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Peakirk-cum-Glinton Primary School

The current school is a single form entry (taking a maximum of 30 children each year) and has close on 200 children attending. As is the case with many schools it has been extended during it's time, however the original foundations of the village primary school were laid in 1845. A commemorative stone is set into the north face of the main school building and can still be seen today. "Peakirk-cum-Glinton National School - built by subscription 1845".

Until the building of the school, children were taught in the church. One of the pupils to be taught in the church was the poet John Clare from Helpston.

The school was built on church land across the road from St Benedicts. It was one of the first elementary schools to be built in this part of what was then Northamtonshire and its opening must have been quite and event. Hand bills advertising the event had been distributed throughout the area. "The committee of management beg to inform the inhabitants of Glinton, Peakirk, Helpston, Etton, Northborough and places adjacent, that the new school will be opened on Monday May 18th 1846".

Education was not free however :-

Extracted from Glinton Community Association Newsletter 1981?

In September 1999 the school suffered a fire while workmen were working in the roof space, fortunately the fire was spotted by two local students from Arthur Mellows Village College who raised the alarm and all the children and staff were safely evacuated. Much of the roof of the building was destroyed but within a year the roof had been rebuilt and a new ICT suite added on the 1st floor.

The school underwent an Ofsted inspection in January 2006 and the inspectors decided that "This is a good school. The inspection agrees that this is an effective school which provides good value for money. There is accurate and honest self-evaluation, which provides the school with a good basis for further improvement. Improvement since the last inspection has been good and this is evident in the quality of the teaching and use of assessment information..." The full Ofsted report can be read here (opens a new browser window).

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You can find contact details and a link to the latest Ofsted inspection (and a street map) on the schools-search.co.uk website