Apr 1, 1906 - "For official purposes this school will be designated in future:- 'Blisworth Endowed School, Number 20'"

Mar 6, 1906 - Inspector's Report, " .. the boys cloakroom and the offices are very unsatisfactory .. rain from the roof might be utilised for flushing the urinal"

Apr 22, 1907 - "Although not a department of this school, the head teacher thought it unwise for the Infant school to be in the charge of a 13 year old monitress and sent Miss Tew over there"

May 1, 1907 - "I, Arthur Green, took charge of this school as head teacher this morning"

Jun 4, 1907 - "Although able to repeat it and write it down, the upper class did not show much knowledge of The Catechism"

Jan 24, 1908 - "Owing to the fog and mud, drill in the yard has been taken during the past week under trying conditions"

Jan 31, 1908 - "The boys having cleared the mud into a corner, a very successful drill taken today"

May 13, 1909 - "Mr. Craven, the temperance lecturer, gave a very instructive lesson on the effect on the body of Impure Air and Alcohol"

Dec 17, 1909 - "The lamps have had to be lighted on four of the five afternoons this week and during one morning from 9 till 11am"

Dec 14, 1910 - "School closed for a Diocesan Inspection - the managers will be present"

Feb 16, 1911 - "I have sent five girls home to have their hair plaits taken out. Whenever there has been an entertainment the girls have taken part in, for these girls to come with their heads covered with small plaits looking unsightly and against the good discipline of the school" [then] "it should be added that two girls returned with their plaits and parents but I would not have them in"  [Mr. Green frequently takes exception to 'verminous heads' - see the Medical extract]

Jul 7, 1911 - "The erection of the long contemplated new school is still deferred and the instruction continues to be carried out in the same unsatisfactory premises as heretofore"

Jul 7,1911 - "The use of a nature calendar would help to develop a valuable spirit of competition among the scholars in recording observations which they make on the phenomena of nature"

Oct 20, 1911 - "The attendance officer reports that parents believe the general unhealthiness of the school buildings is to be blamed for children's sickness"

Apr 30, 1912 - "Despite deep layer of dust - drill is being taken by all classes"

Mar 12, 1912 - "The Rector presented medals to children with perfect attendance and briefly addressed the school on the advantages of regular attendance - especially commending a family who lives furthest from the school"

Mar 25, 1912 - "It being reported that some circus animals were passing through between 1.30 and 2pm, so after assembly the children were allowed to wait at the bottom of the street"

Oct 24, 1912 - "The Rev. W H Barry (Chmn. of the Managers) called to hear Mr Whymant, prospective teacher, give an object lesson with a view to his permanent employment"

Dec 20, 1912 - "Before breaking up for Xmas, each child was presented with an orange from the teachers and a bun from Capt. Elmhirst"

May 7, 1913 - "Today informed the managers and the police constable of the regular brawling and shouting by a feeble minded boy outside"

June 2, 1913 - "The new school was opened this morning for work. Work has proceeded fairly smoothly but should improve still more as we get used to the new surroundings"

July 24, 1913 - "Pump ineffective - supply for lavatories nearly cut off"

July 24, 1913 - "A number of railway-men are on holiday and have of necessity taken their children with them, two weeks before we break up"

Oct 7, 1913 - "Despite several days of heavy rain, the school pump remains ineffective. Survey and Architect came today, the places where the rain has got through the roof were pointed out"

Sep 13, 1913 - "Please note, the Board of Education have now fixed the following quoted number for this school, viz. No. 20A"

Nov 10, 1913 - "two girls excluded (red cards) owing to their verminous heads"

May 1, 1914 - HMI report "These new premises were opened as a single department Council School by transfer of the scholars from the Mixed and the Infants departments of the C.oE. School. Instruction is under much better conditions and there is some improvement in the discipline attainments and general intelligence of the scholars. A school garden has been provided and it is hoped that full advantage will be taken of correlating garden work with lessons, thus a means of giving a practical turn and greater reality to the instruction"

[Shown pink is this picture, the area of school garden as originally designated.  It was laid to grass when the school became a primary school only, there being no senior boys available to do the gardening.  The blue area is part of a patch which was assigned to the school in the 1960s so obviating any use of farm fields for recreation]

Jul 14, 1914 - "Three children have today received medals for perfect attendance"

Sep 24, 1914 - "Gardening notebooks forwarded as requested to the Education Office"

Sep 13, 1915 - "Miss Goodson, Miss Page and Miss Hare have all left this week. The head teacher has no one to leave with the remaining boys during a gardening lesson - so the gardening boys have to manage alone"

July 23, 1916 - "Officer from the Board of Education visited today to interview 5 children who will leave at the end of this term" [Ed. as long as they are over thirteen and attended school for 5 years they are given a certificate stating they are legally employable]

May 24, 1917 - "Empire Day - the ordinary routine this afternoon will not be adhered to. 3.00 - 3.50pm - songs by the children and an address to the parents by the Head Teacher on Food Economy and avoidance of waste. 3.50pm - Salute the Flag, National Anthem and break up for the Feast Week Holiday"

Oct 13, 1919 - "Fires should have started today but the heating apparatus has failed. It will probably be two or three weeks before it can be started again"

Oct 27, 1919 - "Owing to the failure of the heating apparatus, the managers this morning decided to close the school until further notice. Thermometer reads 45 degrees today" [reopened Nov 30, 1919]

Jan 21, 1921 - "Head teacher has been notified that Religious Instruction must continue until 9.45am each morning and not cease at 9.40am as hitherto"

Jan 18, 1922 - "Owing to the weather and a non-conformist bazaar, there are 22 absent this afternoon from the upper school"

Mar 7, 1922 - "The boiler was examined and it will need a new section replaced. Head teacher advised by telegram from the LEA office:- 'Draw fire, close school until apparatus repaired' Accordingly the school was closed at noon"