New School
The first school was controversially demolished in September 2003 after much opposition from local residents. A new modern school was built at a cost of £3.5m ($5.1m USD) and was placed in a different location. The site of the old school was sold for £285,000 ($412,386 USD).
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“A sure proportion of rogue and dunce finds its way into every school and requires a cruel share of time, and the gentle teacher, who wished to be a Providence to youth, is grown a martinet, sore with suspicions; knows as much vice as the judge of a police court, and his love of learning is lost in the routine of grammars and books of elements.”
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