The National School

also called - Public Elementary School (mixed & infants)

( now St Mary's C.E. Primary)  

The school is situated on Colchester Road, Ardleigh. The existing building was built in 1875 on the land given by Edward Reeve Esq, of Pigott's Hall. The original school was built to educate up to 250 children. The house to the left of the main school building was the school master's house, which today is used as part of the school. The Manor's of Ardleigh (Bovills, Martells, Piggotts and Moze were once used as school team names. The school today averages 93 children.

School Masters & Mistresses

• 1867 - George Dacre, school master,

• 1870 - Charles Atkins, school master

• 1870 - Emily Atkins, school mistress. (Charles Arkins wife)

• 1870 - Ann Doubleday, school mistress. 

• 1871 - Charles Atkins, school master; 

• 1871 - Emily Atkins, school mistress.

• 1871 - Susannah Chandler (b. 1814, Wivenhoe, Essex - unmarried school mistress was resident at the school house, Colchester Road, Ardleigh. She previously had been teaching at the Crockleford School.

• 1874 - George Doubleday, school master

• 1874 - Ann Doubleday, school mistress

• 1878 - Charles Homer Snelgar, school master (b.1845, Walworth, Surrey) 

• 1878 - Elizabeth Phoebe Snelgar, school mistress. (b.abt 1828, Greenwich)

• 1881-  Susannah Chandler, school mistress ( remained unmarried and was living in the School house).

• 1882 - Charles Homer Snelgar, school master

• 1882 - Elizabeth Phoebe Snelgar, school mistress.

• 1886 - John Turner Campbell, school master

• 1886 - Mrs. Mary Campbell, school mistress 

• 1890 - Thomas Rous, school master (b.1854, Ireland)

• 1890 - Mrs. Selina Rous, school mistress

• 1891 - Thomas Rous, school master

• 1891 - Mrs. Rous, school mistress

• 1891 - Louisa Waller (b.1870, Ardleigh) assistant school mistress

• 1891 - Phoebe Buss (b.1866, Ardleigh) a certified school mistress

• 1895 - Thomas Rous, school master

• 1895 - Mrs. Rous, school mistress

• 1899 - Thomas Rous, school master

• 1899 - Mrs. Rous, school mistress

• 1902 - Thomas Rous, school master

• 1902 - Mrs. Rous, school mistress. 

• 1906 - Thomas Rous, school master

• 1906 - Mrs. Rous, school mistress

• 1912 - Thomas Rous, school master; 

• 1912 - Mrs. S Rous, infants school mistress

• 1914 - Thomas Rous, school master

• 1914 - Mrs. S Rous, infants school mistress

• 1917 - Thomas Rous, school master

• 1917 - Mrs. S Rous, infants school mistress

• 1922 - Arthur P Stokes, school master 

• 1922 - Mrs S Rous, infant's mistress

• 1925 - Arthur P Stokes, school master

• 1933 - 1937 (at least) - Stokes Albert Percy A.C.P. School House 

• 1949-1964 - Herbert Fogwill

Attendance

• 1886 - average attendance, 148

• 1890 - average attendance, 148

• 1899 - average attendance 200

• 1902 - average attendence, 200

• 1906 - average attendance 200

• 1912 - average attendance 125 mixed & 45 infants

• 1914 -  average attendance 125 mixed & 46 infants

The Preparatory School

 Not sure if this a name for the National School or is another school.

 School Mistresses

• 1865 - Bedford, Sarah Jane (Mrs), farmer & prep. school

• 1867 - Bare Ada (Miss), preparatory school

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