Bourne Abbey Church of England School
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Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary School is in Abbey Road, Bourne
, Lincolnshire
, England
. It has a roll of 628.
Following the expansion of the town in the 1960s and the opening of a new primary school in the west of the town, this school became Abbey Road Primary School.
In 1995 the school was the first Primary School to opt out of county status and become Grant Maintained, becoming Bourne Abbey Primary School. It was also a pioneer in introducing on-site nursery education under the same funding.
By the turn of the century it had become what it is today, A Church of England maintained school, Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary School.
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has a roll of 628.
History
Originally opened in 1877 as Star Lane Board School the original building was two schoolrooms and an attached Schoolmaster's house. These buildings form the core of the present school, facing onto Abbey Road. In the 20th century it became known as Bourne Council Junior School when the responsibility of school boards was assumed by local councils, and later as Bourne County Primary School.Following the expansion of the town in the 1960s and the opening of a new primary school in the west of the town, this school became Abbey Road Primary School.
In 1995 the school was the first Primary School to opt out of county status and become Grant Maintained, becoming Bourne Abbey Primary School. It was also a pioneer in introducing on-site nursery education under the same funding.
By the turn of the century it had become what it is today, A Church of England maintained school, Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary School.