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Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)

Reference: CC/Education Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1888 - 1974) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: County Education Department: Schools and Technical Colleges

Covering Dates: 1900-1979

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  • Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)
    • Schools (Ref: CC/Education )
    • School statistics (Ref: CC/Education )
    • Specific Schools (Ref: CC/Education 597)
    • Primary and Secondary Schools (inc. Nursery, Special, Modern & Grammar, County & Aided and R.C.) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 598-601)
    • Primary Schools only (inc. Nursery, Special, County & Aided, and R.C.) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 602-608)
    • Secondary Schools only (inc. Modern & Grammar, County & Aided, and R.C.) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 609-614)
    • Contributory Schools (Primary only) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 615)
    • County & Aided, and R.C. Schools only (Primary and Secondary) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 616-623)
    • Schools in Comprehensive Districts (inc. Primary, Secondary and R.C.) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 624-629)
    • List of schools (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 16)
    • Aycliffe Approved School (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 23-26, 211-212)
    • Sixth forms (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 35)
    • Seaham Camden Square School (Ref: CC/Education 40)
    • School governors (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 43)
    • Technical Colleges (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 46, 47)
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: CC/Education 57-58, 304, 739)
    • Sealed Instruments and Articles of Government (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 142, 151-202, 632, 636/136)
    • Photographs (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 230/5, 541-543)
    • School sites (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 231)
    • Transfer of schools from School Boards to Council Schools (Ref: CC/Education 335, 337-338, 676)
    • New schools (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 336, 389, 394-396)
    • Alterations to council schools (Ref: CC/Education 383)
    • Dinsdale Park (Ref: CC/Education 455-458)
    • Darlington Schools (Ref: CC/Education 459-463)
    • Seaham, Northlea Secondary School (Ref: CC/Education 636/134-136)
    • Spennymoor Multilateral Unit (Ref: CC/Education 636/135)

Catalogue Contents

Schools (Ref: CC/Education )School statistics (Ref: CC/Education )Specific Schools (Ref: CC/Education 597)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 597

Statistical forms relating to Eldon Lane Council School, 1909 - 1963 Acc: 2599

Primary and Secondary Schools (inc. Nursery, Special, Modern & Grammar, County & Aided and R.C.) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 598-601)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 598

Summary of school populations, 14 January 1955 - 19 January 1962 Enclosed: 4 sheets listing school populations of Teesside schools, n.d.
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 599

Summary of school populations, 18 January 1963 - 23 January 1964
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 600

Summary of school populations, 28 January 1965 - 23 January 1969
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 601

Summary of school populations, 22 January 1970 - 21 January 1971
(1 file)

Primary Schools only (inc. Nursery, Special, County & Aided, and R.C.) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 602-608)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 602

Summary of school populations, 25 January 1973
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 603

Summary of school populations, 17 January 1974
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 604

Summary of school populations, 16 January 1975
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 605

Summary of school populations, 15 January 1976
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 606

Summary of school populations, 20 January 1977
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 607

Summary of school populations, 19 January 1978
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 608

Summary of school populations, 18 January 1979
(1 file)

Secondary Schools only (inc. Modern & Grammar, County & Aided, and R.C.) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 609-614)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 609

Summary of school populations, 20 January 1972
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 610

Summary of school populations, 25 January 1973
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 611

Summary of school populations, 17 January 1974
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 612

Summary of school populations, 16 January 1975
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 613

Summary of school populations, 15 January 1976
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 614

Summary of school populations, 20 January 1977
(1 file)

Contributory Schools (Primary only) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 615)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 615

Summary of school populations, September 1963
(1 file)

County & Aided, and R.C. Schools only (Primary and Secondary) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 616-623)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 616

Summary of school populations, September 1964
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 617

Summary of school populations, September 1965
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 618

Summary of school populations, September 1966
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 619

Summary of school populations, September 1967
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 620

Summary of school populations, September 1968
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 621

Summary of school populations, September 1969
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 622

Summary of school populations, September 1970
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 623

Summary of school populations, September 1971
(1 file)

Schools in Comprehensive Districts (inc. Primary, Secondary and R.C.) (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 624-629)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 624

Summary of school populations, September 1974
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 625

Summary of school populations, September 1975
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 626

Summary of School Populations, September 1976
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 627

Summary of school populations, September 1977
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 628

Summary of school populations, September 1978
(1 file)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 629

Summary of school populations, September 1979
(1 file)

List of schools (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 16)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 16

Lists of schools in neutral and reception areas, 1939
(1 file)

Aycliffe Approved School (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 23-26, 211-212)

see also DC/SS.AY

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 23-26

Aycliffe School managers' minutes, 1961 - 1966
(4 files)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 211-212

Aycliffe Approved School, circulars, etc., 1955 - 1958
(2 files)

Sixth forms (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 35)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 35

A survey of sixth forms in the Northern Division, 1966
(1 file)

Seaham Camden Square School (Ref: CC/Education 40)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 40

Seaham Camden Square School -diagrams of the way in which the premises were utilised, 1964
(1 file)

School governors (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 43)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 43

List of governors of County secondary schools, etc., 1955
(1 volume)

Technical Colleges (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 46, 47)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 46

Stockton - Billingham Technical College prospectus, 1962
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 47

Hebburn Technical College prospectus, 1962
(1 volume)

Miscellaneous (Ref: CC/Education 57-58, 304, 739)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 57-58

Registers of applications for the use of Council Schools for dancing, 1912 - 1959, 1921 - 1957
(2 volumes)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 304

Tenure and trust of volume schools, 1907

Ref: CC/Education 739

The Schools at Work. Pictorial survey of national education in England and Wales, n.d. [1930s]
(1 booklet, printed)

Sealed Instruments and Articles of Government (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 142, 151-202, 632, 636/136)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 142/1

Sealed Instruments and Articles of Government, 1 April 1970 Jarrow, Felling, Newton Aycliffe, Bishop Auckland, Barnard Castle, Durham, Egglescliffe, Ferryhill, Spennymoor, Wolsingham, Consett, Stanley, Annfield Plain, Whickham, Blaydon, Hookergate, Chester-le-Street, Washington, Houghton-le-Spring and Seaham Multilateral Units; Boldon, Birtley Lord Lawson and Whitburn Secondary Schools
(23 papers)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 151-158

Articles of government / rules of management for schools, 1974
(8 booklets)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 159-168

Instruments of government for schools, 1971
(10 booklets)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 169-179

Instruments of government for schools, 1969
(11 booklets)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 180-202

Instruments of government for schools, 1970
(23 booklets)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 632

Sealed copies of instruments of management for controlled schools, 1949 - 1974

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 636/136

Instrument of Government concerning multi-lateral units (Easington), 26 February 1964
(1 booklet, printed)

Photographs (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 230/5, 541-543)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 230/5

Photograph of visit of Mr. Lennox Boyd to South Hetton Girls' Junior Instruction Centre, n.d.
(1 photograph)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 541-543

Exhibition of Further Education, photograph albums, 1960
(3 volumes)

School sites (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 231)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 231

Index of school site plans, volume 1

Transfer of schools from School Boards to Council Schools (Ref: CC/Education 335, 337-338, 676)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 335

Posters etc., re opening of council schools, 1907 - 1911

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 337

Register of schools transferred to education authority, 1905 - 1939

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 338

School accommodation, 1900

Ref: CC/Education 676

Statements of information relating to Board Schools required by County Council following Education Act (1902), 1903 giving details of, inter alia: number of children on rolls; average attendance; floor areas of classrooms and playgrounds; names, qualifications, length of service and salaries of teachers; details of debt on buildings, for the following schools: /1 Crook Board School, including financial statement, 27 February 1903 /2 North Bedburn Board School at Fir Tree, including financial statement, 23 February 1903 /3 Helmington Row Board School, 27 February 1903 /4 North Bedburn Board School at Howden-le-Wear, 23 February 1903 /5 Leasingthorne Board School, 21 February 1903 /6 Middlestone Moor Board School, 21 February 1903 /7 Peases West Board School at Billy Row, 27 February 1903 /8 Tudhoe Spennymoor Board School at Spennymoor, 10 March 1903 /9 Stanley Board School, 27 February 1903 /10 Sunnybrow Board School, 27 February 1903 /11 Sunniside Board School, 27 February 1903 /12 Witton-le-Wear Board School, 28 February 1903 /13 Barmston Board School, including financial statement, 13 February 1903 /14 Springwell Infants Board School, including financial statement for Great and Little Usworth School Board, 10 February 1903 /15 Usworth Central Board School at High Usworth, 10 February 1903 /16 Usworth Colliery Mixed Board School, 10 February 1903 /17 Washington Board School, including financial statement, 28 February 1903 /18 Washington Colliery Board School, 28 February 1903 /19 Middleton-St-George Board School, 20 February 1903 /20 Bearpark Colliery Board School, 28 February 1903 /21 Brasside Board School, 28 February 1903 /22 Croxdale Colliery Board School, including financial statement, 27 February 1903 /23 East Hetton (Coxhoe) Board School, 25 February 1903 /24 Framwellgate Moor Board School, 28 February 1903 /25 Quarrington Board School at Cassop Colliery, 28 February 1903 /26 Tudhoe Colliery Board School, 10 March 1903 /27 Tudhoe Grange Board School at Spennymoor, 10 March 1903 /28 Quarrington Tursdale Board School at Tursdale Colliery, 28 February 1903 /29 Willington Board School, 16 February 1903 /30 Quarrington Hill Board School, 25 February 1903 /31 Haswell Board School, including financial statement, 26 February 1903 /32 Hutton Henry Station Town Board School, including financial statement, 11 February 1903 /33 Thornley Board School, including financial statement, 28 February 1903 /34 Trimdon Foundry Board School, including financial statement, 16 February 1903 /35 Wingate Board School, 16 February 1903 /36 Wingate Grange Board School at Wingate, 16 February 1903 /37 Wingate Wheatley Hill Board School at Wheatley Hill, 16 February 1903 /38 Blaydon Board School, 28 February 1903 /39 Chopwell Colliery Board School at Lintz Green, including financial statement, 26 February 1903 /40 Dunston-on-Tyne Board School, including financial statement, 27 February 1903 /41 Marley Hill Board School, 27 February 1903 /42 Marley Hill Colliery Board School, 27 February 1903 /43 Rowland's Gill Board School, 28 February 1903 /44 Spen School at High Spen, Lintz Green, 26 February 1903 /45 Swalwell Board School, 20 February 1903 /46 Winlaton Board School, 28 February 1903 /47 Newbottle Board School, 2 March 1903 /48 Newbottle St Matthew's Board School near Newbottle, 2 March 1903 /49 New Penshaw Board School, 2 March 1903 /50 Offerton and Coxgreen Board School at Woodhouse near Coxgreen, 2 March 1903 /51 Shiney Row Band Hill Infant Board School, 28 February 1903 /52 Annfield Plain Board School, including financial statement for Kyo U.D. School Board, 15 April 1903 /53 Benfieldside Board School at Blackhill, 7 March 1903 /54 Benfieldside Derwent [?] Street Board School at Blackhill, 13 March 1903 /55 Castleside Board School, including financial statement for Healeyfield and Rowley School Board, 28 February 1903 /56 Causey Row School, including financial statement for Tanfield U.D. School Board, 31 March 1903 /57 Colliery School at Dipton R.S.O., 23 February 1903 /58 Greencroft Board School at Catchgate, including financial statement, April 1903 /59 Hare Law Board School, 15 April 1903 /60 West Kyo Board School, 15 April 1903 /61 Oxhill Board School, 15 April 1903 /62 Pickering Nook Board School, 31 March 1903 /63 East Stanley Board School, 31 March 1903 /64 Tanfield Board School, 31 March 1903 /65 Tanfield Lea School, 31 March 1903 /66 Leazes Board School at Burnopfield, 31 March 1903 /67 Waskerley School , 26 February 1903 /68 West Stanley Infants School, 31 March 1903 /69 West Stanley Board School, 31 March 1903 /70 Westwood Board School, including financial statement for Medomsley U.D. School Board, 20 February 1903 /71 Chilton Buildings Board School, 24 February 1903 /72 Chilton (Ferryhill Station) Board School, 24 February 1903 /73 West Cornforth Board School, 28 February 1903 /74 Tudhoe East Howle Board School at East Howle, 10 March 1903 /75 Old Cornforth Board School, 28 February 1903 /76 East Boldon Board School, including financial statement, 28 February 1903 /77 Boldon West Boldon Board School, 28 February 1903 /78 Boldon Colliery Infants School, 28 February 1903 /79 High Street Board School at Norton, including financial statement, 20 February 1903 /80 Whitton Board School at Carlton Ironworks, including financial statement, 28 February 1903 /81 Wolviston Board School, 26 February 1903 /82 Castletown School , 27 February 1903 /83 Ford, Hylton, Board School, 28 February 1903 /84 Fulwell Board School, including financial statement, 18 February 1903 /85 Southwick-on-Wear Board School, including financial statement, 16 February 1903 /86 North Hylton School, 27 February 1903 /87 Middleton in Teesdale Board School, including financial statement, 27 February 1903 /88 Edmondbyers Board School, 26 February 1903 /89 North Board School at Frosterley, including financial statement for Stanhope School Board, 28 February 1903 /90 South Board School at Frosterley, 28 February 1903 /91 Lanehead Board School, 28 February 1903 /92 Stanhope Rookhope Board School at Rookhope, 28 February 1903 /93 St John's Chapel Board School, 28 February 1903 /94 Stanhope Board School, 28 February 1903 /95 Wearhead Board School , 28 February 1903 /96 Westgate Board School, 28 February 1903
(1 bundle)

New schools (Ref: CC/EDUCATION 336, 389, 394-396)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 336

Register of new schools, 1904 - 1914

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 389

Permanent schools completed and opened, n.d.

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 394

Register of new schools, volume 1, 1904 - 1915

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 395

Register of new schools, volume 2, 1911 - 1936

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 396

Register of new schools, volume 2, 1914 - 1930

Alterations to council schools (Ref: CC/Education 383)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 383

Alterations to council schools register, 1905 - 1913

Dinsdale Park (Ref: CC/Education 455-458)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 455

Dinsdale Park Special School, After-care reports, 1922 - 1940

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 456

Dinsdale Park Special School, Reports of Visiting Sub-Committees, 1920 - 1928

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 457

Dinsdale Park Special School, Reports of Visiting Sub-Committees, 1928 - 1935

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 458

Dinsdale Park Special School, Reports of Visiting Sub-Committees, 1935 - 1941

Darlington Schools (Ref: CC/Education 459-463)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 459

Correspondence file concerning proposed new school at Cockerton, later named Alderman Leach Council School, 3 June 1921 - 20 March 1950 Attached: Plan of proposed school, September 1924 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 file, 1 plan, 53 cm x 84 cm)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 460

Correspondence file concerning Beaumont Street School, Darlington, 31 March 1900 - 25 October 1966 Attached: Plans of school and classrooms, December 1930 and September 1932 Scale 1 inch to 20 feet [1:240]
(1 file, 5 plans, 53 cm x 84 cm)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 461

Correspondence file concerning St. Augustines Roman Catholic School Darlington, 16 July 1904 - 7 March 1954 Attached: Plans of St. Augustines and Larchfield schools, 1908, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933 Scale: 20 feet to 1 inch and 8 feet to 1 inch [1:240] and [1:96]
(1 file, 8 plans)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 462

Correspondence file concerning Harrowgate Hill School, Darlington, 12 July 1900 - 16 August 1973 Attached: Plans of school and proposed alterations, 1906, 1927, 1929 and 1930 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96] 10 feet to 1 inch [1:120] and 66 feet to 1 inch [1:1:792]
(1 file, 5 plans)

Ref: CC/EDUCATION 463

Correspondence file concerning Holy Trinity School Darlington, 15 December 1904 - 9 March 1956 Attached: Plan, September 1932 Scale: 20 feet to 1 inch [1:240] Discontinued as voluntary controlled school July 1958 leased by L.E.A. as an annexe to Gladstone Street Secondary School, 11 November 1959
(1 file, 1 plan, 33 cm x 20 cm)

Seaham, Northlea Secondary School (Ref: CC/Education 636/134-136)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 636/134

Letter from Department of Education and Science, Darlington, to Assistant Director of Education, concerning extensions to Northlea Secondary School, Seaham, 2 July 1971
(2 papers, typescript)

Spennymoor Multilateral Unit (Ref: CC/Education 636/135)Ref: CC/EDUCATION 636/135

Brochure outlining courses leading to Certificate of Secondary Education available at schools in Spennymoor Multilateral Unit. n.d.
(1 booklet, typescript)



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