Stourfield Council School
October 1909 - The Education Committee appointed a sub-committee to make enquiries for a suitable site near the Stourfield Estate to build a new school to address the considerable pressure on public elementary schools in Boscombe and Pokesdown.
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3rd May 1911 - Bournemouth Borough Council purchased a large site of land adjoining Cranleigh Road.
Three acres were secured for elementary school purposes.
A scheme was developed for the provision of a three-department school in three separate blocks (boys, girls and infants) with a total accommodation for 1,200 children.
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3rd June 1911 - Plans of the first building were approved by the Education Committee.
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18th August 1911 - Plans were approved by the Board of Education.
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20th November 1911 - The tender of Messers. J. Miller & Sons, Ltd. was accepted.
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14th December 1911 - Buildings operations commenced.
The inclusive building contract totalled £5,950 (worth approximately £688,464.58 in 2018).
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"The site provides ample space for the future developments, and for the planting of local trees in which can be established an open air school if at any time such is found desirable"
Stourfield Opening Brochure
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Saturday 19th October 1912 - Opening of Stourfield Council School.
Opened by the Mayor of Bournemouth Alderman H. S. McCalmont Hill with Alderman C. H. Mate, Justice of the Peace and Chairman of the Education Committee presiding.
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October 1914 - Education Committee decided to proceed with the erection of a second block of buildings to accommodate 300 children.
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July 1915 – Plans for the second block were approved by the Board of Education but as a consequence of the restrictions on expenditure on the provision of school buildings during the First World War the building work did not take place.
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13th November 1919 - Meeting of Bournemouth Education Committee.
Bournemouth authority was faced with issues of overcrowding in council elementary schools.
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1919 – Overcrowding temporarily was eased with two army huts used as classrooms.
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May 1924 – Overcrowding became a problem again and no further children were admitted from outside the borough to the school.
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February 1926 - The revised plans were approved by the Board of Education.