Our History
175 years ago, villagers in Teddington gathered together to discuss the possibility of a village school. In January 1832, aided by donations from Queen Adelaide, Teddington's first school - Teddington Public School - emerged to support the education of boys.
Since then, the school - like the life around it - has undergone many transformations. Not only has the building (1974) and the name (1906) changed, but so too have the pupils. Boys, girls and infants schools merged in 1937.
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A Brief History of St Mary's & St Peter's
1832 ~ 2007
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1831 |
Teddington villagers appointed a committee to raise funds to build a new school for boys.
HM Queen Adelaide makes donation of £100 and grants an annual subscription of £5 to school.
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| 1832 |
30th January, Teddington Public School opens on Broad Street with 51 boys. |
| 1842 |
Separate Girls School added. |
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1870 |
School attendance became compulsory. |
| 1876 |
New infants school erected behind the original school buildings and the infants school was officially opened. |
| 1929 |
School reorganisation as the separate girls and boys infants and junior schools merged into mixed schools. (In accordance with the Board of education's countrywide policy). |
| 1932 |
Centenary Celebrations. |
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1974 |
School moves to new premises in Church Road. |
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Face From The Past
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| Alfred Edward Bowles
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| 1890s
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| Born 1879 in Middle Land Teddington, Alfred Bowles left Teddington Public School for Boys in 1891 to become a pill roller for Moss Chemist Shop, Teddington.
Despite being underage, when Alfred was just 17, he left his job to enlist for the Boer War and immediately set sail for South Africa to join the British Army fighting there against the Dutch. To begin with he served as a cycle messenger for General Kitchener.
Alfred went on to fight...
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