This is a list of the Birmingham board schools, built between the Elementary Education Act 1870 which established board schools, and the Education Act 1902, which replaced school boards with Local Education Authorities. Most of the board schools were designed by the firm Martin & Chamberlain (M&C).

List of board schools

From these sources:

List of Birmingham board schools

Other board schools

Cotteridge School, 1900

Using source: Soho Road (Benson Road). Benson Junior School, Benson Road, Winson Road, 1888, Grade II listed, Grove Junior School, Grove Lane, Handsworth, late 19th century, Grade II listed,

List of Birmingham board schools

Using source: Constitution Hill 1883 (demolished 1967) Upper Highgate Street (demolished) Moseley Road Marlborough Road School 1896

List of Birmingham board schools

Other board schools acquired in 1891 when Birmingham was expanded

Kings Norton Village Board School, 1878 by Kings Norton School Board. Mary Street School, Balsall Heath, 1878 by Kings Norton School Board. Demolished. Stirchley Street School, 1879 by Kings Norton School Board.

Other schools from the board school era

See also

Birmingham board schools – history

List of former board schools in Brighton and Hove

London School Board

References

Further reading

John Ruskin and Victorian Architecture, Michael W Brooks, 1989

History of education in the United Kingdom

School boards

Lists of buildings and structures in Birmingham, West Midlands