Catalogue description Silverdale County Primary School, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings

For minutes of the Hastings School Board (subsequently the Hastings United District School Board), 1876-1903 see R/E 4/1/28-33; for minutes of the governing body, 1876-1939 see E/MA/156/1-6; for HMI report, 1998 see R/E 1/15/212; for plans of the school, 1878-1899 see R/E 4/1/151 and R/E 4/1/132 and for 1911 and 1913 see R/E 4/24/5 and 8

Silverdale County Primary School, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex

Records transferred 31 Jan 1995 (ACC 6567)

In January 1876 the Silverhill Board School for Girls and Infants was opened in temporary premises at Silverhill Lecture Hall and in January 1879 they moved to the new purpose-built premises on Sedlescombe Road. A separate Infants' School was opened in January 1882. In April 1903, following the 1902 Education Act, the school was taken over by the Education Committee of the Borough of Hastings and was re-named Silverhill Girls' Council School. From July 1921 the Infants' and Girls' Schools were merged. From January 1924 it became Silverhill Junior Mixed School and from September 1927 the boys and girls were again separated and the school became Silverhill Senior Girls' School. In April 1933 it was merged with Silverhill Senior Boys' School to form Silverhill Senior Mixed School

A separate Silverhill Board School for Infants was established in January 1882 and in April 1903, following the 1902 Education Act, the school was taken over by the Education Committee of the Borough of Hastings and was re-named Silverhill Infants' Council School. From July 1921 the Infants' and Girls' Schools were merged

In January 1879 the Silverhill Board School for Boys was opened in the new purpose-built premises on Sedlescombe Road. In April 1903, following the 1902 Education Act, the school was taken over by the Education Committee of the Borough of Hastings and was re-named Silverhill Boys' Council School. From January 1924 it became Silverhill Senior Mixed Council School and from September 1927 the boys and girls were again separated and the school became Silverhill Senior Boys' School. In April 1933 the Senior Girls' School was merged with it to form Silverhill Senior Mixed School

The school was evacuated to St Albans or rural district in July 1940. Between July 1941 and December 1944 the Silverhill premises were used as an emergency junior and infants' school. From 1945 it was known as Silverhill County Primary School. On 24 March 1954 the new purpose-built premises in Perth Road were officially opened by the Mayor of Hastings and the school was re-named Silverdale County Primary School

Head teachers of the Boys' School, Senior Mixed School and Primary School

William King, Jan 1879 - Apr 1909

Arthur Addison Barker, Apr 1909 - Oct 1922

A H Plowman, Oct 1922 - Apr 1937 acting head teacher, Oct - Nov 1922

W L T Smith, Apr 1937 - Jul 1940 }acting head teacher from Apr 1937

J T Hopkins, Jul 1941 - Dec 1944 Emergency Junior and Infants' School

G A Franks, c1949 - Jul 1973

John D Flanegan, Sep 1973 - Jul 1989

David R Richards, Sep 1989 - Dec 1994

Martin L North, Jan 1994 - Feb 1996

Hywel Williams, Mar 1996 - Dec 1996 temporary

Mrs K W Faulkner, Jan 1997 -

Head teachers of the Girls' School, Junior Mixed School and Senior Girls' School

Emma Parker, Jan 1876 - Dec 1877

Mrs Elizabeth Boswood, Jan 1878 - Dec 1881

Kate Woolnough, Jan 1882 - Apr 1901

Ellen Edith Turner, Dec 1902 - Apr 1933

Head teachers of the Infants' School

Annie Marchant, Jan 1882 - Jul 1921