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