I, E Emma Margetts resumed duties temporary in this school.

Opened the school after the Christmas holidays. 33 pres[ent]

Numbers increased to 49 in the afternoon.

Admitted two girls into baby’s class and readmitted one.

Ethel Harriman is taking the place of Nellie Clarke who has gone to the Alfred Street Infants School.

The Caretaker brought in a Policeman this afternoon, she had complained to him of the windows being broken.

Average for the week 43.

Admitted a boy this afternoon.

Mr Bayes, Attendance Officer, visited.

Average for the week 44.

School closed today it being the election for a Guardian.

Average for the week 36.  The weather is very severe.

Average for this week 42.

Admitted John F Berrill he is over five but had not been to school before so put him in 3^rd class.

The Attendance Officer visited this afternoon.

Visit Art 84 (b) signed W Varnon.

Mr Colson visited.

Average for the week 46.

Admitted two children today.

Average for this week 49.

Admitted three children this week.  Average 57.

Attendance very poor the weather being so rough. 44 present.

Average 57 this week.

Commence school at 1.45 instead of 1.30 and closing at 3.45.

Average for the week 55.

The Attendance Officer visited.

Average for the week 57.

Several children have been absent this week with swollen necks.  Average 55.

Mr Bayes, Attendance Officer, visited.

2^nd visit of inspection under Art 84b.  signed J Gill

Average for this week 56.

School closed today it being the election for the Local Board.

Admitted a boy this morning into second class.

Average for the week 52.

Closed school this afternoon for the Easter holiday.

Average for the week 51.

School opened this morning.  41 present.

Average for the week 43.

Checked register.  Signed J T Colson.

The Attendance Officer visited this morning.

Admitted three children this week.

Average 61.

Sent 14 children to the Alfred Street School, 8 to the boys dept. and 6 to the girls dept.

Average this week 50.  No. on books 57.

Average for the week 52.  Admitted three children.

The Attendance Officer visited.

Average for the week 50.

Admitted a boy, Thomas Farrell.  He is nine years of age but through an accident he has only one leg.  The Attendance Officer thought that he had better attend here for the present as the Alfred Street School is too far for him.

Admitted two children this week.  Average 51.

Five children absent through measles.

Average for the week 47.

Closed school this afternoon for the Whitsuntide holiday.

School opened this morning.  45 present.

Half holiday given for a Sunday School Treat.

Admitted two children this week.  Average 54.

Closed school this afternoon for a week on account of the Queen’s Jubilee.

Opened school this morning.  50 present.  Afternoon 59.

Three children absent through Scarletina.

 Checked registers.  Signed J T Colson.

Ethel Harriman absent today through sickness.

Admitted two children this week.  Average 52.

Average this week 49.

Half holiday given for a Sunday School Treat.

Attendance low this afternoon there being a Procession and Bazaar in the town.  39 present.

I Phebe Newell have been appointed to take charge of this school.

Half holiday given for a Sunday School Treat.

Average this week 53.

The school closes this morning until 30^th August for the summer holidays.

Average this week 48.

School re-opened after 4 weeks holiday.  42 scholars present.  2 children absent through whooping cough.

Report for the School Year ending April 30^th 1897

“On the day of inspection was in charge of a Assistant Teacher (Article 50 of the Code) who is apparently working well, as the children have made most creditable progress since the last visit.  Several changes have taken place in the school staff during the year, and there is an apparent difficulty in securing the services of a duly qualified teacher.  The room should be swept and the fires lit earlier in the morning.”

My Lords have directed the grant to be paid only for the period during which the school was under a certified teacher.  I am to enquire whether it is the intention of the Board to close the school, and to point out that, as it is no longer conducted as a Public Elementary School(Articles 4 and 82 of the Code) it must now be removed from the list of schools receiving Annual Grant and Fee Grant.  Signed James Heygate, Clerk

Ethel Harriman failure.

Five other children are suffering from whooping cough.

Average this week 41.

Average this week 46.

Two children are away from school suffering from fever.

Nine other children are obliged to stay away from school, in consequence of living very near to children suffering from fever.

Ethel Harriman is absent from school this morning through sick headache.  She is better this afternoon and is at school.

Average attendance this week 39.

Average attendance this week 39.

Half holiday given today for the Feast.  The attendance is very low on account of the Feast.  Only 28 children present.

The attendance still being low the school has to be closed for the day.

Average attendance this week 34.

I checked registers.  Signed J T Colson.

Average for the week 45.

Average for the week 49. Five of the children who were obliged to stay away on account of scarlet fever have returned to school this week, making a much better average attendance.

Four more children who were obliged to stay away from school because of scarlet fever have commenced coming to school again.

Average for the week 53.

Average for the week 55.

Average for the week 56.

*Child marked absent who is present this *afternoon.

Average this week 54.

Average for the week 52.

Average for the week 43.  There is a great deal of illness amongst the children living in the neighbourhood, which probably accounts for the decrease in this week’s average.

Opened school this morning with only 20 children present.  Twenty one children are away through illness, some with bad colds, and others with whooping cough.

I have examined registers and find correct.  Signed B. Vorley.

Average for the week 32.

Average for the week 42.

Opened school this morning with 42 children present.  Ethel Harriman is unable to come to school on account of illness, and her mother has sent her sister Amy to take her place.

Ethel Harriman has not been able to come at all this week, and her sister Amy has been coming each day instead.

Average for this week 43.

School has closed this afternoon until 10^th of January 1898 for the Christmas holiday.

Opened school this morning with 46 children present.

Fred and Walter Neville were sent to the Union the first week in December, but they have been fetched out again, and came to school again this afternoon.

Average for this week 55.

Average for this week 48.

*Child marked absent who is present.

Average for the week 55.

Average for the week 54.

Average for the week 53.

Average for the week 51.

Average for the week 55.  A days holiday is given on Monday on account of the School Board Election.

Average for the week 54.

Commence school at 2 o’clock and close at 4.

Average for the week 58.

There is a very poor attendance this afternoon, only 30 children being present.  This is doubtless due to a travelling circus being in the town.

Average for the week 54.

The weather is very rough this morning which has kept many children away from school.  There are only 28 present.

The attendance is a little better this afternoon.  37 children being present.

Average this week 51.

March 28 1898
Signed A Cartwright HMI

Checked registers.  Signed J T Colson.

Average for this week 54.

School to be closed on Monday April 4^th for the election of Guardians and Urban District Council.

Average for this week 54.

School closed this morning until April 18^th for the Easter holidays.

Opened school this morning with 54 children present.

Average for the week 58.

Average for the week 49.

Sent 9 boys to Alfred Street Boy’s Department and 1 to newton Road mixed, also 8 girls to Alfred Street Girl’s Department.

Average for the week 41.  Number on books 52.

Average for this week 41.  Admitted two children this week.

Average for this week 41.

School closed this afternoon until June 6^th for the Whitsuntide holiday.

Average for the week 41.

Opened school this morning with 41 children present.

Average this week 42.

Half holiday given for a Sunday School Treat.

Half holiday given on account of the Agricultural Show.

Report for the School Year ending April 30^th 1898

“The children write creditably in the first and second classes and are quick in number, but are weak in Reading and there is room for improvement here in the method.  The teacher is very kindly in manner but the children require to be under firmer control.  Backs should be fitted to the seats.  The platform end of the room is untidy with chairs piled up, and the numbers have so increased that the space is required for teaching purposes.  A cloakroom should be provided for the hats and cloaks which at present are hung up in the room.  The playground requires a coating of gravel.  The urinal drain is stopped up.

H M Inspector’s recommendations as to the premises should be carried out, (Article 85 (a) of the Code).

The Certificate of Miss Newell will be issued after the 1^st February 1899 upon the application of the Board if she continues in this school till that date.”

Signed James Heygate
Clerk to the Board

There is a very poor attendance this morning, only 18 children being present.  This is doubtless owing to the Agricultural Show.

Half holiday again given for the show.

Poor attendance again this morning, only 16 present.

There is an improvement in attendance this afternoon, 36 children being present.

Average for this week 30.

Half holiday given for Sunday School Treat.

Registers examined. Signed [F Newman]

Average this week 43.

Half holiday given for a Sunday School Treat.

Child marked absent who is present.

Average this week 44.

Day’s holiday given on account of the Band of Hope trip to the seaside.

Half holiday given for a Sunday School Treat.

Average for this week 43.

Half holiday given for a Sunday School Treat.

Average for this week 44.

Average for this week 43.

Closed school this afternoon until August 29^th for the summer holidays, which is a week earlier than usual on account of much sickness being amongst the scholars.

Opened school this morning with only 27 children present.  A fair number are staying away on account of the measles.

Average for this week 37.

Average for this week 39.

Average for this week 43.

Average this week 43.

School closed this afternoon until Wednesday on account of the Feast.

Opened school this morning with 36 children present.

Average this week 40.

Checked registers.  Signed B Vorley

Average for this week 48.

Ethel Harriman is away from school with a bad gathered face.

May Brooks, a scholar from Alfred Street Girls School, has been to help me today.

May has been again this morning.  Ethel Harriman is better and is at school again this afternoon.

Average for this week 49.

Child marked absent who is present.

The playground is being gravelled today.  Child marked absent who is present.

Average for this week 48.

Average for this week 52.

We commence school at 1.40 and close at 3.45 during the winter months.

Average for this week 53.

Visited school – tested registers and found them correct.  Signed H E Vann

Average for this week 53.

Child marked absent who is present.  Attendance very low this afternoon, only 27 children being present, owing to a travelling circus having visited the town.

Average for this week 53.

Average for this week 49.

Average for this week 54.

Average for this week 56.

Average for this week 53.

School closed this morning until January 9^th for the Christmas holidays.

Average for this week 45.

Opened school this morning with 43 children present.

Average for this week 47.

Average for this week 49.

Average for this week 47.

Average for this week 45.

The attendance has been low today owing to the inclement weather.  There were 38 children present this morning and 35 this afternoon.

Average for this week 42.

Boy marked sick who is present.

Average for this week 48.

School visited – Registers checked and found correct.  Signed [F Newman]

Average for this week 48.

Average for this week 47.

School commence at 2 o’clock and closes at 4 o’clock.

Average for this week 51.

Child marked absent who is present.

Average for this week 49.

There is a very poor attendance this afternoon which is doubtless owing to the heavy fall of snow.  There are only 36 children present.

The weather is still very rough and cold.  There are only 33 children present.

Average for this week 44.

School to be closed on Monday March 27^th for the election of the Urban District Council.

Art 84 b I (2)
J Gill

Average for this week 51.

School closed this morning until Monday April 10^th for the Easter holiday.

Opened school this morning with 48 children present.

Through illness I am obliged to go home.  Miss Margetts was sent down from Alfred Street most of the time I was away ill.

Average for this week 49.

I am now able to come to school again.

Average for this week 54.

Average for this week 51.

Have drafted 11 boys and 7 girls into Standard 1 this morning leaving 49 children on books.

Only 10 children are present this morning which is probably owing to a great show (Barnum and Bailey’s) being held at Wellingborough.  A day’s holiday has been given.

Average for this week 38.

Average for this week 37.

School closed this afternoon until May 29^th form the Whitsuntide holiday.

Average for this week 40.

Opened school this morning with 33 children present.

Average for this week 38.

Half holiday given for Sunday School Treat.

Average for this week 39.

Average for this week 40.

Half holiday given for Sunday School Treats.

Signed …

Average for this week 40.

Average for this week 42.

A day’s holiday given on Monday July 3^rd for the Band of Hope trip to the seaside.

Report for School Year ending April 30^th 1999

“The children are treated with great kindness and on the whole, have made fairly good progress during the year.  The room is not very convenient for its purpose and the recommendations of HM Inspector in last year’s report should receive immediate attention.  The teacher is thoroughly in earnest, but the active co-operation of the scholars is not always in evidence.”

E. Harriman does not appear to have attended the Collective Examination, but could not in any case be admitted under Article 35 of the Code in this school as the Head Teacher is not qualified to superintend Pupil Teachers

Signed James Heygate
Clerk to the Board

Average for this week 42.

Half holiday given for a Sunday School Treat.

Half holiday given for a Sunday School Treat.

Average for this week 38.

Half holiday given for a Sunday School Treat.

Average for this week 37.

*Child marked absent who is present*.

Average for this week 39.

Average for this week 34.

Closed school this morning until September 4^th for the summer holiday.

Opened school this morning with 48 children present.  Admitted 10 children as new scholars.

Average for this week 44.

There is rather a poor attendance this afternoon, owing to a circus being in the town.

Average for this week 46.

Checked registers and found them correct.  Sighed J T Colson.

Average for this week 45.

School closed this afternoon until Wednesday morning on account of the Feast.

Opened school this morning with 43 children present.

*Child marked absent who is present*.

Average for this week 45.

Art 84b I1
W H J Salt
02 Oct 1899

Average for this week 45.

Average for this week 42.

Average for this week 42.

Average for this week 43.

Average for this week 41.

I was unable to be at school yesterday having an ulcerated throat from which I had been suffering since Friday.

Miss Margetts from Alfred Street Infants School came to take my place.

We alter time for the winter season today, commencing school at 1.45, and closing at 3.45.

There is a very poor attendance this afternoon, owing to a travelling circus having visited the town.  Only 20 children out of 53 are present.

Average for this week 41.

Checked registers and found correct.  Signed [F Newman]

Average for this week 46.

Average for this week 46.

Average for this week 52.

Average for this week 50.

Average for this week 45.

Average for this week 47.

We closed the school this afternoon for the Christmas holidays until January 8^th 1900.