Catalogue description Ocklynge Junior School, Eastbourne

For minutes of the governing body, 1908-1913 see PAR 309/25/1, for 1932-1940 see E/MA/183/1, for 1952-1975 see E/MA/50/1-3 and for 1975-1997 see E/MA/251/1/1-7; for deeds and papers relating to the national school, 1814-1960 see PAR 309/25/2-10; for area office files, 1960-1977 see R/E 3/15/18-19; for HMI report, 1996 see R/E 1/15/126; for correspondence, including draft conveyance, 1814, 1853-1854 see GIL 3/3/37

Ocklynge Junior School, Eastbourne, East Sussex

Records transferred 4 Apr 1990 (ACC 5452), 2 May 1990 (ACC 5488)

The Eastbourne National Boys' School and Eastbourne National Girls' School were established at St Mary's Cottages, Brightland Road in 1814

The girls' school was housed in two buildings, one in Brightland Road, which was opened in 1814, and the other in Church Street, which was opened in 1853. By 1903 the girls' school was known as St Mary's Girls' School, by 1923 as St Mary's Junior Girls' School and by 1949 as St Mary's Girls' Primary School. From 1956 the school became St Mary's County Junior Girls' School. On 25 July 1958 the Brightland Road premises were closed and those in Church Street on 26 March 1959, and the school moved to new buildings in Victoria Drive, where it was known as Ocklynge Girls' Primary School. On 12 July 1972 Ocklynge County Junior Girls' School was closed and after merger with St Mary's County Junior Boys' School it re-opened in September 1972 as Ocklynge County Junior Mixed School

The boys' school was housed initially in the building in Brightland Road, in the premises in Church Street from 1853 and from 1892 in premises in Green Street. By 1903 the boys' school was known as St Mary's Boys' School, by 1923 as St Mary's Junior Boys' School and by 1949 as St Mary's Boys' Primary School. From 1956 the school became St Mary's County Junior Boys' School. On 12 July 1972 St Mary's County Junior Boys' School was closed and after merger with Ocklynge County Junior Girls' School it re-opened in September 1972 as Ocklynge County Junior Mixed School

Central classes for senior pupils were operated for both the boys' and girls' schools between January 1922 and October 1931 when they were closed due to shortages of funds and pupils, and the pupils transferred to Bedewell Central School and Willowfield Central School

An infants' school was opened in Church Street in 1873 (E/SC/55)

List of headteachers of Eastbourne National Girls' School, St Mary's Girls' School, St Mary's Junior Girls' School, St Mary's Girls' Primary School, St Mary's County Junior Girls' School, Ocklynge Girls' Primary School, Ocklynge County Junior Girls' School

Unknown, { Sep 1863 - Aug 1865

Elizabeth Ford, Sep 1865 - Mar 1871

Miss Matilda Riley, Apr 1871 - Mar 1873

Annie Love, Mar 1873 - Jun 1876

E Jarman, Jul 1876 - Dec 1876

Emily Eliza Mardon, Jan 1877 - Dec 1902

Miss Mary Suckling, Jan 1903 - Dec 1931

Blanche Harvey King, Jan 1932 - Jul 1937

Emily Ethelreda Sturgess, Sep 1937 - Apr 1946

Mrs Elizabeth Mary Christian, Jun 1946 - Dec 1964

Miss Coda, Jan 1965 - Jul 1972 became deputy head of Ocklynge Junior Mixed School

List of headteachers of Eastbourne National Boys' School, St Mary's Boys' School, St Mary's Junior Boys' School, St Mary's Boys' Primary School, St Mary's County Junior Boys' School

Herbert Williams Green, Sep 1907 - ?Jun 1919

John Arthur Cox, Jun 1919 - Dec 1920

Frank Ernest Hannah, Jan 1921 - Sep 1931

Hubert Cyril Atherfold, Sep 1931 - Jul 1937 }

Alan F Clark, { Mar 1964 - Jul 1972 became head of Ocklynge Junior Mixed School

List of headteachers of Ocklynge County Junior Mixed School, Ocklynge Junior School

Alan F Clark, Sep 1972 - Mar 1986

David Hines, Mar 1986 - }