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On 24 April 1875 a meeting was announced of ratepayers of the parish to be held in the Vestry to consider means of complying with the Education Act of 1870.
The following are extracted from the Folkingham school log books (LAO PAR 16)

Log Book 25 June 1875 to 13 May 1897

25 June 1875
Walter Lawton appointed as Master

8 March 1889
"I gave the Attendance Officer the names of the following three children a fortnight ago as they had never yet attended the school, but they have not yet made a beginning: Percy Pile aged 7 years...."

3 April
Attendance Officer sent the name of Percy Pile (and 9 others), he made 0 appearances out of a possible 80 in February and March.

1 May
Attendance Officer sent the name of Percy Pile (and others), he made 0 appearances out of the last possible 41.

1890
17 Nov. "admitted David Percy Pile and Henry Pile aged eight and six respectively. This is their first appearance in any school except a Dame's school" (p208-9)

1891
26 Oct. Admitted Mary Pile

1892
3 Oct. Admitted Gertrude Pile

1895
2 April Admitted George Cecil Pile

21 June
David Pile (et al) has been absent all the week

13 Dec.
David Pile (et al) absent 9 times during present quarter

1896
13 March David Pile left the school

Log Book 24 May 1897 to 15 February 1921
1897
24 Oct. Admitted Edmund Pile

1898
26 Sep. Admitted Bertie Pile

1898
25 Nov. Bertie Pile absent all week

1899
18 July Admitted Wilfred Pile

1900
4 July Lily Pile absent 2 times.

24 Sept. "A boy named Wilfred Pile, aged 5, attends this school who neither says nor does anything that is told him. He simply pouts and screams and obstinately refuses to do as he is told. This I believe to be nothing but temper. This afternoon he was at the same game so I fetched him into my room to say the alphabet after his sister, as he would not say it for the teacher. After standing for an hour (3.20 to 4.20) without speaking a word, the door was suddenly opened by the mother, who called him out of school and took him away without either first knocking or asking to speak to me. W. Moss" (p 55)

1901
12 April "Our attendance is very poor. Lily Pile and Wilfred Pile have been absent all week..." (p70)

28 June "Examined the whole school in the work prepared in the third quarter and am well satisfied with the results except in the following cases:- ... Pile Wilfred aged 5 an idiot ... (p76)

1902
14 Nov. Edith Pile has left the school;. Constance Pile has been absent 5 times this week (p104)

1904
15 April Edmund, Wilfred, John and Elsie Pile left the school. (p130)

7 Oct. ... Lily Pile... left the school (p137)

On April 6 1906 Ernest Shipway "commenced duties as Head Teacher" - his records are not as detailed in description.

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