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

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1851

Mary Ashby, school mistress

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1852

Elizabeth Webb

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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.

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1858-1865 Rachel Thurlow

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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

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1869-1875

Jane Grimmer

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1871

Samuel Baldry, 47, school master unemployed, b Herts

Rebecca Baldry, 49, school mistress, b Ely

Arthur Baldry, 11, b Norfolk

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1873

Attendance of 10 boys and 16 girls.

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1879-1888

Elizabeth Trudgill

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1881

Elizabeth Trudgill, 22, school mistress, b Norfolk

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1892 Mary Shackle

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1894

School managers were Rev William Ward, vicar and Henry Hurrell, landowner. The teacher, Martha Best, was unqualified.

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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.

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1896

Mrs Hadden was the teacher. She was paid £50 per annum. In 1898 her salary was increased to £55.

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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.

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1902

Following Education Act school became responsibility of County Council.

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1904

Mary Gloyne was certified teacher at £75 per annum. Trainee teacher Ethel Hunt paid £20.

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1908

Mary Gloyne resigned and Charlotte Cooper took over.

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1911

Closed for a week because of diphtheria epidemic.

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1912

Miss Cooper paid £92 per annum and Ethel Hunt £30.

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1915

James Kidman gave gardening lessons to the boys for 2/6d per session.

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1917-1940

Edith Mary Cranfield started as teacher.

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1940-1967

Miss Pluck succeeded Miss Cranfield.

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1967

School closed.

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Source: Newton – The Five Wentways by Jessie Hall