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Primary School League Tables 2010 ~ Avenue Primary School, Warminster

Friday 17th December 2010

Primary School League Tables 2010
Avenue Primary School, Warminster ~

Number of pupils on roll for assessment in Key Stage 2:
34

Percentage of pupils with Level 4 in English:
88%

Percentage of pupils with two or more levels of progress in English between seven and eleven:
100%

Percentage of pupils with Level 4 in Maths:
76%

Percentage of pupils with two or more levels of progress in Maths between seven and eleven:
90%

Pecentage of pupils with Level 4 in English and Maths:
76%

Ranking within local authority:
86

Percentage of pupils persistently absent:
2.3%

Photograph Showing The Dining Room/Sandwiches Room At The Avenue Primary School, Warminster

Photograph taken in 1995, of the view south-west from the footbridge at Warminster Railway Station. 

On the left is the Baden Powell Scout Hut. Adjacent is a building (black sides, white doors and windows, and a grey roof) in the north east corner of the grounds of the Avenue Primary School.
This particular building was the dining room/sandwiches room at the Avenue School, where children ate their sandwiches.

The building burnt down in a fire (started accidentally) 
circa 1997. 

In the background can be seen the drill tower at Warminster Fire Station.

The Avenue School, Warminster

Danny Howell writes:

The Avenue School, The Avenue, Warminster

The Avenue School was built in 1931 and was the first new school to be built in Warminster for over a century. Harold Nelson Dewey, who had previously been the headmaster of the Close School became the headmaster of the Avenue School from the time it opened until his retirement from teaching in 1953.

When Kingdown Secondary Modern School (now Kingdown Comprehensive School) opened in June 1960 it had already become outgrown by the increase in population of Warminster, so the Avenue School was used as an annexe for Kingdown until Kingdown was enlarged in 1968. The Avenue School then became a primary school for younger pupils.

School Versus Staff Netball At Avenue School, Warminster

Thursday 5th April 1956

Mary Burton, of Class 3A, Avenue Secondary Modern School, Warminster, reports:

Netball. On Monday 26th March 1956, the school netball team played a staff team. Miss Hill was umpire. The result was a win for the school team by 7 goals to 6. There was some good play by both teams, and it was a very exciting match.

School team: S. Andrews, G. Hawkins, C. Dawkins, M. Ridout, M. Jones, S. Bray, and M. Foote.

Staff team: Mrs. Bishop (Sambourne), Jane Murray, Mrs. Mead, Miss Rathmell, Miss Milner, Miss Gunner, and Mrs. Marsh (school secretary).

Mr. Chappell Retires From The Avenue School, Warminster

On Tuesday 2oth July 1943, Mr. H.E. Chappell, who had been on the staff at the Avenue School, Warminster, since its inception in 1931, as a teacher of manual handicrafts (wood and metalwork), for the boys of both senior schools in the town, concluded his services. Previous to the reorganisation of Warminster schools, Mr. Chappell had for many years conducted manual classes in Warminster and Westbury with conspicuous success. He retired from active teaching and took up residence at Dartmouth, Devon.

Bowls Barrow Bustard Given By Tom Silcox To Harold Nelson Dewey

From a list of items in Harold Nelson Dewey’s diaries 1919-1947 (list made by Percy Trollope):

Friday 17th February 1933 (uncertainty about this date – needs checking?)

Mr. Tom Silcox, Avenue School teacher, gave Mr. H.N. Dewey, the Great Bustard shot at Bowles Barrow circa 1867.”

Percy Trollope remarks that this bustard is now in the Dewey Museum.

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