Built in 1878 a buttressed and dormered building in a broadly Gothic Style, the original building survives along with modern additions. The windows and rainwater goods are mostly plastic replacements. Smaller sash windows survive in the rear wings. The roof covering is modern machine slate with fish scale decoration. Two vent cupolas have been caped, and the chimney has been rebuilt. Inside, original folding partitions and roof structures survive. It is situated within the colliery village. The master’s house survives in private ownership. (NCC School Survey 2004)(1)

Board Schools (1870 to 1903). All Board schools were built as a result of the 1870 Education Act. They form part of the very first phase of large-scale country wide investment in educational services. This was a momentous point in the history of the country as well as the county that marked the beginning of the compulsory education system. Board school buildings are generally of good architectural quality for the time and have a distinct appearance that is readily associated with both heritage and the education system of the county. They are often in highly focal locations that may contribute to the local townscape and sense of place. In Nottinghamshire they were designed by a variety of architects. The pre-eminent architects are unlikely to have produced more than one or two schools so it should be assumed, until otherwise proven, that each one is unique. (1)

Former primary school. Single-storey brick-built school. Gable end to the road. Gable has decorative eaves and stone plaque (now worn), Large window flanked by smaller lancet windows all with stone headers and cills. Two projecting bays on the east elevation have gabled dormers over the large windows. Flat roof brick extensions run the length of the west elevation. (2)

<1> NCC, 2004, NCC Schools Survey (DR2817) (Unpublished document). SNT5343.

<2> J Buckley (NCC), Observations by Janine Buckley MA (NCC) (Personal comment). SNT5239.