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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