Roberts Primary School

Roberts Primary School is a primary school located in Sedgley, West Midlands, England, on the border with Dudley. It was opened in 1894 as Robert Street School (taking its name from the street in which it was located) and in 1972 became Roberts First and Middle Schools with the leaving age increased from 11 to 12.

The First and Middle schools merged in 1984 to form a primary school, although the leaving age did not drop back to 11 until 1990.

The old school buildings were replaced by a new, larger, building in 2000 to accommodate growing pupil numbers which followed extensive house building in the surrounding area during the 1990s.

The original school was the oldest in Sedgley by the time of its demolition.

On its completion, the current school was among the most modern primary schools in the West Midlands and is still impressive almost a decade after its construction.

The original building is shown below in a painting by a local historian.

References

External links

* [http://www.robertsprimary.org.uk Roberts Primary School Website]