DONCASTER, OXFORD PLACE JUNIOR MIXED SCHOOL RECORDS

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The collection includes a single log book, May 1905–July 1931 [SR25/1/1]

Administrative / Biographical History

This school was built by the Wesleyan Methodists and opened as Doncaster Wesleyan Girls School in 1871. After 1904 the school was managed by Doncaster Corporation. The school existed as a girls school from its opening in 1871 until 1930. In September 1930, under the Hadow reorganization scheme the school opened as Oxford Place Junior Mixed School with 94 boys who had transferred from the Boys School which had been closed and 128 girls. The school closed in July 1931.

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Plans of the buildings, dated January 1870, are to be found at Doncaster Archives reference AB/BUILD/5/2932. Details of the building and opening of this and the Wesleyan Boys School also in Oxford Place (SR26) can be found in the church Trustees Buildings Committee minute book under reference NM4/3/2 and other records relating to the schools are listed under reference NM4/14/2.