Guide to School Records

A classroom at First School c.1938 (89/SCH/27/4)

Berkshire Record Office

9 Coley Avenue

Reading

RG1 6AF

Tel 0118 937 5132

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www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk

Using this Guide

This is a guide to sources at the BRO for schools in the Slough area. It is arranged in alphabetical order of , and then by the different kinds of record available.

The references after each entry should be quoted if you would like to see that item. For more information, please look up the reference in the appropriate catalogue.

Please note that BRO does not hold individual pupil records or exam results.

If you would like to visit the office to carry out your research, please make an appointment. Please see also our Planning Your Visit leaflet for more information.

At CBS means the documents are at the Centre for Studies and are not held at BRO.

Note on Closure

Access to documents containing personal information is usually restricted to a minimum of 50 years after the last entry in a document. If you wish to see a restricted item please ask a member of staff.

Langley George Green Infants, Log Book 1874-1961 E/123/LB5-6 At CBS Langley Marish Langley College of Minutes 1975-1981, 85/ED/37-38; 83/ED/9 Further Education 1975-1977 Other records 1979-1981 85/ED/44 Langley County Minutes 1978-1981, 84/ED/12, 13; C/EM219 Secondary 1982, 1974- 1977 Langley Grammar Minutes 1974-1977, C/EM218; 85/ED/11; 1978-1986 86/ED/125 Langley Marish Central Log Book 1874-1954 E/123/LB/1-4 At CBS Mixed previously Langley Marish Central Board Langleywood County Minutes 1982-1986 86/ED/126 Secondary Slough Baylis Court County Admission Register 1933-1952 85/SCH/1/1-3 Girls’ Secondary Other records 1943-1952 85/SCH/1/1/4-5 Minutes 1975-1986 88/ED/26, 81 Baylis Court Nursery Minutes 1976-1986 86/ED/123 Birchfield Special Minutes 1974-1982 86/ED/33 British Plans 1881 S/SB2/263 British Orphan Asylum Plans 1883 S/SB2/379 County Primary Minutes 1974-1975 C/EM154 Castleview County Minutes 1976-1985 88/ED/56 Combined County First Other records 1980-1985 88/ED/118 Cippenham CE Log Book 1897-1932 E/189/LB1-2 At CBS Other records 1935-1936 S/SB2/4480 Cippenham Council Plans 1946 S/SB2/6837 Cippenham County First Plans 1931-1971 89/SCH/27/10-13 Log Book 1937-1983 89/SCH/27/1-3 Minutes 1976-1986 89/ED/19 Other records 1960s-1985 89/SCH/27/5-9 Photograph 1938-1985 89/SCH/27/4-9 Cippenham Nursery Minutes 1976-1986 88/ED/149 Elementary Council Plans 1907 S/SB2/1378 Elliman Avenue Council Plans 1946 S/SB2/6993 Evelyn Fox Special Minutes 1974-1983 88/ED/82 Other records 1976-1980 86/ED/24 Godolphin County First Log Book 1928-1981 89/SCH/25/1 previously Farnham Minutes 1976-1986 82/ED/3; 88/ED/125 Council Other records 1976-1982 82/ED/10 Godolphin Middle Admission Register 1965-1970 89/SCH/32/2 previously Farnham Log Book 1946-1979 89/SCH/32/1 Council Minutes 1976-1986 82/ED/2; 88/ED/136 Other records 1975-1982 82/ED/9 Halidon House Other records 1929-1931 S/SB2/2640; S/SB3/20 Haymill County Minutes 1974-1982 C/EM200; 83/ED/5; Secondary 83/ED/6 combined with Warren Field Herschel High Minutes 1974-1977, C/EM216; 85/ED/10; 1977-1982, 86/ED/127 1982-1986 Herschel Street Plans 1888 S/SB2/452 Holmewood County Minutes 1974-1977, C/EM217; 84/ED/11; Secondary 1978-1981. 84/ED/13 1982 Holy Family RC First Admission Register 1968-1987 89/SCH/34/3-4 Log Book 1968-1987 89/SCH/34/1-2 Other records 1985 89/SCH/34/5 Holy Family RC Middle Admission Register 1962-1987 89/SCH/34/7-9 Log Book 1962-1980 89/SCH/34/6 Other records 1962-1980s 89/SCH/34/12 Photograph n.d., 20C 89/SCH/34/10, 11 James Elliman County Minutes 1976-1981 88/ED/15, 37 First previously James Elliman County Combined James Elliman Count Log Book 1877-1964 C/EL123/1; C/EL124/1 Middle previously Minutes 1903-1913, 92/SCH/8; 88/ED/16 Slough and Chalvey 1977-1981 British Junior Technical Plans 1944 S/SB2/6517 Langley Hall Plans 1931 S/SB2/3069 Lea First Minutes 1976-1984 86/ED/56 Other records 1979-1985 86/ED/51 Lea Middle Minutes 1976-1984 86/ED/57 Other records 1978-1985 86/ED/52 Lea Nursery Minutes 1976-1986 86/ED/128 Littledown Special Managers 1986 88/ED/143 Lynch Hill County Log Book 1957-1989 96/SCH/6/1-3 Combined previously Minutes 1976-1986 88/ED/39, 133, 134 Lynch Hill County First and Lynch Other records 1976-1978 85/ED/5, 6 Hill County Middle Lynch Hill Schools Minutes 1986 88/ED/133 Combined Steering Group Manual and Cookery Plans 1908 S/SB2/1415, 1447 Instruction Centre Marish County First Minutes 1976-1983 88/ED/17 Other records 1982-1988 89/ED/67 Marish County Middle Minutes 1976-1977 88/ED/18 Montem County First Admission Register 1954-1961 84/SCH/2/1 Minutes 1976-1985 89/ED/60 Montem Primary Admission Register 1958-1964 84/SCH/2/2 Orchard County Minutes 1974-1987 C/EM220; 85/ED/9; Secondary 86/ED/124; 88/ED/85 Parlaunt Park First Minutes 1976-1986 89/ED/46, 48 Parlaunt Park Middle Minutes 1976-1986 89/ED/47, 49 Priory County First Minutes 1976-1985 86/ED/2; 88/ED/67-68 Priory County Middle Minutes 1976-1985 86/ED/3; 88/ED/69-70 Ryvers County First Minutes 1976-1986 88/ED/71 Ryvers County Middle Log Book 1956-1977 89/SCH/26/1 Senior Mixed Minutes 1976-1985 88/ED/72, 73 Photograph 1956-1985 89/SCH/26/2 Plans 1903 S/SB2/1099 Slough and Eton Minutes 1911-1936 E/189/MB/1-3 At CBS Secondary Modern Minutes 1974-1985 88/ED/86; 89/ED/17 Other records 1961-1985 86/ED/13; 89/ED/18 Slough Boys National Plans 1887 S/SB2/437 Slough Centre Nursery Admission Register 1962-1990 93/SCH/1/3, 4 Log Book 1937-1991 93/SCH/1/1-2 Other records 1937-1958 93/SCH/1/5 Slough College of Minutes 1974-1981 83/ED/11-12; 85/ED/50 Higher Education Other records 1979-1981 85/ED/47 Slough Girls and Infants Plans 1939 S/SB2/5860 National Elementary Slough Girls National Plans 1887 S/SB2/437 Slough Grammar Other records 1965-1980 86/ED/12 Slough High Minutes 1974-1981 86/ED/26 Other records 1972-1980 86/ED/19 Slough Secondary Plans 1910-1914 S/SB2/1527, 1678 Slough Technical Log Book 1894-1900 E/189A/LB/1 At CBS Education Classes St Bernard’s Convent Plans 1931 S/SB2/3061 St Ethelbert’s Plans 1889-1938 S/SB2/481, 684-685, 2511, 5509 St Joseph’s Plans 1932 S/SB2/3315 St Joseph’s RC Plans 1939 S/SB2/5857 Secondary Thomas Gray County Admission Register 1896-1981 89/SCH/28/9-19 Combined Primary Plans 1904-1968 89/SCH/17/1/1-5; previously Thomas Gray 89/SCH/17/2-5; Primary, Stoke Road S/SB2/1183, 1631 Council Log Book 1896-1977 89/SCH/28/1-8 Minutes 1976-1977 C/EM155 Other records 1900-1968 89/SCH/28/20-22 Photograph 1930s-1960s 89/SCH/28/23 Thomas Gray Language Log Book 1977-1983 87/SCH/1/1 Centre Minutes 1977-1983 87/ED/3 Thomas Gray Special Other records 1981-1983 86/ED/11 Warren Field Secondary Minutes 1974-1982 83/ED/6, combined with Haymill County Secondary Other records 1974-1980 86/ED/18 Western House County Log Book 1950-1986 90/SCH/8/1 First Minutes 1976-1982 88/ED/88 Westgate Secondary Admission Register 1958-1966 C/ER72/1-2 Court County Admission Register 1956-1966 89/SCH/33/1-2 First Minutes 1976-1985 89/ED/9, 76 Other records 1956-1958 89/SCH/33/3-5 Wexham Court Middle Admission Register 1957-1972 87/SCH/4/3-5 previously Wexham Log Book 1957-1988 87/SCH/4/1-2; Court Junior 92/SCH/2/1 Minutes 1974-1985 C/EM201; 88/ED/77; 89/ED/8 Photograph 1958-1966 D/EX1585/1/1-7; 91/SCH/4/1-21 Punishment Book 1957-1985 87/SCH/4/6 Other records 1957-1986 87/SCH/4/7-25; 92/SCH/2/2/1-4 Wexham School Liaison Minutes 1986-1987 88/ED/110 Panel William Penn First Log Book 1937-1974 89/SCH/29/1 previously Manor Park Photograph 1983-1984 87/SCH/30/1 Council Infant Department William Penn Nursery Minutes 1976-1982 88/ED/51 Woodside County Log Book 1961-1987 89/SCH/49/1 Secondary Minutes 1974-1987 89/ED/20 Upton-cum-Chalvey Chalvey County First Other records 1980-1985 88/ED/118 Chalvey National Mixed Log Book 1868-1952 E/37/LB/1-9 At CBS and Infants previously Chalvey National Boy’s and Girls’ Schools and Chalvey Infants Upton CE Plans 1886-1888 S/SB2/412, 412A, 456

Further information

Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies County Hall, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1UA Tel: 01296 382587 Email: [email protected] www.buckscc.gov.uk

Church of schools The Church of England Record Centre, Lambeth Palace Library, SE1 7JU Tel: 020 7898 1400 Email: [email protected] www.lambethpalacelibrary.org

Nonconformist schools

Annual reports of the British and Foreign School Society (Access to records is by appointment only):

The British and Foreign School Society Archive, c/o Brunel University Archives, The Old School House, 1 Hillingdon Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB10 OAA Email: [email protected] www.bfss.org.uk

Diocesan records

To 1836: Wiltshire and History Centre (visitation returns) From 1836: Oxfordshire History Centre (Oxford Diocesan Education Board records).

Central government records

Including files on public elementary, endowed, and other schools: The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU Tel: 020 8876 3444 www.nationalarchives.org.uk

Current local authority schools in Slough and district are administered by:

Slough Borough Council, Landmark Place, High Street, Slough, SL1 3UQ Tel: 01753 475111 www.slough.gov.uk

Please contact them if you cannot find the school you need in this guide.