SIR WALTER ST JOHN'S SCHOOLS TRUST, BATTERSEA

The records reflect the above history and activities of the Trust which was responsible for the running of both Sir Walter St John's School in Battersea High Street and Battersea Grammar School in Abbotswood Road, Streatham. In this collection, the bulk of the material refers to Sir Walter St John's School, although any Trust records may refer to either school. Those records relating solely to Battersea Grammar School are listed separately towards the end of the list

Highlights include a set of Trust minutes from 1827-1974, Admission registers from 1872-1946, the original Foundation Deed of 1700, and the school magazine from 1892-1978

Trust Property

Trust Schemes

Trust Administration

Trust Correspondence

Trust Accounts

Trust Financial Administration

Trust History

Sir Walter St John's School: Pupils

Sir Walter St John's School: Curriculum

Sir Walter St John's School: Exam Results

Sir Walter St John's School: Special Events

Sir Walter St John's School: Former Pupils

Sir Walter St John's School: Staff

Sir Walter St John's School: Headmasters' Reports

Sir Walter St John's School: Buildings

Sir Walter St John's School: Printed Material

Sir Walter St John's School: Photographs

Sir Walter St John's School: Illustrations

Sir Walter St John's School: Artefacts

Sir Walter St John's School Old Boys Association

Sir Walter St John's School Parents Association

Battersea Grammar School

William Blake School

St John Family

<p>This collection incorporates three accessions (ACC/2321, ACC/2363 and ACC/2578) and should be consulted in conjunction with the Smallwood Papers relating to Sir Walter St John's School, Battersea (ref ACC/2181).</p>

This collection incorporates three accessions (ACC/2321, ACC/2363 and ACC/2578) and should be consulted in conjunction with the Smallwood Papers relating to Sir Walter St John's School, Battersea (ref ACC/2181).

The Trust was established by Sir Walter St John (1622-1708) in 1700 and made provision for education of boys in Battersea by the Vicar of Battersea. This was known as Battersea Free School. In 1817 a National School was superimposed on the school by the Vicar. By 1853 there was concern over the use of Trust funds for education, and a new scheme was established following a case in Chancery. This scheme separated the National School from Sir Walter St John's School.

In 1873 a new scheme for the Trust made provision for a new school to be established at St John's Hill, later moving to Streatham, known as Battersea Grammar School. The old upper school for Sir Walter St John's School became known as a 'middle class school' or 'middle school' (not to be confused with current usage) under the headmastership of William Taylor. The Taylor family provided three headmasters for this school. A third elementary or lower school, existed between 1875 and 1880.

In 1902 Sir Walter St John's School became a Secondary School under the Education Act of that year. It had already built up a strong reputation in the sciences.

During the Second World War, the school was evacuated to Godalming, and in the post-war period the school was brought more closely into line with the administration of the London County Council Education Officer's Department as a voluntary controlled school (1951). It retained its distinctive status, benefitting from various investments, scholarship and memorial funds, enjoying its fine set of buildings (some of which were designed by W. Butterfield in 1859) and having an active Old Boys Association. Reorganisation of schools in the 1960s and 1970s by the ILEA meant the advent of comprehensive education and merger with neighbouring schools.