Raglan Infant School
Wellington Road, EN1 2NS
Tel: 020 8360 5121
Fax: 020 8360 2813
Raglan Infant School
History of Raglan Infant School
In 1928 Raglan School was opened in Bush Hill Park and admitted 38 children into the Infant department. At that time the school catered for children up to the age of 14.
Later, in 1934 an extension to the Junior building was started and in 1935 the Infant school was opened as a separate school. Over the years numbers grew and it is recorded in the school log that there were 442 children attending in 1937.
At the start of the 2nd World War children and staff were evacuated to Norfolk in 1939 and Newport in 1940. The school log goes on to say that over a 4 week period in 1944 there were 60 air raid alerts.
The children and staff spent much of their time during this period in the air raid shelter!
For a look at how life has changed at Raglan view the photos charting our History.
Read notes written ten years after the outbreak of the 2nd World War. These war reminiscences are reports of school-life under its war time conditions in a proper perspective.