Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School

Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School

Established	1874
Type	Voluntarily Aided
Religion	Church of England
Headteacher (Acting)	Mrs Rosie Phillips
Founder	Rev.Henry Jeston
Location	Hawridge Buckinghamshire HP5 2UQ  England Coordinates: 51°45′07″N 0°38′18″W / 51.751955°N 0.638409°W / 51.751955; -0.638409
Local authority	Buckinghamshire
DfE URN	110445 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	177
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	4–11
Houses	Putnams      Dinnetts      Orchard
Ofsted assessment:	Good (2007)
Telephone:	01494 758368
Website	www.hawridge-cholesbury.bucks.sch.uk/index.html

Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School is a mixed Primary School for children between the ages of 4 - 11 in Hawridge, Buckinghamshire.

History

Hawridge and Cholesbury School

Hawridge and Cholesbury Elementary School was founded as a National School in 1874 under the stewardship of the Rev. Henry Jeston, who was at the time rector of the Church of St. Lawrence, Cholesbury. The school with two classrooms and schoolhouse for the headmaster was built on land given by the Lord of the Manors of Hawridge and Cholesbury as a National School. Prior to this only a simple education was provided for children at the straw-plait school.

The trust deed established at the time stated that the school was founded^[1]

....for the education of children and adults or children only of the labouring manufacturing and other classes in the Parishes of Hawridge and Cholesbury respectively in the County of Bucks and for no other purpose whatsoever and it is hereby declared that the school will always be in union with and as far as is or may be consistent with the provision for its being used as a Public Elementary School as aforesaid shall be conducted according to the principles and in furtherance of the ends and designs of the National Society for the education of the Poor in the principles of the established Church throughout England and Wales....

Under the 1944 Education Act the school became a voluntary controlled school. In preparation for the merger with the neighbouring primary school in St Leonards which closed in 1973, a new building was opened in 1973 and an administrative block was added in 1974.^[1] The field adjoining the back of the school was also converted into a playing field.^[2] In 1974 the school became a combined school for children aged between 5 and 12. The age of transfer in Buckinhamshire schools changed in 1999, since when the school has provided education for children between 4 and 11. Two additional classrooms were added in 1999. The school changed its status in 2003 when it became a voluntary aided school with control and financial support shared by the local authority with Diocese of Oxford.^[1] In 2009 there were further extensions to the school; part of a two-phase development including the provision of an additional classroom and administrative accommodation. In 2011 the original school building and school house were sold off, becoming a private dwelling, in order to fund the second phase of the school's building programme which was completed at the end of 2011.

School setting

The school is positioned within a village setting and faces Hawridge Common. Around the school are extensive grounds which include a large playing field, tennis court, pond, gazebo and amphitheatre.

Organisation

The school is organised in three stages:

• Foundation Stage is Nursery Class to the end of Reception.
• Key Stage 1 - Year 1 and Year 2.
• Key Stage 2 - Year 3 to Year 6.

Catchment area

The school serves an area including Cholesbury, St Leonards, Hawridge, the western side of The Vale south to and including Woodview Farm, Bellingdon south to and including Johnson's Farm and Huge Farm. A significant number of children from the nearby town of Chesham also attend the school.

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