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Although the building is old the interior is bright and inviting.
A Short History of New City SchoolNew City was opened on 4th October 1897. Building work was still going on and the whole of the school was housed on the ground floor. When work was finally finished the infants remained on the ground floor, girls aged 7-14 on the middle floor and boys aged 7-14 on the top floor. There are still artefacts in school dating from that time (school books, registers and two old bench desks). At one time the school building had nearly 1500 pupils on roll. Classes of 50 were not uncommon and the large rooms on each floor accommodated two classes of 38 children! New City changed from being an all aged school to become a Primary School in 1945. From then until 1981 the school was organised into two separate departments, infants and juniors. The departments were amalgamated under one Head Teacher in September 1981. The building has also been host to other groups. Newham's Teachers Centre occupied the top floor of the school from 1964 until 1985. The Borough's Compensatory Unit was merged with the school in 1986 but closed in July 1990. An outbuilding, more recently known as the "play hut", provided a base for the pupils of Burke Secondary Modern School to do woodwork. It now houses the Community Links ‘After School Club’, Breakfast Club and Early Start Activities. Please click on the photos below to view a full size version.
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