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Guide to School Records

Wokingham

Football team at Palmer CE Junior School, , 1937 (97/SCH/5/4/2)

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Using this Guide

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

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Arborfield , Newland Plans 1910-1960 C/AR/P4/6; and CE Junior C/CL/L2/287,749; E4/3 (Previously Arborfield, Log Book 1892-1971 84/SCH/1/1-3 Newland and Barkham Other records 1871-1969 D/EX17/6/T5; CE Primary, Arborfield C/CL/E4/3; E4/135/1/3 CE, Arborfield and Barkham National) The Coombes County Minutes 1971-1982 C/EM132; 88/ED/30 Infant School Other records 1968 C/CL/E4/135/1/2 (Previously Arborfield County Infant School) Aldryngton County Plans 1959-1963 C/AR/P4/48; Primary (Previously C/CL/L2/897 Maiden Erlegh Primary, Minutes 1964-1984 C/EM138; 89/ED/40-42 Maiden Erleigh Junior) Other records 1947-1975 C/CL/E4/29/1-7; E4/135/11/1 Earley Grammar (Never Plans 1960-1962 C/AR/P3/56; built) C/CL/L2/853A-B Hawkedon County Other records 1972-1973 C/CL/E4/32; E116/1 Primary Maiden Erleigh Plans 1959-1966 C/AR/P3/15-17; Secondary (Previously C/CL/L2/762-763, Maiden Erleigh 998,1030 Secondary Modern) Minutes 1961-1986 C/EM150, 197; 86/ED/90 Other records 1955-1975 C/CL/E1/5/11; E4/29/1-7 Other records 1930s-1950s D/EX1914/11-12; for Boys (Previously D/EX2479/1/4-5; Courtenay Lodge, D/EX2541/2 Sutton Courtenay) Photograph 1932-1960 D/EX1914/2-10; D/EX1723/1 Radstock County Minutes 1982-1985 89/ED/30 Primary Other records 1970-1974 C/CL/E4/31/1-3 St Peter’s CE Primary Plans 1949 C/AR/P4/45 (Previously Earley CE, Log Book 1863-1988 SCH36/8/1-7 Earley National) Other records 1903-1973 C/CL/E4/30 Whiteknights County Plans 1954-1959 C/AR/P4/46; Primary (Previously Elm C/CL/L2/549,704 Road Infant, Earley Minutes 1956-1975 C/EM139 County Infant) Finchampstead CE Admission Register 1945-1962 88/SCH/46/1 Primary (Previously Plans 1904-1956 C/AR/P4/55 Finchampstead Free, Log Book 1886-1974 C/EL44/1; D/P56/28/10; Finchampstead C/EL44/2 Elementary) Minutes 1871-1877, C/EM31/1; D/P56/28/5- 1885-1961 6; C/EM31/2 Photograph c.1900-1978 88/SCH/46/4-8; D/EX665/2/1-2 Punishment Book 1905-1952 88/SCH/46/2 Other records 1871-1980 C/EZ3-4; 88/SCH/46/2A, 3A, 9-12; C/CL/E4/135/4/3 Gorse Ride County Minutes 1973-1981 88/SCH/47/6 Junior Other records 1971-1982 88/SCH/47/1-5 Gorse Ride County Minutes 1971-1975 C/EM140 Primary County Plans early 20C- C/AR/P4/54; Primary (Previously 1967 C/CL/L2/292, 345, 680, Nine Mile Ride Council) 939, 1006, 1064 Minutes 1931-1982 83/ED/29; C/EM141; 83/ED/40 Other records 1951-1966 C/CL/E4/135/4/4-5 Finchampstead Village Other records 1911 D/EX208/B4/4 School Grazeley CE Primary Plans 1912-1947 C/AR/P4/59 (Previously Grazeley Photograph n.d. C/EC1/46 Parochial, Grazeley Other records 1903-1972 C/CL/E4/37; School, Grazeley D/P110/25/31 National) Hurst St Nicholas’ CE Primary Admission Register 1894-1987 88/SCH/39/1-7 (Previously Hurst CE, Plans 1888-1968 D/EX268/30; Hurst National, Hurst D/P73/28/44-45; and National) C/AR/P4/69-70; C/CL2/600 Log Book 1863-1949 D/P73/28/21-28 Minutes 1890-1980 D/P73/28/29-30; 88/SCH/39/10 Photograph 1946-1955 88/SCH/39/12-14 Punishment Book 1924-1946 88/SCH/39/8 Other records 1818-1984 D/P73/28/20, 31-43; D/P142/28/7; C/EZ49/1- 3; 88/SCH/39/9, 11, 11A Remenham CE Plans 1904-1912 D/P99/28/6/1; (Previously Remenham C/AR/P4/98 National) Log Book 1871-1906 D/P99/28/1 Minutes 1892-1929 D/P99/28/3 Other records 1873-1961 D/P99/28/2, 4-6; C/CL/E4/135/7/3 Ruscombe Ruscombe CE School Other records (1874)-1995 D/P73B/8A/38-39 Hyde End Council Other records 1908-1912 C/CL/G1/25/18; 26/3 County Admission Register 1948-1994 SCH23/11/1-6 Secondary (Previously Plans 1909-1989 C/CL/L2/29; C/AR/P3/41; Modern Secondary, C/CL/L2/656, 843; Three Mile Cross SCH23/6/3 Council, Three Mile Minutes 1910-1948, C/EM17/1-3; 153; Cross County Primary) 1964-2010 88/ED/28; SCH23/1/1-18 Other records 1910-2010 SCH23; C/CL/E4/73 Photograph n.d. C/EC1/45 Punishment Book 1910-1985 SCH23/12/1-2 Shinfield CE Junior Admission Register 1924-1970 88/SCH/48/5-8 (Previously Shinfield CE Plans 1905-1967 C/AR/P4/101; Primary, Shinfield Free, C/CL/L2/555, 752 Piggotts Charity) Log Book 1873-1976 88/SCH/48/1-4 Minutes 1809-1949 D/P110/25/1-2; 25/15/1- 2 Photograph 1908-1980s 88/SCH/48/17-43 Punishment Book 1923-1958 88/SCH/48/9 Other records 1600-1979 D/P110/25/1-4, 6-11,16- 26; D/QX4/1; 88/SCH/48/10-16; R/D150/4/9 Shinfield County Infant Plans 1905-1967 C/AR/P4/102 (Previously part of Minutes 1977-1986 88/ED/21; 89/ED/57/1-2 Shinfield Primary) CE Log Book 1890-1915 C/EL20 (Previously Spencers Other records 1903-1973 C/CL/E4/74/1-3 Wood Infant) Spencers Wood Log Book 1941-1946 SCH26/8/1 Domestic Science Centre Sonning CE Primary Admission Register 1865-1968 89/SCH/1/7-10 (Previously Sonning Plans 1905-1992 C/AR/P4/104; National) C/CL/E4/75/2; 2000/SCH/1/7 Log Book 1883-1963 89/SCH/1/1-6; C/EL19 Minutes 1900-1919, D/P113/28/19; 1963-1997 89/SCH/1/14-15; 2000/SCH/1/1-6 Photograph n.d. C/EC1/48-49 Punishment Book 1902-1953 89/SCH/1/11 Other records 1903-1988 C/CL/E4/75/1; 89/SCH/1/2A,12- 13,14A,16-19 Farley Hill County Admission Register 1925-1985 88/SCH/45/3; Primary (Previously 92/SCH/1/1 Farley Hill Council) Plans 1920-1963 C/AR/P4/114; C/CL/L2/125,590, 917 Log Book 1925-1994 88/SCH/45/1-2; 98/SCH/2/1-2 Minutes 1926-1985 C/EM110,156; 86/ED/110 Punishment Book 1925-1981 88/SCH/45/4 Other records 1920-1986 C/CL/E4/135/7/16; C/CL/E4/80; C/CL/G1/25/48; 88/SCH/45/1A,2A, 5; 98/SCH/2/3 Hephaistos Special Minutes 1967-1978 C/EM245 Other records 1965-1973 C/CL/E3/3/5-6 Lambs Lane County Admission Register 1908-1916 SCH19/11/1 Primary (Previously Plans 1907-1966 C/CL/L2/8, 936, 1024; Lambs Lane Council, C/AR/P4/115 Swallowfield Council) Minutes 1908-1939, C/EM18/1-3; 157 1969-1975 Other records 1907-1967 C/CL/ G1/25/9; 26/1; C/CL/E4/81 Photograph n.d. C/EC1/47 Riseley Common CE Plans 1854 D/EX268/47 (Previously Log Book 1873-1969 C/EL99/1-4 Swallowfield CE, Minutes 1903-1970 C/EM69 Riseley Common National) Other records 1854-1970 D/P129/28/5-7; C/CL/E4/135/7/17; D/EY/B20 Riseley School Other records 1896 D/EY/B20 Sir Charles Russell’s CE Admission Register 1873-1908 SCH17/11/1-2 Other records 1896-1904, D/EY/B20;

1903-1906 C/CL/E4/82 Photograph 1894-1902 D/EX681/2-3 Swallowfield Plans 1893-1904 D/EY/B20 School (Previously Park Other records 1895-1896 D/EY/B20 School) Twyford Polehampton CE Infants Plans 1966 C/CL/L2/1034 (Previously Minutes 1887-1983 D/QX42/1/1-2; 6/1-6 Polehampton Girls and Other records 1910-1987 D/QX42/6/7, 10; Infants) 88/SCH/56/1 Polehampton County Plans 1905-1958 C/AR/P4/120-121; Junior (Previously C/CL/L2/922, 955 Twford County County Minutes 1887-1982 D/QX42/1/1-2; 6/1-6; Junior, Polehampton C/EM159, 257; 88/ED/113 Boys, Polehampton Other records 1910-1974 D/QX42/6/7-9; Charity) C/CL/E4/89 Photograph n.d. C/EC1/54 The Colleton Primary Minutes 1973-1986 C/EM 158, 257; 83/ED/7; (Previously Twyford 86/ED/23, 69; 88/ED/22 County Primary) Photograph 1979-1987 88/SCH/54/2-56 Other records 1973-1986 88/SCH/54/1 CE Plans c.1850, D/EX268/52; Controlled Primary 1960-1961 C/CL/L2/824 (Previously Crazies Hill Minutes 1903-1915 D/P145/25/8 National) Other records 1859-1889, D/P145/25/5, 7; 1966-1985 D/P145/28/3, 37-41 Other records 1859-1873 D/P145/25/5 Reading and Minutes 1850-1902 G/R1/11-45 in minutes of Wokingham District Reading Board of [workhouse school] Guardians Other records 1849-1856 CPC145/19/4; D/EX1461/1 The Piggott CE Infant Plans 1962 C/CL/L2/865 (Previously Piggott Log Book 1901-1947 88/SCH/36/1 National Infant) Other records 1966-1979 D/P145/28/37-40 Punishment Book 1927-1958 88/SCH/36/2 The Piggott CE Junior Admission Register 1921-1991 97/SCH/3/4-6 (Previously Piggott’s Plans 1898-1959 97/SCH/3/8; National, Piggotts C/AR/P4/133 Charity and Wargrave Log Book 1863-2000 88/SCH/37/1-7; National) 97/SCH/3/1-3; 2001/SCH/2/1-2 Minutes 1799-1855, D/P145/25/11, 13 1899-1982 Punishment Book 1921-1950 88/SCH/37/8 Other records 1815-1979 D/P145/25/5, 7; D/P145/28/2, 4, 6, 37- 40, 42; 88/SCH/37/2A, 4A, 5A; 97/SCH/3/7 The Piggott CE Plans 1938-1967 C/AR/P3/48; C/CL2/586, Controlled (Previously 687 Piggott C E Secondary Minutes 1940-1979 D/P145/28/28 Modern, Piggott CE Other records 1940-1959, D/P145/25/13; Senior) 1983-1995 D/P145/28/29-36 Photograph 1939 D/P145/28/17 Bearwood County Plans 1925-1930, C/AR/P4/152; Primary (Previously 1964-1965 C/CL/L2/140, 979, 1009 Bearwood Council, Log Book 1884-1920 89/SCH/39/1-6 Bearwood St Minutes 1926-1938, C/EM33; 165/1-2; Catherine’s CE, St 1947-1978 88/ED/29 Catherine’s National) Other records 1903-1975 C/CL/E4/116/1-3; 89/SCH/4A, 5A The Forest (Previously Plans 1959-1962 C/CL/L2/813, 873 The Forest Boys Minutes 1949-1985 C/EM116/1-2; 166; 247; Grammar, Woodley Hill 89/ED/14 County Boys Grammar [on site in Earley]) Royal Merchant Navy Admission Register 1828-1967 D/EX2363/C1/1-3 School (Previously Log Book 1911-1966 D/EX2363/B2/1-10 Merchant Seaman’s Minutes 1827-1983 D/EX2363/A1/1-6 Orphan Asylum, Royal Photograph n.d. [c.1920- D/EX2363/C6/4/1-4, Merchant Seaman’s 1955] D4/1/1-2, F2/1,5, F3/1- Orphanage) 2, F8, G1/1-17, G8/8 Other records 1832-2014 D/EX2363/A2-3, B1,3-4, C1/4-7, C2-8, E1-9, F1- 12, G2-9 Winnersh County Plans 1968-1970 C/CL/E4/118 Primary Minutes 1970-1975 C/EM167 Winnersh Grammar Plans 1954-1958 C/CL/L2/520,565,630,63 School for Boys 2; C/CL/E4/117/2 Other records 1953-1958 C/CL/E4/117/1 Wokingham Emmbrook County Admission Register 1968-1980 88/SCH/44/2 Infants (Previously Log Book 1968-1980 88/SCH/44/1 Emmbrook County) Minutes 1976-1985 C/EM208; 89/ED/10 Emmbrook County Plans 1963 C/AR/P4/155 Junior (Previously Minutes 1965-1986 C/EM170, 207; 88/ED/130 Emmbrook County Primary) Holme Grange Photograph 1975 D/EX573/440 Keep Hatch County Plans 1958-1959 C/CL/E4/122/2 Primary (Previously Minutes 1961-1975 C/EM172 Keep Hatch County Other records 1957-1973 C/CL/E4/122/1,3 Infant) Luckley House Other records 1877-1965 D/ESE/T14/1

(Previously Luckley Photograph

School) 1975 D/EX573/118 Photograph 1926-1934, D/EX573/567; 1883/1 (Previously Wixenford 1978 School) Maiden School of Other records 1628-1822 D/EX67 Charity Manual Instruction and Plans 1911 C/CL/L2/53 Cookery Centre Other records 1911 C/CL/G1/25/29 Presentation Convent Photograph 1905-2010 D/EX1293/1; 2423/1 St Crispin’s School Plans 1950-1961 C/AR/P3/53-54; (Previously Wokingham C/CL/L2/667, 803; Secondary Modern) C/CL/E4/121/3 Minutes 1952-1980 C/EM258/1-2;168; 258/3 Other records 1945-1959 C/CL/E4/121/1-2, 4 Photograph n.d. [c.1970] D/EX573/112 St Paul’s CE Junior Plans 1965-1966 C/CL/E4/119/2; (Previously St Paul’s C/CL/L2/1022 Primary, St Paul’s Minutes 1903-1983 D/P154B/28/2-3 National) Other records 1860s-1984 CPC154/18/1; D/P154B/4-11; C/CL/E4/119/1; D/EX208/B4/3 Plans 1961-1963 C/CL/L2/893 Minutes 1964-1975 C/EM169 (Previously Emmbrook County Secondary) The Hawthorns County Plans 1990s SCH42/6/1 Primary (Previously Minutes 1981-1997 88/ED/148; SCH42/1/1-6; Woosehill County 9/1 Primary) Other records 1987-1997 SCH42/5/1; 7/1-2; 13/1; 14/1; 17/1; 18/1-2 The Holt (Previously Plans 1930-1966 C/CL/L2/164, 194, 378, The Holt County Girls, 599, 722, 746, 773-774, Holt County Girls 808, 849, 1046; Grammar, Wokingham C/AR/P3/52; County Girls Grammar, C/CL/E4/120/4 Wokingham County Minutes 1930-1949, C/EM28/1-3; 171/1-2; Girls) 1961-1982 248; 88/ED/36 Other records 1929-1972 C/CL/E4/120/1-3, 5-6 Photograph n.d. [c.1958] D/EX573/97 The Palmer CE Infants Minutes 1829-1842 D/EXZ110/6/1 (Previously Wokingham National) The Palmer CE Junior Admission Register 1902-1977 88/SCH/49/4-14 (Previously Palmer Plans 1874-1946 D/P154/25/3; County Junior, Palmer C/CL/L2/325 CE, The Palmer CE, Log Book 1873-1978 88/SCH/49/1-3 Martha Palmer Charity) Minutes 1875-1988 D/P154/25/4; C/EM185; 82/ED/37; 88/ED/66; 89/ED/99; 92/SCH/5/1 Photograph 1930s-1983 97/SCH/5/2-6; D/EX573/435, 552-554, 622 Punishment Book 1910-1975 88/SCH/49/15 Other records 1863-1994 97/SCH/5/1,7-8; D/P154/25/5-6; C/CL/E4/122/1; 88/ED/94; 88/SCH/49/3A, 16-20 The White House Other records 1785-2012 D/EX2314 (Previously Grosvenor Photograph 1926-1930s, D/EX2584/1/1/1-2; House) 1981-2000s D/EX573/607; 2314/4/1-2 Walter Infant and Plans 1953, n.d. C/AR/P4/156 Nursery (Previously Minutes 1967-1985 C/EM173; 88/ED/49, 129 Walter County Infant, Other records 1972-1974 C/CL/E4/119/1 St Paul’s CE Infant, St Paul’s National Infant) Photograph 1980 D/EX573/625 Wescott Road County Plans 1905-1958 C/CL/L2/5; C/AR/P4/154 Infants (Previously C/CL/L2/655 Wescott Road County Log Book 1906-1987 C/EL87; 90/SCH/7/1-4 Primary, Wescott Road Minutes 1906-1983 C/EM27/1-2; 174-175; Council, Wokingham 85/ED/15; 89/ED/95 Elementary or Council) Photograph 20C C/EC1/63; D/EX573/419, 610 Punishment Book 1906-1967 90/SCH/7/5-6 Other records 1922-1940, C/EZ34; 1970 C/CL/E4/135/10/4 Westende County Minutes 1957-1983 C/EM175; 85/ED/22; Junior 89/ED/95 West Mead Special Minutes 1953-1984 C/EM117; 88/ED/152 Whitelocke County Minutes 1973-1983 C/EM186; 88/ED/23; Infants (Previously 89/ED/93 Wokingham County Infant) Wokingham British Plans 1886 WO/Z3/9 (Previously Wokingham Baptist) Wokingham Institute of Plans 1951-1953 C/AR/P2/15 Further Education Wokingham PT Centre Other records 1904-1916 C/TR/E12/1 Woosehill County Minutes 1981-1986 88/ED/148 Primary Hatch Ride County Plans 1970-1971 C/CL/E4/125 Primary (Previously Minutes 1973-1979 C/EM176, 209 Bigshotte County Primary) Oaklands County Junior Minutes 1963-1975 C/EM177 (Previously Oaklands County Primary) St Sebastian’s CE Plans 1872-1954 D/P154C/28/6-7; Primary (Previously St C/CL2/317 Sebastian’s National) Other records 1903-1974 C/CL/E4/123 The Forest CE Primary Admission Register 1895-1955 C/ER7 (Previously Forest CE, Log Book 1927-1962 C/EL61 Forest Road CE) Punishment Book 1907-1958 C/EZ11 Other records 1869-1962 D/P154/28/19-20; C/CL/E4/124 Woodley Addington Special Minutes 1971-1975, C/EM178; 88/ED/142; (Previously Addington 1982-1988 89/ED/79 ESN) Beechwood County Plans 1960-1963 C/CL/E4/132/2-3 Primary (Previously Minutes 1972-1986 C/EM182; 86/ED/107- Beechwood County 108; 88/ED/54-55; Infant and Junior) 89/ED/58 Other records 1960-1964 C/CL/E4/132/1;

D/EX2733/2/8-9 Bulmershe College of Plans 1959-1964 C/CL/E4/128/2; Higher Education C/CL/L2/924A-B, 962 (Previously Bulmershe Minutes 1963-1981 C/EM119; 83/ED/10; Teacher Training 85/ED/43 College) Other records 1963-1969 C/CL/E3/2/1-4 Admission Register 1968-1980 88/SCH/40/3 Highwood Primary Plans 1963-1967 C/CL/E4/130; (Previously William C/AR/P4/157; Gray County Infant and C/CL/L2/1048, 1071 Junior, Bulmershe Log Book 1968-1986 88/SCH/40/1-2;41/1-3 County) Minutes 1967-1982 C/EM183; 83/ED/38-39; Punishment Book 1975-1976 88/SCH/40/4-5 Other records 1973-1979 88/SCH/40/2A Rivermead County Plans 1961-1962 C/CL/E4/127/2 Primary (Previously Minutes 1973-1982 83/ED/33- 35, 45 Rivermead County Other records 1934-1972 C/CL/E4/127/1 Infant and Junior, Woodley County Secondary) St Dominic’s RC Junior Other records 1972 C/CL/E4/135/11/12 (Previously St Dominic’s RC Primary) South Lake County Plans 1959-1965 C/AR/P4/159; Primary (Previously C/CL/L2/857, 957, 973 South Lake County Minutes 1963-1986 88/ED/44-46; 86/ED/70; Infant and Junior) 88/ED/87 Other records 1964 C/CL/E4/135/11/5-6 The Loddon County Admission Register 1950-1979 89/SCH/4/1-2 Infant and Junior Plans 1945-1948; C/AR/P4/47; (Previously The Loddon 1965-1967 C/CL/L2/1062 County, Loddon County Minutes 1949-1985 C/EM179/1-2; 89/ED/11- Primary, Woodley 12; 89/SCH/4/3 Junior, Earley Junior, Loddon County Infants and Primary) The Bulmershe Plans 1958-1972 C/CL/E2/4/13; E4/128/2; (Previously The E4/129; C/AR/P3/55 Bulmershe Minutes 1964-1986 C/EM149, 210; 88/ED/32; Comprehensive, 86/ED/84 Bulmershe Grammar, Other records 1958-1973 C/CL/E2/4/12; Woodley County C/CL/E4/128/1; Grammar, Earley C/CL/E4/135/11/10 County Grammar) Waingels Copse Plans 1938-1940 C/CL/L2/256,286 Secondary (Previously Minutes 1953-1983 C/EM118/1-2; 181, 211; Woodley County 88/ED/74 Secondary Modern, Other records 1965-1971 C/CL/E4/129; E4/131/1- Woodley Council, 2; E4/135/11/11 Woodley County) Willow Bank Primary Plans 1970 C/AR/P4/160 (Previously Willow Bank Log Book 1970-1986 88/SCH/38/1-2; Infant and Junior, 89/SCH/3/1 Willow Bank County Minutes 1970-1986 89/ED/33; 88/ED/146, Primary, Duffield Road 153 County Primary) Other records 1963-1965 C/CL/E4/133/1-3 Photograph 1973-1985 88/SCH/38/3-11 Admission Register 1890-1969 87/SCH/3/1-7 Woodley CE Primary Plans 1949-1958 C/AR/P4/158; (Previously Woodley C/CL/L2/664 and Sandford National) D/EX2733/2/8-9 Minutes 1903-1949 D/P196/28/9-11 Other records 1890-1994 D/P196/28/2, 12-15

D/EX2733/2/1-7,10-15 Woodley Hill House Plans 1946-1949 C/CL/E4/28/2; (Previously Woodley Hill C/AR/P2/2 Further Education Other records 1945-1969 C/CL/E4/28/1 College, Woodley Hill Grammar, East Boys’ Grammar) Woodley Nursery Plans 1948 C/AR/P5/8-9 (Previously Woodley Minutes 1948-1975 C/EM/180/1-2 Wartime Nursery) Other records 1944-1960 C/CL/E3/4/9

Further information

Church of schools The 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: and Swindon History Centre (visitation returns) From 1836: History Centre (Oxford Diocesan Education Board records).

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

Current local authority schools in Wokingham are administered by:

Wokingham Borough Council, Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham, RG40 1BN Tel: 0118 974 6000 www.wokingham.gov.uk

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