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Events in the History of Great Kimble Church of England School

1805  A Sunday School is started in St. Nicholas’ Church

1821 A day school is started in the Church

1828 The day school is extended to 5 days per week

1832   A school house is built – girls upstairs and boys downstairs

1834   School officially funded by the Church

1851   Census shows 140 students at Sunday School

1854   Land for school building from Donald Cameron

1862   65 pupils on roll; Headteacher Mrs Beckett

1895   Third classroom added; Headteacher Mr Fassnidge

1912   Headteacher John MacKaig; replaced by his daughter

1914   Refugees arrive from Belgium

1917   Pupils gather conkers and blackberries for war effort

1923   Greta MacKaig succeeded by Mr Jennings

1926   Alice Morley Headteacher

1928   Playground extended – land from George Darvill

1936   Trip to Swindon Works funded by GWR

1937   Day off for Coronation

1939   School role doubled; Mrs Richardson Headteacher

1940   Evacuee classes taught in The Stewart Hall

1940   October 28th 1940 School damaged in Bombing

1945   Two day holiday for VE Day

1947   School dinners started; School closed by snow

1951   School becomes Voluntary Controlled; Senior pupils go to Risborough

1953   Flush toilets installed; Trip to see Coronation Lights

1963   Hazel Daunter Headteacher

1966   Mr Tuggey Headteacher

1968   Snow closed the school; Office built

1973   School reduced to Infants School

1981   Mrs Hiscock Headteacher

1986   School meals ended

1996   Mrs Carol Holman-Smith Headteacher

2008   Mrs Gillian Harrington Headteacher

2010   Schoolhouse replaced by new extension

2007   Outdoor classroom on land donated by Mr Bill Brown

2016   Mrs Mala Cozadinos Headteacher

2018 The school became an Academy under The Great learners Trust

2019   Further extension built on the site of ‘Springfield’, the neighbouring bungalow, for expansion to all-through primary school

2021  Capsule buried, Clare Lodge Headteacher