Salisbury Road Primary School
Salisbury Road Primary School is a state junior school located on Salisbury Road in Plymouth, Devon, England. The school served as a major military hospital during the First World War.
| Salisbury Road Primary School | |
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| Address | |
Salisbury Road , England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Community junior school |
| Established | 27 April 1903 |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Department for Education URN | 135350 Tables |
| Head teacher | Simon Spry |
| Gender | Co-Educational |
History
The school building was designed by Henry John Snell (1843–1924), who was responsible for a number of Plymouth's 19th century buildings.[1] It was officially opened by Sir George Kekewich on 27 April 1903.[1] The school had capacity for 512 infants, 480 girls and 430 boys.[1] During the First World War, the building was requisitioned by the War Office to create the 4th Southern General Hospital, a facility for the Royal Army Medical Corps to treat military casualties.[2]
The girls school closed in the 1980s[3] and the infants school amalgamated with the junior school to create the current primary school in 2008.[4]
References
- "Salisbury Road Board Schools". Old Plymouth. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "World War I". QNI Heritage. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- "Single Sex Schools". Hansard. 8 January 1990. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "Salisbury Road Primary School". Gov.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2019.