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School, Newton
History of School, Newton
The earliest mention of a school in Newton is from 1783. Rev Gunning was vicar of Hauxton and Newton at the time.
In 1836 there was a Sunday School.
1841
no mention of school
1851
Mary Ashby, school mistress
1852
Elizabeth Webb
1854
£350 spent on school by Christopher R Pemberton. This was in addition to £500 left in the will of his father Christopher Pemberton to establish a Church of England school and teacher’s house. The school held 54 children and later included 23 infants as well. Two cottages were built to supply an income to the school of £9 per annum. The finance by the Pembertons meant that Newton was one of the first villages in Cambridgeshire to have a school.
1858-1865 Rachel Thurlow
1861 School House
Thomas Thurlow, 32, butler, b Cambridge
Rachel, 32, b Cambridge
Thomas James, 5, b Cambridge
Robert Montague, 2, b Newton
Alfred George, under 1 month, b Newton
Elizabeth Cream, 68, monthly nurse, b Waterbeach
Sarah Pledger, 16, servant
1869-1875
Jane Grimmer
1871
Samuel Baldry, 47, school master unemployed, b Herts
Rebecca Baldry, 49, school mistress, b Ely
Arthur Baldry, 11, b Norfolk
1873
Attendance of 10 boys and 16 girls.
1879-1888
Elizabeth Trudgill
1881
Elizabeth Trudgill, 22, school mistress, b Norfolk
1892 Mary Shackle
1894
School managers were Rev William Ward, vicar and Henry Hurrell, landowner. The teacher, Martha Best, was unqualified.
1895
Certified teacher Clara Jane Adcock took up her appointment on January 7th. On January 8th she wrote in log bog that her accommodation was inadequate.
1896
Mrs Hadden was the teacher. She was paid £50 per annum. In 1898 her salary was increased to £55.
1901
Younger children were eing taught in the same room by Alice Andrews (at £5 10s 6d per annum). Mrs Hadden, headmistress, paid £55 10s.
1902
Following Education Act school became responsibility of County Council.
1904
Mary Gloyne was certified teacher at £75 per annum. Trainee teacher Ethel Hunt paid £20.
1908
Mary Gloyne resigned and Charlotte Cooper took over.
1911
Closed for a week because of diphtheria epidemic.
1912
Miss Cooper paid £92 per annum and Ethel Hunt £30.
1915
James Kidman gave gardening lessons to the boys for 2/6d per session.
1917-1940
Edith Mary Cranfield started as teacher.
1940-1967
Miss Pluck succeeded Miss Cranfield.
1967
School closed.
Source: Newton – The Five Wentways by Jessie Hall
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