school; general improvement in Arithmetic
2 Oct 1873	Thursday	most of the children in time; Mental Arithmetic to upper Stds, answers fairly sharp
3 Oct 1873	Friday		very thin School today, several in potato field; Stds 4,5,6 draw map of England fairly; Average for week 49.1
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6 Oct 1873	Mon	better School today, 56 present; Geography Lesson to 1st class
7 Oct 1873	Tue	wet day, 9 absent in consequence
8 Oct 1873	Wed	all children (with one exception) in time; Numeration to Stds 1 & 2
9 Oct 1873	Thu	weather wet & rough, several late in consequence
10 Oct 1873	Fri	several children on Register not yet returned to School, potatoes not yet all in; weekly Average 53.3
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17 Oct 1873	Fri	decrease in attendance this week, Average 45.3; Herbert Turner admitted; Home Lessons commenced with very fair results; the Vicar present at opening each day
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24 Oct 1873	Fri	good attendance on Monday, 58 present; remainder of week very wet, registers not called on Tuesday afternoon; infants taken by Miss Greenstreet and other ladies in afternoon for singing; Vicar opened School Tue Thu & Fri; weekly Average 52.4
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31 Oct 1873	Fri	better attendance this week, Average 58; the Vicar opened School Mon & Wed mornings; several boys severely caned for indecent conduct; a general improvement noticed in Arithmetic; infants taken by ladies from 3-15 till 4 each afternoon; Tuesday, Feast of Saint Simon & St Jude, secular work then children taken to church at 11-15;
James Monks admitted
7 Nov 1873	Friday		weather very stormy this week, on some days attendance very small; weekly Average 59.3; fires commenced; the Vicar opened School on M & F mornings; infants taken by ladies on M, T, Th & F afternoons from 3-45 till 4; general improvement in Arithmetic & home lessons; writing & Reading require special attention; the sewing mistress absent on Tuesday - present on Wednesday instead
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14 Nov 1873	Friday		weekly Average 65,3; infants attendance very regular; Std 5 commence Simple Proportion and exercises in Reading from Newspaper; special attention given to reading in Std 1; the Vicar opened School on M, W & Th mornings; infants taken by ladies at the usual time
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21 Nov 1873	Friday		find the room very dark in the afternoon, commenced closing School at 3-30 and open at 1-25; the Vicar opened School on Monday morning; infants taken in afternoon as usual; Geography & Drawing lesson to class 1 on Wed afternoon; Lucy Parker, Ian Parker & S Griffin admitted; attendance rather irregular this week, owing to a certain extent to alteration in opening time in afternoon; weekly Average 63.4
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28 Nov 1873	Friday		special attention given to Dictation and writing of Upper Stds; satisfactory progress; reading of Std 1 wants great attention, for future will read in small drafts; the Vicar opened School mornings; infants taken as usual in afternoon; Annie Green admitted; weekly Average 65.1
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5 Dec 1873	Friday		Pupil Teacher’s engagement closes; Annie Ralph acting monitress; the Vicar opened School and gave Scripture lesson from 9 till 9-45 on M, T, Th & F mornings; commenced English History (Norman Period) with Stds 4 & 5; spelling seems to be improving; weekly Average 63.2
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12 Dec 1873	Friday		the weather has been very cold this week, hence irregular attendance, specially by the infants; Maggs (4) admitted; a boot & shoe club started for the benefit of children; improvement in spelling in all standards. The Vicar opened School and gave Scripture lesson as usual on T, W & Th mornings
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19 Dec 1873	Friday		several late in mornings, the weather being very dull; no Home Lessons given this week; the Vicar opened School as usual on M, T, Th & F mornings; Tom Lewis & Tom Richards severely punished for fighting in play-ground; broke up for Christmas Holidays
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25 Dec 1873	Thursday	Received approved Programme of special subjects from HMI (see Page 490)
	Programme of Special Subjects (1873-1874)…
English History, Std 4, Dates & general outline of Norman period.
,,	,,	Std 5, Dates & general outline from 1066 to 1272 AD.
			Approved GRM
Geography, Std 4, Definition, knowledge of chief divisions of the
								Earth.
,,	Std 5, same as Std 4 with mountains & Rivers of England & Wales. Special, Geography of Gloucestershire.
Approved as to Std 5 with the addition of a Map of Gloucestershire.
	Std 4 should be able not only to name the chief divisions of land & water but to shew knowledge of their positions. It as also desirable that they should know a little of England & Wales. GRM.
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5 Jan 1874	the Vicar opened School; 60 children present;
admitted F & W Bircombe
6 Jan 1874	the Vicar distributed prizes to 1st Class for best Catechism
7 Jan 1874	Geography lesson to 1st Class; dull day, many children late; Miss Marriott gave Reading Lesson to 3rd Class
8 Jan 1874	the Arithmetic of Std 1 seems still very backward
9 Jan 1874	very wet day, many children away in consequence, especially among the lower classes; Average 58.8
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12 Jan 1874	time wasted in Reading lessons owing to a scarcity of books, new ones ordered, but not yet arrived
13 Jan 1874	examined Stds 3, 4 & 5 in Arithmetic and Dictation on paper: result – unsatisfactory
14 Jan 1874	extra Arithmetic Lesson to 3rd & 4th Stds; 3rd Short Division (Compound)
15 Jan 1874	Edwin Gilbert commenced duties as a Pupil Teacher; several late, Florence Upton came in after Registers were closed
16 Jan 1874	examined infants in writing Alphabet, few did fairly; very wet and rough afternoon, numbers thin in consequence; weekly Average 61.3
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19 Jan 1874	the Vicar opened School; admitted Frank Maggs;
very wet, many absent;
20 Jan 1874	English History lesson to 3rd, 4th & 5th Stds
21 Jan 1874	Vicar opened School; commenced working from Steven & Hole’s Reading Books
22 Jan 1874	Geography on Position of Continents and Oceans to 1st Class
23 Jan 1874	Vicar opened School; cautioned children not to play in other parts of School premises than Play-ground; sewing mistress absent
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26 Jan 1874	Vicar opened School; 68 present; Arithmetic seems to be improving throughout the School; Albert & Willie Flook returned after a long absence; 69 present in afternoon
27 Jan 1874	Vicar opened School
28 Jan 1874	no singing lesson today, extra time given to Reading in Stds 1 & 2 & Spelling to Stds 3, 4 & 5
29 Jan 1874	English History (William I) given to 1st Class
30 Jan 1874	many children late, spoken to by the Vicar; examined 1st Std in Reading, still very backward; weekly Average 70.3, the highest since 31 May 1873
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2 Feb 1874	good School, 74 present; admitted four children; children went to church at 11-15 (Presentation of Christ in Temple); secular work taken from 9 till 11-15
3 Feb 1874	75 present this morning; no writing on Copy Books in afternoon, Arith instead
4 Feb 1874	most of children in good time; English History to 1st Class
5 Feb 1874	Vicar opened School
6 Feb 1874	Vicar opened School and gave notice of a holiday in afternoon, owing to the Electioneering going on in neighbourhood; weekly Average 72.9
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9 Feb 1874	very severe frost this morning, consequently only 60 children present; absentees chiefly amongst the infants & lower classes
10 Feb 1874	special dictation lessons to 3rd & 4th Stds
11 Feb 1874	usual work
12 Feb 1874	very wet cold, many late
13 Feb 1874	abgain very wet, very small School owing to the severity of the weather; the weekly Average is only 63.2
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16 Feb 1874	58 present
17 Feb 1874	admitted George Biggs
18 Feb 1874	Ash Wednesday, secular work till 11, when children went to Church; Pupil Teacher unwell, came at 11am
19 Feb 1874	examined Std 2 in Arithmetic, result unsatisfactory
20 Feb 1874	several children examined, Infants in Reading: backward; weekly Average 65.5
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23 Feb 1874	very many absent, especially in lower classes
24 Feb 1874	St Matthias Day, children taken to Church at 11am
25 Feb 1874	History Lesson on the Reign of John (1199-1216) to 1st class
26 Feb 1874	Mental Arithmetic lesson to 1st class
27 Feb 1874	the weather this week has been very unsettled, some days being very wet; weekly Average 56.5
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2 March 1874		re-admitted three children
3 March 1874		usual work
4 March 1874	Pupil Teacher gave Geography Lesson to 1st Class.
5 March 1874		examined 2nd & 3rd Stds in Arithmetic & Dictation, many failures in Dictation
6 March 1874		gave drawing lesson to 1st Class; several children have been at home this week, having Bad Colds; weekly Average 56.5
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9 March 1874		very few in time; heavy snow storm; examined 1st Class, back rules
10 March 1874	notice received that this school will be inspected by the Diocesan Inspector of schools on Wednesday 25 March, at 2pm
11 March 1874	Geography Lesson nto 1st Class by Pupil Teacher
12 March 1874	very cold morning; several absent
13 March 1874	names of late children taken at door & kept in for ¼ hour after 12noon; week’s Average 65.7
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16 March 1874	the late children kept back after 12noon; admitted thre children
17 March 1874	Usual work
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18 March 1874	more children in time this morning; English History lesson (Henry II) to 1st Class
19 March 1874	extra lesson to Std 3 in Arithmetic (Long Division)
20 March 1874	a few late thois morning, names taken to be kept back later after 12 noon
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22 March 1874	nine children late, kept back after 12 noon
23 March 1874	only five late this morning
24 March 1874	extra Spelling lesson to Std 2
25 March 1874	examination in Religious Knowledge during the afternoon school time – Henry Powles, Diocesan Inspector
26 March 1874	small school
27 March 1874	Stds 4 & 5 Dictation on paper, fairly done; the small Average this week is owing to several of the infants ill with Measles; Average 59.8
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30 March 1874	small School, several at home ill
31 March 1874	examined 1st Class in paper work, some very neatly done
1 April 1874	secular work 9 till 11, when children were taken to Church
2 April 1874	Pupil Teacher absent with leave, will also be absent next week; examined all the School in Arithmetic, result fair
3 April 1874	Good Friday		children assemble at 10-30 for Church; weekly Average 55.4
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6 April 1874	Easter Monday	Holiday
7 April 1874	very small school, several of elder children planting potatoes
8 April 1874	still very small School
9 April 1874	Very wet
10 April 1874	The pupil Teacher absent all this week on leave; Average 37.4
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13 April 1874		very wet, very few present; the Vicar visited
14 April 1874		usual work
15 April 1874		Reading of 1st & 2nd Stds seems still very backward, will have extra lessons daily
16 April 1874	gave Arithmetic lesson to infants
17 April 1874	weekly Average 46.9
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20 April 1874		very many children still absent, younger children ill with measles & elder ones planting potatoes
21 April 1874		Usual work
22 April 1874		gave spelling lesson to infants
23 April 1874		several boys punished for stone throwing
24 April 1874		sent after absentees; weekly Average 53.3
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27 April 1874		several children away at work in gardens
28 April 1874		gave paper work to 1st class
29 April 1874		usual work
30 April 1874		examined 1st class in Reading, Alfred Ford far behind
1 May 1874	St Philip & St James Day, secular work 9 till 11, attended church; several of elder children absent in afternoon “Maying”; weekly Average 59
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4 May 1874	examined 3rd class in Arithmetic & Dictation on paper
5 May 1874	extra singing lesson to the whole School
6 May 1874	several children kept back after 12 for Spelling
8 May 1874	better attendance this week, several of children who have been working in gardens returned; Average 66.4
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11 May 1874	special examination of Stds 4 & 5 this week on paper
12 May 1874	usual work
13 May 1874	four boys caned for running about the School room while master was absent
14 May 1874	Ascension Day, secular work 9 till 11 when all the children attended Church
15 May 1874	the Vicar opened School
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18 May 1874	several late this morning; Miss Greenstreet gave a lesson to 2nd class
19 May 1874	all children in time; examined the 1st & 2nd Stds in Reading; Mrs Griffin took Infants in afternoon
20 May 1874	usual work
21 May 1874	examined 1st & 2nd classes in paper work; gave a singing lesson to whole School
22 May 1874	broke up for Whitsuntide Holidays
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1 June 1874	the Vicar opened School after holidays; absentees sent after
2 June 1874	paper work to Stds 3, 4 & 5
3 June 1874	singing lesson prolonged till 12-30, the words of songs not known perfectly
4 June 1874	Std 4 very careless with the Arith, kept back till 5 pm
5 June 1874	all children kept back after afternoon School to learn words of school songs
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8 June 1874	late children kept back after 12 noon
9 June 1874	George Eatel & Tom Richards came in after Registers were called
10 June 1874	paper work given to Stds 3, 4 & 5
11 June 1874	the Vicar visited and examined some of the children’s work
12 June 1874	the School was examined by HMI of Schools; Holiday in afternoon
		HMI’s Report 1874…
	The Infants know barely more than their letters and figures. They have no instruction whatever on objects, or in form & colour, & no apparatus for this instruction, a want to which attention was drawn last year. Under the stds, Reading is fair, but Arithmetic is very moderate, except in the 1st std. Spelling is defective. The girls’ needlework is pretty good, & the Discipline good. the premises are dark: the light might be easily & simply improved by cutting down or lopping some neighbouring trees. My Lords have only paid a full Grant (Article 32b) in consideration of the fact that the School has suffered a double change of teachers. Suitable infant apparatus should be procured at once. A serious deduction will be incurred next year unless better results are obtained 9Art 32b).
	JEL Gilbert will be admitted if his medical certificate is satisfactory.
Average attendance			58 at 8/-	=	£17/8/-
Presented for examination		31
Passes in	Reading		26
,,	,,	Writing		16
,,	,,	Arithmetic		12
Total passes				54 at 4/-	=	£10/16/-
Infants under 7			10 at 6/-	=	£4/-/-
					Total Grant		£32/4/-
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15 June 1874	Pupil Teacher absent – ill; re-arranged children in stds
16 June 1874	Pupil Teacher absent
17 June 1874	several late this morning; PT absent
18 June 1874	all children in time; PT absent
19 June 1874	Miss Greenstreet has been assisting in School work this last week in the mornings; PT still absent
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22 June 1874	the School to work without Pupil Teacher until further notice
23 June 1874	A Ralph & Lucy Parker commenced working as Monitors
24 June 1874	Nativity of St John Baptist; secular work 9 till 11, children then went to church; Holiday in afternoon
25 June 1874	commenced Vulgar Fractions with Std 6; examined Std 3 in Dictation; very many absent today
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29 June 1874	St Peter’s Day; secular work 9 till 11-15, children then went to Church
30 June 1874	thin School; unsettled weather
1 July 1874	wet day, small attendance; Geography of England to 1st Class
2 July 1874	usual work
3 July 1874	examined 2nd class in Tables
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6 July 1874	very few present, Forester’s Fete at Winterbourne; Holiday in afternoon
7 July 1874	Reading of 1st Class improving; 2nd class begin short division
8 July 1874	taught a new song “A Captain Forth to Battle Went”
9 July 1874	Std 6 begin Vulgar Fractions; Std 4, Troy Weight
10 July 1874	the attendance has been very small owing to the break up on Monday
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13 July 1874	better School this week
14 July 1874	late children kept in after 12 noon
15 July 1874	the Vicar opened School; usual work
16 July 1874	Std 6 commence Subtraction of Vulgar Fractions; Std 3 completed Subtraction
17 July 1874	thin School, weather very hot
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20 July 1874	Sydney Wheeler admitted
21 July 1874	Sanitary Inspector visited & complained of condition of offices
22 July 1874	the Vicar opened School; taught a song “Oh who was that”
23 July 1874	Sewing Mistress absent
24 July 1874	Mrs Huggins brought Jacob to School, had been a truant several days & wished him to be punished; only 20 present this afternoon, heavy storm; Mrs Cooper, Sewing Mistress, again absent
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27 July 1874	thin School
28 July 1874	received HMI’s Report (see page 489)
29 July 1874	usual work
30 July 1874	the Vicar opened School
31 July 1874	small School, Harvest become general
-	[A new Master, Jesse Collins, now takes over…]
31 Aug 1874	School opened after Harvest Holidays; attendance good – 66; the Vicar read prayers after which I took charge of the school assisted by two Monitors Annie Ralph & Lucy Parker; the Pupil Teacher absent; Jesse Collins
1 Sep 1874	the Vicar opened the School; attendance small owing to the weather which was very wet all day, 12 children sent home wet in the afternoon
2 Sep 1874	weather wet, many children absent in consequence, 13 children sent home wet; Pupil Teacher joined this morning
3 Sep 1874	Ordinary progress not adhered to, but a general examination of all classes; weather still wet
5 Sep 1874	taught the upper classes the School March; the children lean against the desks and stand in an awkward manner, articulate very indistinctly, are backward in Tables, Arithmetic, Spelling and Writing; a few only of the first class read well; John Bolton in the 1st Std does not know his letters and several do not know their figures or form a letter on a slate; Average 50.0
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7 Sep 1874	several away gathering potatoes
8 & 9 Sep 1874	Harvest Thanksgiving
10 Sep 1874	attendance small, the weather extremely wet
11 Sep 1874	the weather still wet & the attendance small in consequence; Average 46.50
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14 Sep 1874	School opened with better attendance; not one of the 1st Class understands Reduction well
15 Sep 1874	many late children in morning & afternoon
16 Sep 1874	children cautioned against coming late & told the evil consequence that must result from their doing so
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17 Sep 1874	all the 1st class, 4, 5 & 6 Stds kept in the afternoon to do simple Reduction, Inches to Miles
18 Sep 1874	several in the III class show a slight improvement in their writing; 1, 2, & 3 class boys kept ¼ hour to drill after school hours; Average 54.00
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21 Sep 1874	Secular instruction began at 9, all the children attended Church at 11-15;			admitted Harry Carpenter
22 Sep 1874	many children late;	admitted Edith Hendy
23 Sep 1874	attendance very bad, many late; Miss Greenstreet gave a singing lesson at 11-15
24 Sep 1874	attendance better; the children spoken to about climbing & breaking the trees opposite
25 Sep 1874	attendance better; boys kept 30 minutes to drill after School hours; Average 50.00
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28 Sep 1874	attendance good; three children admitted, Annie Violet, Florence Selby & Frederick Horsman
29 Sep 1874	secular instruction began at 9, children attended Church at 11-15, Michaelmas Day
30 Sep 1874	Miss Greenstreet gave a singing lesson at 11-15 & taught School song, “The Little Disaster”
1 Oct 1874	Half Holiday in afternoon, Sunday School Treat
2 Oct 1874	attendance small, weather wet; Average 60.41
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5 Oct 1874	attendance good
6 Oct 1874	admitted Annie Cordie [Cordy ?]
7 Oct 1874	Miss Greenstreet gave a singing lesson at 11-15; the weather wet, many children absent in the morning
8 Oct 1874	examined Infants, found a small improvement; examined 3rd Class, did not know the letters b, e or p
9 Oct 1874	Average 64.40
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12 Oct 1874	attendance better
13 Oct 1874	Ordinary Progress
14 Oct 1874	singing lesson at 11-15, Miss Greenstreet taught the children “The Little Disaster”
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15 Oct 1874	examined 2nd Class, found them improved in Spelling, Tables & Arithmetic
16 Oct 1874	examined 3rd Class, found their writing much improved & most of their Tables fairly written; Average 58.80
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19 Oct 1874	attendance small, Winterbourne Fair
20 Oct 1874	attendance small, many absent getting potatoes in
21 Oct 1874	Music Lesson; the Months repeated by all the school
22 Oct 1874	Infants examined, progress satisfactory
23 Oct 1874	examined 2nd Class, much improved in Spelling & Tables; Average 45.21
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26 Oct 1874	attendance small
27 Oct 1874	admitted three children
28 Oct 1874	secular instruction began at 9, all the children attended Church at 11-15, being All Saints Day
29 Oct 1874	weather wet; some children absent still gathering potatoes
30 Oct 1874	2nd & 3rd Classes examined, progress in both satisfactory; Average 56.70
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2 Nov 1874	attendance better; infants drilled in playground
3 Nov 1874	Sewing Mistress absent, all school drilled
4 Nov 1874	Sewing Mistress present instead of yesterday
5 Nov 1874	3rd class examined, progress satisfactory
6 Nov 1874	Infants examined, progress not satisfactory;
Average 51.40
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9 Nov 1874	admitted Ann Rose Ford; School opened at half past one for the winter months; registers marked and closed at 1-30 and the School closed at 3-45; girls kept to drill till 4-15
10 Nov 1874	attendance bad, many children late
11 Nov 1874	1st, 2nd & 3rd Class kept to drill till 4-15
12 Nov 1874	weather cold, many children late in consequence
13 Nov 1874	examined the Infants & 3rd Class, progress not at all satisfactory; Average 59.50, present 72
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16 Nov 1874	admitted GH Andrews
17 Nov 1874	observed an improvement in Writing in the 1st Class
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18 Nov 1874	lesson given to 1st Class in Arithmetic; all the boys kept to drill until 4-15; singing lesson at 11-15, began the Skaters
19 Nov 1874	examined the 3rd Class, found them still improving but still very backward, particularly in Table & Arithmetic
20 Nov 1874	examined the Infants and found a slight improvement in their writing, they are also still very backward
21 Nov 1874	Average 54.80, present 67
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23 Nov 1874	admitted Sidney Wheeler
24 Nov 1874	attendance small, weather cold
25 Nov 1874	Geography to 1st Class; singing lesson at 11-15; weather wet & cold
26 Nov 1874	several children away on account of the weather which is still wet & cold
27 Nov 1874	general examination of all classes, an improvement noticeable in all, particularly in the Spelling; Average 52.20, present 68
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30 Nov 1874	admitted Robert Richards; secular instruction began at 9, all the children attended Church at 11-15
1 Dec 1874	Ordinary Progress
2 Dec 1874	Mrs Greenstreet gave a singing lesson at 11-15
3 Dec 1874	examined the 1st Class, the Reading has improved, Writing good, Arithmetic still bad
4 Dec 1874	examined the Infants & found sa slight improvement, mostly in the 1st Division; Average 54.89, present 73
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7 Dec 1874	Vicar opened School as usual; attendance good
8 Dec 1874	attendance good; Christmas in Perspective
9 Dec 1874	gave Geography lesson to 1st Class; singing lesson at 11-15, began the Skaters
10 Dec 1874	attendance very good, 70 present at one time; Object Lesson to 2nd & 3rd Classes, subject Coal.
11 Dec 1874	the weather very wet, attendance very small in consequence; Object Lesson to 1st & 2nd Class, subject Sponge
14 Dec 1874	weather very cold
15 Dec 1874	OP
16 Dec 1874	singing lesson at 11-15
17 Dec 1874	Geography Lesson to 1st Class
18 Dec 1874	severe frost, many absent in consequence; the School closed for the Christmas Holidays; Average 44.00, number in attendance 61; Pupil Teacher Left

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