School / History / Log Books

Thurgoland CE School was built in 1852. It was extensively remodelled in the 1970's when a new hall, kitchen and an extra classroom were built. The old school house was also incorporated into the school. A further two classrooms and other extensions were completed in January 1993.

There are at present 8 classrooms - including a Reception classroom, the school hall (which also serves as the gymnasium and dining hall), a kitchen, library / study centre, computer suite, medical room, staff room, administration office and Headteacher's office. Externally there are excellent junior sized football pitches, good playgrounds, a basket ball court, wildlife and pond areas, and Foundation Stage play area. The Kids' Centre is also located on the school grounds, this building houses the Pre-school and the Out of School Club.

For a fantastic insight into the history of Thurgoland School - please do visit our Log Book Extracts Page. The Page contains extracts lifted directly from the Headteacher's Log, kept from the 1860s. Click on the highlighted ltext above (Log Book Extracts) to visit the page. Many thanks to Mrs Fox for collating information from the logs.

The school enjoys beautiful views across the surrounding countryside.

The school building combines the old and new.