A board School built in 1901, in Gothic style with quite a high level of decorative treatment: stone quoins, sill bands, gable parapets, ornate kneelers and roof top bellcote. The windows are wooden glazing bar casements under pointed arches with hoodmoulds. Most of the original cast iron rainwater goods survive intact. The original boundary wall, ornate railings and gates remains. The original doors and dado rail survive inside, however partitions have been removed and only the surrounds of the fireplaces remain. (NCC Schools 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)

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 NCC, 2004, NCC Schools Survey (DR2817) (Unpublished document).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