Baines School
School in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England
53°50′11″N 2°59′36″W / 53.8364°N 2.9934°W / 53.8364; -2.9934(Nothing Without Effort)
Baines School is a secondary school in Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. It was founded through the will of James Baines in 1717 and is a former grammar school.
It was one of three schools set up in Baines' will,[2] the others being at Marton[3] and Thornton.[4] teaching around 100 pupils without charging fees. Baines will also provided payments to the poor of the area and apprenticeships.[5]
Notable former pupils
- Joe-Warren Plant, child actor, best known for his role of Jacob Gallagher in Emmerdale[6]
- Michael P Barnett, chemist and computer scientist[7]
- Arnold Beckett, pharmacist, and expert on doping in sport[7]
- Daniel Whiston, professional ice skater
- Ian Stuart Donaldson, lead singer of Skrewdriver
- Barry Mason, songwriter
- Dave Durie, professional footballer
- Fred Pagnam, professional footballer
- Richard Gleeson, professional cricketer
References
- ^ "Ofsted – 2007 – Baines School". Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "A free school was founded, in 1717, by James Baines, who endowed it with land now producing an income of £69 per annum : a master and an usher are elected annually, and the number of children instructed varies from eighty to one hundred and twenty. The founder likewise bequeathed land, of the present value of £100 a year, for apprenticing poor children of this parish."Samuel Lewis (1842), A topographical dictionary of England, London: S. Lewis and Co., OL 19164487M Page 265
- ^ "Home – Baines' Endowed Primary School and Children's Centre".
- ^ "Baines Endowed V.C. School".
- ^ "The free school of Poulton, date 1717, is endowed with £69. per annum; that of Marton, date 1717, with £91. per annum; Thornton, 1717, £31. per annum; founder of the three James Baines; who also left a munificent bequest, now £100. yearly, to the poor, and for apprenticing their children."Edwin Butterworth (1841), A statistical sketch of the County Palatine of Lancaster (A statistical sketch of the County Palatine of Lancaster. ed.), London: Longman, OL 18197789M Page 106
- ^ "Blackpool's Emmerdale star Joe Warren Plant up for British Soap Award". Blackpool Gazette. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ a b "300-year-old school looks to '˜bright' future". Blackpool Gazette. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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