List of Birmingham board schools
This is a list of the Birmingham board schools, built between the Elementary Education Act 1870 which established board schools, and the Education Act 1902, which replaced school boards with Local Education Authorities. Most of the board schools were designed by the firm Martin & Chamberlain.
List of board schools
From these sources:Name | Picture | Address, Notes | Architect | Grid reference | Grade | Images of England or other link | |
Name | Picture | Memorial Stone: "The first state school built in Birmingham stood on this site Bloomsbury 1873–1968" | 1873–1968 | ||||
Allcock St School | †Demolished. Other names: Deritend or Bordesley, now listed as The Bridge Centre and Community Industry. | 1875–80 M&C | Grade II listed | , | |||
Bristol Street Board School | †Demolished 1960s for widening of the Horsefair road. At junction of Irving Street and Bristol Street. Was used as a meeting place for the Christian Society from 1877 until 1892. | from | |||||
Icknield Street School | near the Hockley Flyover, north of the Jewellery Quarter. | 1883 M&C | Grade II* listed | , | |||
Stratford Road Primary School | Now Ladypool Junior & Infant School, Sparkbrook. First M&C school built after Chamberlain's death. The school was extensively damaged in the Birmingham Tornado on 28 July 2005 and lost its distinctive Martin & Chamberlain tower. For damage see and . | 1885 M&C | Grade II* listed | ||||
Harborne School | 106 High Street, now the Clock Tower Community Education Centre. Built by Harborne School Board and acquired by the expansion of Birmingham. | 1885, M&C or 1881 J. P. Sharp & Co | Grade II listed | = | |||
Oozells Street Board School | Listed as Furniture Stores of City of Birmingham Education Department; College of Food and Domestic Arts; now the Ikon Gallery. | 1878 M&C | Grade II listed | ||||
Floodgate School | Floodgate Street and Milk Street, Deritend, now South Birmingham College Arts and Media Campus, formerly Hall Green College annexe. | 1890 | Grade II listed | ||||
Waverley Road | Waverley Road, Byron Road, also known as County Grammar School, Small Heath; Hall Green Technical College; Small Heath School | 1880–85 or 1892 M&C | Grade II* listed | , | |||
Somerville Road | Somerville School, Somerville Road, Small Heath, B10 9EN. | 1892-4 M&C | |||||
Tilton Girls School | Tilton Road, B9. Now Darul Barakaat Mosque and Community Centre. | 1890 | Grade II listed | ||||
Dixon Road County Primary School | Dixon Road, Small Heath, B10 0BP. Also fronts Cooksey Road. Was Newlands Centre and Regents Park Annexe & 48 Cooksey Road, Bordesley. Also BCC furniture recycling and Birmingham Community Transport. Now Shah Poran Islamic Jami Mosque And Community Trust. | 1880–90 | Grade II listed | , | |||
Garrison Lane Nursery School | Garrison Lane, Bordesley, B3 4BS. Now Kownayn Primary School and Garrison Lane Centre. | c1885 M&C | Grade II listed | , | |||
Dudley Road School | Now Summerfield Centre; was Summerfield Junior and Infants School, Dudley Road, Winson Green; listed as Main Block to Handsworth Technical College | 1878 M&C | Grade II* listed | ||||
Barford Road School | Now Barford Road Primary School, Barford Road, Winson Green | 1887 M&C | |||||
Hutton Street, renamed to Eliot Street | Opened for over 1000 pupuils Now Nechells Junior and Infant School, Eliot Street, Nechells. Originally Nechells County Primary School | 1879 | Grade A locally listed building | ||||
The Broadway Comprehensive School, Aston | Whitehead Road, Aston, Birmingham, England. | 1900, Crouch & Butler | Grade II listed | ,, | |||
Dennis Road School | Now Anderton Park School. Originally called Dennis Road School, Balsall Heath. | 1896 M&C | Grade II listed | ||||
Cromwell Street School | Opened for over 1000 pupils. Now Cromwell Street Junior School, Nechells. | 1889 J. A. Cossins | Grade II listed |
Other board schools
- Cotteridge School, 1900
- Soho Road. Benson Junior School, Benson Road, Winson Road, 1888, Grade II listed,
- Grove Junior School, Grove Lane, Handsworth, late 19th century, Grade II listed,
- Constitution Hill 1883
- Upper Highgate Street
- 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.
Other schools from the board school era