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| Our school can certainly trace its origins back to 1825, as does the neighbouring St John's Church. In fact both owe much to Elizabeth Sophia Lawrence of Studley Royal who donated both property and funds for their establishment. No records have been traced of any form of school in Sharow prior to 1825.
'Miss' Lawrence, not to be confused with 'Mrs' Elizabeth Sophia Lawrence an aunt who also owned land in the area, donated the 'Master's House' and small schoolroom known as 'School House'. Presumably that is the property known as School House to this day. It stands between today's main school building and St John's Church. For some years it was occupied by the Priest in Charge of St John's church but reverted to the school in 2004. In 2005 a major refurbishment took place. It was opened in October 2005 by Bishop John Packer and now provides classrooms, staff room and facilities for the after school group "3.15". Today, Sharow CE Primary School has capacity for about 70 pupils although numbers attending can vary from year to year. Pupils come from the surrounding area as well as Sharow itself. It forms a central part of village life and is actively supported by the church. Who was responsible for teaching in the school for the first 30 years is unknown but we do have records of head teachers from 1854 to the present day. These include:
On the south wall of the side chapel in St John's Church is a brass plaque commemorating Mr E Williams: "To the glory of God In memory of Edwin Walter Robert Williams For 45 years Master of the Sharow School Who died May 9th 1899 aged 74 years This window is dedicated by parishioners, scholars and friends"
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