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Early Schools


In 1722 John Addye endowed a school for boys which by 1850 catered for 20 boys "who receive an English education and are provided with a coat and cap annually". Addyes' Free & National School (mixed and infants) was built in 1864 to include the original school. The school could cater for 230 with an average attendance of 160 (1896). There was also a girls school educating 30 by 1850, supported by Sir E.D.Scott.

St. Pauls Church of England School, Hamstead had been built around 1874 and extended in 1894. It was closed in 1937 with the younger children having been transferred to Hamstead Junior and Infants School. Older children had been transferred to Charlemont School in 1934.

Sandwell LEA Schools

Secondary

  • Dartmouth High School

Primary

  • Ferndale Primary School
  • Gorse Farm J & I School
  • Grove Vale Primary School
  • Hamstead J & I High School
  • Holy Name RC School
  • St.Margarets School
  • Whitecrest School

Walsall LEA

  • Meadow View JMI School
  • Pheasey Park Farm Primary School

Meadow View

Meadow View


Meadow View JMI School was formed by the amalgamation of Doe Bank JMI School and Collingwood Primary School. The purpose built, single storey building on the Doe Bank site houses the school which has provided the community with a two form entry school committed to providing the best opportunities possible for all its pupils,
Refurbishment of the building commenced in July 1993 and was completed in November 1993. The new school was formally opened by Bruce George, MP, on 8th July 1994.

Website: http://www.meadow-view.walsall.sch.uk/
A new web site is being developed at : http://www.meadow-view-y3.ik.org/

Dartmouth High School

Dartmouth High School

Situated in Wilderness Lane this secondary school was built in 1965, opening in July 1966, by West Bromwich Metropolitan Council and served Sandwell and part of Birmingham.

picture of Dartmouth School

The school's final head teacheriwas Mrs Caroline Badyal. She arrived on a secondment from the Dormston School in Sedgley in September 2002, and received the job on a permanent basis in April 2003. She is the the designate head of the Q3 academy that will replace Dartmouth High School in September 2008.

On 17th November 2003 a fire caused serious damage to the school, destroying the Science block.It was closed for some weeks with the children being coached to other locations to continue their education. Temporary building were constructed pending the planned building of the Q3 academy on the site by 2009.

. picture of Dartmouth School fire


The last students left Dartmouth on the 11th July 2008. The Q3 Academy will open in the Dartmouth buildings. A new academy building is under construction and the move to the new building which is under construction is planned for 2010.

Web Sites:

www.schools.sandwell.net/dartmouth/

www.dartmouth.sandwell.sch.uk/

www.q3academy.org.uk

TV personality Cat Deelay and construction tycoon Pardeep Panesar are both former pupils at the school.

In association with Dartmouth School Library information on the history of the School will be added to this site in due course.