Established 1819 Headteacher Mrs Jessica Balado Website Official site Phone +44 1920 438271 Founded 1819 | Type primary Ages 4–11 Number of students 94 (2005) | |
Location Church Lane, Dane EndWareHertfordshireEngland Similar St Andrews C Of E V C Primary S, St Catherines C Of E Pri, Morgans Primary School, The Tower Primary School, Bengeo Primary School | ||
Little Munden Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in the village of Dane End, near Ware in Hertfordshire. It is a one-form entry school educating boys and girls aged between four and 11 years. There are four classes organised by age. The school roll varies but is generally between 85 and 100.
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History
The school was founded in 1819 at All Saints Church in Little Munden by the Reverend J P Reynolds, who served as rector from 1819 to 1831. Reynolds helped to raise the finance for a new school on a separate site. The school was duly opened in 1826. A small extension for infants was added in 1869, and the school was further enlarged in 1900, 1970 and 1973.
Little Munden was originally a parish school serving children of all ages. In 1945, following the 1944 Education Act, under which it was stipulated that all children over 11 years old should attend secondary school, Little Munden became a primary school.
Premises
The school was designated as a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1984 as it is an early example of a parish school.
Unusually, a footpath with public right-of-way runs between the school buildings, requiring the route to be kept unobstructed.
Academic standards
The Ofsted report of the inspection in November 2010 said "Pupils achieve well because of good teaching and an interesting curriculum. Good care, guidance and support and the school's very positive atmosphere contribute well to pupils' personal development.."
Activities
In 2007, Years Five and Six took part in a pilot project, working with Hertford Museum, to create an exhibition about their locality covering the period 1830–1930.