Ropley CofE Primary School
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Ropley CofE Primary School is located in the village of Ropley
in the East Hampshire
district of Hampshire
, England
. The school is one of the feeder schools from Perins School
, which both obtain high standards.
There was already another school in Ropley
, the first one was located in present day Four Marks
(originally called 'Ropley Street'). Maddock thought that it was too much of a struggle for young children to walk a long distance every day, so he built another school in the centre of the village. When the other school was demolished in the mid 1800s, Maddock's school became the only remaining school in the area.
In 1869, the school burned down in a fire. Thus the site moved to the present day site at Church Street and reopened the same year. Since then, the school has remained open and unchanged.
The school values its historic links with the community some of whom remember being taught in the original Victorian buildings. These traditional flint and brick buildings now form the hall and the school kitchen. The main teaching area consists of six modern classrooms with shared corridor working spaces. The most recent classroom was built in 2001 and is specially equipped for Early Years children.
Ropley
Ropley is a village and large civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It has an acreage of , situated east from New Alresford, with a station 1½ miles from the village. It is southwest of Alton, just off the A31 road...
in the East Hampshire
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton, Horndean and Whitehill-Bordon....
district of Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, 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...
. The school is one of the feeder schools from Perins School
Perins School
Perins School is a community Sports College and secondary school in New Alresford, Hampshire, England...
, which both obtain high standards.
History
The school has a long history; it was first founded in 1826 by local Reverend Samuel Maddock, who built the school on a previous site on Petersfield Road. William Faichen was the co-founder of the school, in which he became the first Headmaster.There was already another school in Ropley
Ropley
Ropley is a village and large civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It has an acreage of , situated east from New Alresford, with a station 1½ miles from the village. It is southwest of Alton, just off the A31 road...
, the first one was located in present day Four Marks
Four Marks
Four Marks is a large village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is southwest of Alton, on the A31 road....
(originally called 'Ropley Street'). Maddock thought that it was too much of a struggle for young children to walk a long distance every day, so he built another school in the centre of the village. When the other school was demolished in the mid 1800s, Maddock's school became the only remaining school in the area.
In 1869, the school burned down in a fire. Thus the site moved to the present day site at Church Street and reopened the same year. Since then, the school has remained open and unchanged.
The school values its historic links with the community some of whom remember being taught in the original Victorian buildings. These traditional flint and brick buildings now form the hall and the school kitchen. The main teaching area consists of six modern classrooms with shared corridor working spaces. The most recent classroom was built in 2001 and is specially equipped for Early Years children.