Charity schools, sometimes called blue coat schools, or simply the Blue School, were significant in the history of education in England. They were built and maintained in various parishes by the voluntary contributions of the inhabitants to teach poor children to read and write, and for other necessary parts of education. They were usually maintained by religious organisations, which provided clothing and education to students freely or at little charge. In most charity schools, children were put out to trades, services, etc., by the same charitable foundation. Some schools were more ambitious than this and sent a few pupils on to university.
The Blue Coat School (in this case Christ's Hospital, London) as drawn by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for Rudolph Ackermann's Microcosm of London (1808-11). The picture shows the Great Hall on St. Matthew's Day, September 21st. Two senior boys destined for scholarships to Oxford and Cambridge Universities, known as Grecians, gave orations in praise of the school, one in Latin and the other in English.The Anniversary Meeting of the Charity Children in the Cathedral of St. Paul, 1826Leeds Charity School Blue Plaque
Charity schools began in London, and spread throughout most of the urban areas in England and Wales. By 1710, the statistics for charity schools in and around London were as follows: number of schools, 88; boys taught, 2,181; girls, 1,221; boys put out to apprentices, 967; girls, 407. By the 19th century, English elementary schools were predominantly charity schools.
^Higginbotham, P., Leeds Charity School / St John's Home, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, accessed 1 November 2018
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charity, school, sometimes, called, blue, coat, schools, simply, blue, school, were, significant, history, education, england, they, were, built, maintained, various, parishes, voluntary, contributions, inhabitants, teach, poor, children, read, write, other, n. Charity schools sometimes called blue coat schools or simply the Blue School were significant in the history of education in England They were built and maintained in various parishes by the voluntary contributions of the inhabitants to teach poor children to read and write and for other necessary parts of education They were usually maintained by religious organisations which provided clothing and education to students freely or at little charge In most charity schools children were put out to trades services etc by the same charitable foundation Some schools were more ambitious than this and sent a few pupils on to university The Blue Coat School in this case Christ s Hospital London as drawn by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for Rudolph Ackermann s Microcosm of London 1808 11 The picture shows the Great Hall on St Matthew s Day September 21st Two senior boys destined for scholarships to Oxford and Cambridge Universities known as Grecians gave orations in praise of the school one in Latin and the other in English The Anniversary Meeting of the Charity Children in the Cathedral of St Paul 1826Leeds Charity School Blue PlaqueCharity schools began in London and spread throughout most of the urban areas in England and Wales By 1710 the statistics for charity schools in and around London were as follows number of schools 88 boys taught 2 181 girls 1 221 boys put out to apprentices 967 girls 407 By the 19th century English elementary schools were predominantly charity schools Blue coat schools in order of foundation editSchool Date of Foundation NotesChrist s Hospital Horsham 1552 Independent boarding school The oldest surviving Bluecoat school Blue Coat Boys School 1574 Housed in the Poor Priest s Hospital in Canterbury which later became Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys and Simon Langton Girl s Grammar SchoolQueen Elizabeth s Hospital Clifton Bristol 1586 Also known as The City SchoolNorwich School for Poor Boys Norwich 1617 Also known as the Anguish School founded by bequest by Thomas Anguish former mayor of the city Reading Blue Coat School 1646 Secondary school founded by Richard Aldworth Blue Coat School Basingstoke 1646 Founded by Richard Aldworth Old Swinford Hospital Stourbridge 1667 State boarding schoolThe King s Hospital or Blue Coat School Dublin 1669Greenwich Blue Coat Girls School 1700 A girls charity schoolSt Mary s School Banbury 1705 A primary school founded as Bluecoat SchoolYork Bluecoat School 1705Leeds Charity School 1705 1 Nottingham Bluecoat School 1706 A church schoolLiverpool Blue Coat School 1708 A grammar schoolNantwich Blue Cap School lt 1712Tenison s School Croydon 1714Coventry Blue Coat Church of England School 1714 A comprehensive schoolStanhope School 1715 Merged with the Addey School in 1894Birmingham Blue Coat School 1722 An independent junior prep schoolBluecoat Primary School amp Nursery Stamford Lincolnshire 18thcenturyThe Blue Coat School Oldham 1834The Blue Coat School Dudley 1869 Closed in 1989 Bishop of Hereford s Bluecoat School 1973 Pilton Bluecoat C of E Primary School A junior school in DevonSee also editCharity Children Choirs Bluecoat school Ragged school History of education in England Society for Promoting Christian KnowledgeReferences edit Higginbotham P Leeds Charity School St John s Home Leeds West Riding of Yorkshire accessed 1 November 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charity school amp oldid 1158800833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
