Danegrove Primary School

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Danegrove Primary School
Address
Danegrove Primary School
Windsor Drive


,
EN4 8UD

England
Coordinates 51°38′38″N0°09′32″W / 51.644°N 0.159°W / 51.644; -0.159
Information
Type Community school
Local authority Barnet
Department for Education URN 101314 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Co-educational
Age5to 11
Website www.danegroveschool.co.uk

Danegrove Primary School, formerly Littlegrove Mixed School and Oakland School, is a primary school in East Barnet in north London. It is on two sites, Ridgeway Avenue and Windsor Drive. The school buildings at Ridgeway Avenue, which joins Daneland, are grade II listed with Historic England.

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History

Ridgeway Avenue

The school at Ridgeway Avenue was constructed in 1949–50 to a design by the Architects' Co-Partnership using a steel frame and precast concrete panels and coloured panel infill. It used a Hills 8' 3" system as specified by Hertfordshire County Council. The assembly hall includes an important mural by Fred Millett, [1] [2] now covered, who also designed for London Transport. [3]

Windsor Drive

The Windsor Drive school, originally known as Littlegrove Mixed School, was opened in August 1933. [4]

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References

  1. Historic England. "Danegrove School (1064765)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. Danegrove School
  3. Fred Millett. London Transport Museum. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. History of Danegrove School. Archived 31 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Danegrove School. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

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