Whitehorse Manor Junior School is a junior school for pupils aged between seven and eleven years. The school is in Thornton Heath. In April 2011 the school became part of the first Academy Trust in Croydon and the running of the school became part of the responsibility of the Pegasus Academy Trust, a public company limited by guarantee. The executive headteachers of the Pegasus Academy Trust are Jolyon Roberts and Lynne Sampson. The head of school is Nina Achenbach.
The school caters for pupils from Year 3 to Year 6. The school is expanding the number of forms on entry from two to three. There are currently 450 pupils on roll with a maximum of 30 pupils in each of 15 classes. To cater for these extra children, a major building project took place between 2010 and 2014 providing seven extra classrooms, new offices, extended hall and library. The scheme was designed by the architects Hayhurst and Co and won a RIBA London award in May 2014.[1] In 2014 the school opened an annexe about two-thirds of a mile (1.1km) away, Whitehorse Manor - Brigstock site, which allows another 210 children to be educated by the school, as the original site is full.
The school was opened in 1892 and has undergone multiple re-organisations. Dr Ron Cox, a consultant archivist to the Education Department of the London Borough of Croydon, lists the chronological story as follows:
1892-1911 Three schools (apart from the infants) opened on the Whitehorse Road site: Whitehorse Road Junior (Mixed) school, Whitehorse Road Senior boys' school, Whitehorse Road Senior girls' school.
1911-1930 In 1911 Whitehorse Road Junior (Mixed) school closed and the pupils moved into the respective boys and girls departments of the two senior schools, therefore, giving Whitehorse Road (Post-Infants) boys' school and Whitehorse Road (Post-Infants) girls' school. In 1921 as part of a general re-organisation of school names the Whitehorse Road schools were re-designated "Whitehorse Manor".
1930-1955 In 1930 there was a substantial re-organisation. All the Whitehorse Manor senior girls moved to another local school, Ecclesbourne, and all the Ecclesbourne senior boys moved to Whitehorse Manor. All the Whitehorse Manor junior boys moved to Ecclesbourne and all the Ecclesbourne junior girls moved to Whitehorse Manor. On the Whitehorse Manor site, this left Whitehorse Manor Senior (later secondary modern) boys' school and Whitehorse Manor Junior girls' school.
1955-1961 In 1955, the headmaster of the boys school during this period was Mr Pavey who had returned from retirement.
1961 to 2011 in 1961 both the boys and girls school amalgamated and have been mixed ever since
From April 2011 The school became part of the Pegasus Academy Trust.
Agnes Mason, an associate of D. H. Lawrence, taught at this school for some years until Davidson Road School opened in 1907 when she went there to teach with Lawrence. Helen Corke's autobiography gives a description of the school and its staff at that time.[2]
Headteachers of Whitehorse Manor Senior Girls' School 1892-1961
From
To
Headteacher
14 June 1892
31 March 1903
Mary A Smyth
1 April 1903
31 August 1905
Lily Thornton
1 September 1905
30 September 1916
Annie Ada Malin
1 Oct 1916
31 Dec 1919
Ethel M Mayhew
1 Jan 1920
31 Dec 1934
Lily Crittenden
1 January 1935
31 December 1957
Miss M.H Stafford
1 January 1958
31 March 1961
Joan C. Grunberg (Acting)
Headteachers of Whitehorse Manor Senior Boys' School 1892-1955
From
To
Headteacher
14 June 1892
31 Dec 1900
William Hooper
1 January 1901
31 August 1911
James Boys Edwards
1 September 1911
31 December 1919
William Field
1 January 1920
31 Jan 1945
Samuel J Cook
1 February 1945
31 August 1955
Alfred Gregory
After spending some years as Headteacher of Sydenham Junior Boys Alfred Gregory returned as Headteacher of the new Junior (Mixed) school in 1961
Headteachers of Whitehorse Manor Junior (Mixed) School
From
To
Headteacher
1 April 1961
31 August 1971
Alfred Gregory
1 September 1971
31 December 1983
Ernest Morgan
1 January 1984
31 August 1989
Mr Di Davis
1 September 1989
31 December 1989
Teresa McBain (Acting)
1 January 1990
22 April 1990
Mrs P Griffiths (Acting)
23 April 1990
30 April 1993
Yvonne Stewart
1 May 1993
31 August 1993
Teresa McBain (Acting)
1 September 1993
31 December 2000
Frances McGregor
1 January 2001
18 April 2004
Alexander Clark
19 April 2004
31 August 2011
Jolyon Roberts
In April 2011 the school became part of the Pegasus Academy Trust, with Whitehorse Manor Infant School and Ecclesbourne Primary School. The executive headteachers of The Pegasus Academy Trust are Jolyon Roberts and Lynne Sampson.
Head of School of Whitehorse Manor Junior (Academy) School
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