Sandbach National school

[jo1962]

Hi,

Does anybody know anything of the history of this school?  I've just been looking through the school records that someone kindly gave the link to and I've noticed that quite a few of my male ancestors attended this school in the 1880's.  As they were'nt from the sandbach area I'm wondering why they would have attended this school.

Thanks 

[stanmapstone]

The site appears to have the Sandbach National School (Cheshire). School registers for Sandbach National, 1901-1944. There do not seem to be any for the 1880s
https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/England_Cheshire_School_Records
Stan

[jo1962]

Hi Stan,

I've just checked again and an entry for one of my ancestors reads:

Mary Darbyshire
DOB 24/6/1886
Father:  John Leigh Darbyshire
Residence:  Green Lane
School: Sandbach national
event date: 8/9/1890

There is an error in that the fathers name is John leigh not as above so I supposed it could be a transcription error as far as the name of the school is concerned.

Regards

jo 

[stanmapstone]

Then as the others weren't from the Sandbach area I wonder if it was the Sandbach School which operated as a charitable boarding and day school until 1955, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbach_School

Stan

[jo1962]

Thanks Stan 

[rastajill]

hi Sandbach national school becames Sandbach boys grammer school and it still stands, I do know at one time it was a boarding school for working class kids who could win a scholarship to attend it i,m sure there you will find all your looking for visiting  www.churchonhill.org.uk/history   scroll down to bottom and it will tell you all about sandbach national school

[jo1962]

Thanks rastajill 

[tofgem]

Hi Jo

Sandbach National School is to be found on page 7 of the book at this link. It gives details of all the schools in Sandbach.

http://www.the-cool-book-shop.co.uk/PDFs/sandbach_history.pdf

Tofgem

[Pepsi62]

I do not think rastajill is right in saying the Sandbach National School became the  Sandbach Boys Grammar School - the Grammar School is one of the oldest schools in the area and I am fairly certain it was never the National School.

In the book referred to by tofgem on page 70 it says the National School was built in 1841 in The Square - which is much more likely.

I am interested in Sandbach Bridge House School - the book says it was in Bridge Street but does anyone know where that was. My mother attended there in 1934.

Peter