Hello Wayne,
I'm no expert on the school but do have some information. I have a book titled 'Cheadle:A Village History' written by Heather Clarke in the late 1990s, and she writes as follows:
"In 1837, just before the end of the reign of King William IV, a National School was built on Wilmslow Road, Cheadle at a cost of £650-5s-5d.
The school was on the site of the present Somerfield Supermarket (ie, at time of writing 1998).
It was an all-age elementary school and closed in 1939, when the new Broadway Secondary School opened. However, the National School contnued to be used for education as an 'overspill' for Broadway until 1963, when it was closed permanently at the opening of the new Kingsway School."
A further small entry piece: "Little education was provided in Cheadle until the National School opened. The first stone was laid by Mrs Trafford Leigh, the Rector's wife, in early 1836. The Schools were opened on Easter Day, March 26th 1837.
They cost £650-5s-5d towards which the National Society and the Treasury each granted £90. The rest came from direct giving and a Bazaar held in May under the patronage of, among others, the Duchess of Kent, mother of Princess Victoria, who became Queen in June.
Initially about 400 boys and girls attended the School on Sunday and 250 on weekdays".
A bit more info I have discovered: In 1851 the Headmaster was Blackburn born Mr Sutcliffe, age 37, who resided with his wife Elizabeth in Massie Street just around the corner from the School.
The site is now a small Tesco store, the like of which are opening up all over the place these days.
A bit of further info; Cheadle Primary School, Ashfield Road was opened in 1905 and of course recently celebrated it's centenery.
Regards
Jolyon
