This is a list of the Birmingham board schools, built between the
Elementary Education Act 1870
The Elementary Education Act 1870, commonly known as Forster's Education Act, set the framework for schooling of all children between the ages of 5 and 12 in England and Wales. It established local education authorities with defined powers, autho ...
(
33 & 34 Vict. c. 75) which established board schools, and the
Education Act 1902
The Education Act 1902 ( 2 Edw. 7 c. 42), also known as the Balfour Act, was a highly controversial Act of Parliament that set the pattern of elementary education in England and Wales for four decades. It was brought to Parliament by a Conservat ...
, which replaced
school boards
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution.
The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
with
local education authorities
Local education authorities (LEAs) were local councils in England that are responsible for education within their jurisdiction. The term was used to identify which council (district or county) is locally responsible for education in a system wit ...
. Most of the board schools were designed by the firm
Martin & Chamberlain
John Henry Chamberlain, William Martin, and Frederick Martin were architects in Victorian Birmingham, England. Their names are attributed singly or pairs to many red brick and terracotta buildings, particularly 41 of the forty-odd Birmingham bo ...
(M&C).
List of board schools
''From these sources:''
[''Buildings of England – Warwickshire'', Nikolaus Pevsner and Alexandra Wedgwood, 1966, 1974, ][*''Victorian Architecture in Britain – Blue Guide'', Julian Orbach, 1987, ][Images of England][''King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys 1813–1983'', D I Thomas][''The Best Building in the Neighbourhood?, Martin and Chamberlain and the Birmingham Board Schools'', The Victorian Society, West Midlands Group, May 1968, F. W. Greenacre, Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham Collection B.Col 48.33][Digital Ladywood (photographs of Birmingham)]
/ref>[Ordnance Survey Maps 1890]
Other board schools
*Cotteridge School, 1900
Using source:[
*Soho Road (Benson Road). Benson Junior School, Benson Road, Winson Road, 1888,]Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
,
*Grove Junior School, Grove Lane, Handsworth, late 19th century, Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
,
Using source:[
*Constitution Hill 1883 (demolished 1967)
*Upper Highgate Street (demolished)
*Moseley Road
*Marlborough Road School 1896
]
Other board schools acquired in 1891 when Birmingham was expanded
*Kings Norton Village Board School, 1878 by Kings Norton School Board.
*Mary Street School, Balsall Heath, 1878 by Kings Norton School Board. Demolished.
*Stirchley Street School, 1879 by Kings Norton School Board.A History of Birmingham Placenames, Stirchley School
/ref>
Other schools from the board school era
See also
*Birmingham board schools
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The Birmingham board schools were set up very rapidly after the '' Forster'' Elementary Education Act 1870 was enacted, covering England and Wales. Over forty were created in Birmingham.
Elementary Education Act 1870
George Dixon, M ...
– history
*List of former board schools in Brighton and Hove
Between 1870 and the early 20th century, "a distinguished group of board schools" were built in the area covered by the present city of Brighton and Hove on the south coast of England. All were designed and built by the local firm of Thomas Si ...
*London School Board
The School Board for London, commonly known as the London School Board (LSB), was an institution of local government and the first directly elected body covering the whole of London.
The Elementary Education Act 1870 was the first to provide for ...
References
Further reading
*''John Ruskin and Victorian Architecture'', Michael W Brooks, 1989
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History of education in the United Kingdom
School boards
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution.
The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
Lists of buildings and structures in Birmingham, West Midlands