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Two separate brick school buildings stand side-by-side behind a metal fence, each with multiple chimneys and large windows.

Willingham Board Schools c.1900 (Girls on left, Boys on Right)

Willingham School

History of School

An 1886 Ordnance Survey map fragment showing roads, land plots, buildings in pink, a cemetery, and All Saint's Church.

Willingham OS 1886

The earliest known school in the area was th Subscription School founded in 1593. It was probably the rector of Willingham, William Smith, who was the guiding hand. The school was financed by public subscription and the money collected invested in land. (See Charity School to Village College – Cottenham – Rampton – Willingham, Cottenham Village History Local History Group, 1968)

A group of ten people, including one bearded man, posed in front of a brick wall in a vintage black and white studio portrait.

William School Staff c.1885

Mary Ann Stewart (Infant Head) top left;  S A Ingram (Girls Head) bottom left; George Pegler (Boys Head) centre

A large group of boys in caps and jackets pose for a formal photograph, with the central boy holding a small slate board.

Willingham Boys c.1900

A long yellow brick building with arched windows and a central bell turret stands behind a grassy churchyard with gravestones.

Willingham School (RGL2026)

A long yellow brick school building with a central bell turret, arched white windows, and a central white entrance door.

Willingham School (RGL2026)

Yellow brick school facade with a bell tower and stone plaque reading British Schools 1856 against a bright blue sky.

Willingham School (RGL2026)

A yellow-brick building with arched windows along the side and a brick wall in the foreground under a blue sky with clouds.

Willingham School (RGL2026)

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