From its foundation in 1870 St Peter's School, Devizes provided a happy, caring and successful school environment for children of Devizes.
For its first 140 years it occupied two sites in the Bath Road, Devizes, both
close to its founding church -
1870
The original school building was on a piece of land
between St Peter's church and the Kennet and Avon Canal;
it is now the home of
Taylor Made Childcare Nursery.
... 1975
[Picture on the left taken by Chris Henley, former pupil of Devizes Grammar School and then a teacher at St Peters. © Copyright Chris Henley and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence.]
The School moved a very short distance into a building, constructed in 1906 and formerly part of Devizes Grammar School before it was merged into the comprehensive system.
... 2012
After 6 years' work in planning by and implementation by the the School Governors a brand new building was constructed in the Quaker's Walk housing development on the other side of Devizes.
The School is now known as the The Trinity C of E Voluntary Aided School. It opened on the new site on 16th April, 2012
These pages will be built to records the heritage St Peter's School including including:
- The School's History
- Its Link's with St Peter's Church
- Memories of Former Pupils and Staff
- Echoes of the School's Past in Its New Location
Edith
Pickering MBE, who was deputy head of St Peter’s for 25 years
from 1964, has gathered a large archive of recollections from
former pupils and staff of St Peter’s School. Edith is pictured
left, standing by a stained glass window in the church depicting
Jesus teaching the children; this window was adopted by St
Peter’s School as its own.
The Archive compiled by Edith will be available
at
- The Library at Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Long Street, Devizes
for those who wish to explore further the memories of St Peter’s School, and the
part it has played in the history of the town.
If you wish to add anything to these pages please write to siteadmin@stpeters-devizes.org.uk
