Primary
The nearest Primary school to the Manse is
Long Row Primary School, which is a co-educational, county day
school for children aged 4+ to 11+ years. The governors of
Long Row Primary are committed to keeping class sizes as small
as possible. On average there are about 30 pupils in each
class. With the exception of the Reception children, pupils
are grouped in classes of mixed ability, sex and age. Most
children transfer to Belper School in the September following
their 11th birthday.
Pottery Primary School is a community
school for pupils of 4 – 11 years. The maximum number of new
entrants to be admitted in the 4+ age group in the school year
is 60.
There is also a C of E and a Catholic
school within Belper as well as further schools in the
vicinity.
Secondary
Belper School is an 11-18 comprehensive
school for all children within the Belper area. Since 1994 the
school has been a Technology College with extensive P.C.
provisions for its students.
The school was opened in 1973 and is set
within its own grounds and extensive playing fields on the
edge of the rural town of Belper. They currently have around
1130 students on roll, including a Sixth Form of about 150.
More details about the schools in the town can be found at
the school's web-site at www.belperschool.co.uk
