History
The School
In 1699 the Rector, the Rev. Francis Jessop said that there was 'scarce a book in the whole parish but what are in my own library'. There is evidence that a school existed in 1792, but it's existence from when, is not known. It was a cottage by the side of the churchyard, occupied by a schoolmistress, Ann Womersley and in lieu of rent, she took 8 poor children into her school as free scholars. In 1851 the school (known as the Dame's School), was converted into two cottages.
The Charity School was replaced in 1850 by the National School which formed part of the Church Schoolroom. The total cost was £188 9s.0d. and a statement of the contributions making up this amount is given in one of the Parish Registers. It shows that the Duke of Norfolk contributed £50; Mrs. Wheat raised £31 and very little was contributed by the parishioners.
The Treeton School Board was formed in 1876, in compliance with The Education Act of 1870. Rev. B. E. Watkins was Chairman, Francis Moody was Vice-Chairman, other board members were George Moody, Thomas Brightmore, Isaac Law. It cost the Board £2,400 to build the school for 300 children, which was opened on 19th February, 1880. Joseph Frith was Clerk to the Board and Samuel Fiske was Master The Infants Department, built in 1888 cost £1400. Children had to take three pence a week to attend the Board School.
Peter Bancroft Coward, solicitor of Oxley and Coward, was clerk to the school board sometime from 1881 to 1890.
School Boards were abolished by the Education Act of 1902, when the County Council took over responsibility, on 11th April, 1904,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Butland, under the County Authority, took charge of the Mixed and Infants Departments, for a number of years for both primary and secondary education.
