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Hemsworth Primary School, Sheffield

Catalogue reference: CA1004

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This record is about the Hemsworth Primary School, Sheffield dating from 1957 - 2003.

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Reference
CA1004
Title
Hemsworth Primary School, Sheffield
Date
1957 - 2003
Description

Log books,1957 - 1986 (CA1004/1)
Governors papers, 1999 - 2002 (CA1004/2)
Administrative, 1998 - 2003 (CA1004/3)
Staff, 1998 - 2001 (CA1004/4)
Prospectus, 2002 - 2003 (CA1004/5)
Photographs 2001 - 2002 (CA1004/6)
Certificate, 1998 - 2001 (CA1004/7)
Newspaper cuttings, 2001 - 2002 (CA1004/8)

Held by
Sheffield City Archives
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Creator(s)
Hemsworth Primary School, Sheffield
Physical description
14 items
Access conditions

Restricted. These records include references to named individuals (children and staff). Consequently they are closed to public inspection for 75 years under the Data Protection Act (exempt under section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act). Please refer to Sheffield Archives for advice on how to access such items.

Administrative / biographical background

Hemsworth County Junior School (situated off Blackstock Road) opened on 29 Oct 1957 to serve part of the Gleadless Valley Estate. The first headteacher was Mr P.E. Berresford and the Junior School initially had eight classrooms for 289 pupils. A separate Infants department, Hemsworth County Infant School, opened on the same date with six classrooms providing accommodation for 240 pupils. The first headteacher of the Infant School was Mary Catherine Hill.

In Sep 1984, Hemsworth Infant and Junior Schools merged to form Hemsworth Junior and Infant School. The school later became known as Hemsworth Primary School. In Sep 2003 Hemsworth Primary School merged with Herdings School to become Valley Park Community Primary School (situated on Norton Avenue, Sheffield, S14). The Hemsworth Primary School was demolished c. 2004.

Headteachers:

Hemsworth Junior School.

Mr P.E. Berresford 29 Oct 1957 - 27 Jul 1970.

Mr M.F. Crossley 7 Sep 1970 - Jul 1976.

Mr W. R. Jamieson 6 Sep 1976 - Sep 1984.

Hemsworth Infant School.

Miss Mary Catherine Hill 29 Oct 1957 - 21 Jul 1978.

Doreen M. Bunting 4 Sep 1978 - 27 Jul 1984.

Hemsworth Junior and Infant School.

Mr W. R. Jamieson Sep 1984, still head 29 Apr 1986.

Mr K. Adams was the headteacher in 1998 but unclear when started - [Jan 2001].

John Bocking [Apr 2001] - Jul 2003.

Information sources: log books, Governors annual reports and minutes to parents and school development plans, performance reviews and inspection reports.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9ce88c0e-1373-4264-9736-2a74c258a1a1/

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Hemsworth Primary School, Sheffield