St Andrews Church of England Junior School
St Andrew's Junior School, Burnham on Sea
 
 
Outstanding 2007-08 OFSTED
 

 

St Andrews Church of England Junior School

 
150 Years of St Andrew's School, Burnham on Sea  1855/6 -2006
St Andrew's School, Sea Front, Burnham on Sea 1855-1973
St Andrew's School, Sea Front, Burnham on Sea 1855-1973
St Andrew's School, Dunstan Road, Burnham on Sea, 1973-Present
St Andrew's School, Dunstan Road, Burnham on Sea, 1973-2005
   
The following are extracts taken from the booklet produced by the school celebrating its 150 years.  Copies are available from the school
1855 and Before Early Twentieth Century The Post-war Years The 1960s & 1970s 1970-2000 Into the 21st Century


The week of the 21st March 2006, was the week of our 150th Celebrations.
The Bishop of Bath & Wells, Rt Rev Peter Price visited school for service of Thanksgiving
Paul Bowkett, Chair of Governors leads the service
Paul Bowkett, Chair of Governors led the service

The children sing a selection of songs
The children sang a collection of songs from across the school's life

The children were joined in the service by the Mayor and Mayoress of Burnham and Father Graham as well as many past pupils and staff, some remembering the school from the days on the seafront. 
 

Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Rt Rev Peter Price
Rt Rev Peter Price, Bishop of Bath & Wells celebrates 150 years

Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Rt Rev Peter Price presents a plaque to S James Headteacher

To mark his visit, the Bishop presented the school with a commemorative plaque, before cutting our commemorative cake made by Wendy Bishop
Commemorative Cake

Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Rt Rev Peter Price presents a plaque to Steve James, Headteacher
 

Bishop visits the classrooms

Later the Bishop visited the children in their classrooms before looking around our exhibition of memorabilia from the last 150 years at St Andrew's School

The Bishop, the Mayor & Mayoress etc
 

Our commemorative exhibition

Our commemorative exhibition

Our commemorative exhibition

 

We secretly buried a time capsule containing items from our 150th year, to be re-discovered, hopefully at our bi-centenial celebrations!

Time capsule contents

 



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