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  • About
    • Head’s Welcome
    • A city school
    • Our Ethos and Values
    • Our History
    • Staff List
    • Sustainability
    • Enrichment
    • Ofsted Report
    • School Policies
    • Safeguarding
    • GDPR & Privacy Notice
    • Pupil Premium
    • Sports Premium
    • Equalities
    • School Performance
    • Special Educational Needs
    • Meet the Governors
  • News
    • Latest News
    • Calendar
    • Term Dates
    • Working with us
  • Curriculum
    • Teaching and Learning
      • Curriculum Intent
      • Our Approach
      • Curriculum Maps
      • Early Years Foundation Stage
      • SEND
      • Assessment
    • Subjects
      • English
      • Reading and Phonics
      • Mathematics
      • Science
      • Computing
      • Religious Education
      • Modern Foreign Languages
      • Music
      • Personal Social Health and Economics Education (PSHE)
      • Design Technology
      • History and Geography
      • Art and Design
      • Physical Education
  • Children
    • Home Learning
    • EYFS
    • Year 1/2
    • Year 3/4
    • Year 5/6
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Our History

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Pooles Park has a rich and varied history. Click on the images below to open fascinating documents on the various eras of our past.

Our History

Home > About Us > Our History

Pooles Park has a rich and varied history. Click on the images below to open fascinating documents on the various eras of our past.

  • Early Years
    Early Years
    An insight into the original school from 1876.
  • World War I
    World War I
    Pooles Park during World War 1
  • World War II
    World War II
    Pooles Park during World War 2
  • Drill
    Drill
    'Drill', as with all schools, was the principal exercise that children took
  • Hopping
    Hopping
    “Owing to the number of girls absent in the country on holidays and hopping the attendance this week is low” - Head's log (1907)
  • Attendance
    Attendance
    Attendance and the 'medal scheme' at Pooles Park
  • Teachers and Teaching
    Teachers and Teaching
    An interesting look at Pooles Park from a teacher's perspective
  • Swimming
    Swimming
    Swimming was an integral part of the school's PE curriculum
  • The 'New' School
    The 'New' School
    The 'New' School opens in 1938
  • Kitchens
    Kitchens
    "School dinners consisted of meat, usually fatty and gristly, mashed potatoes with lumps in them, greens, which we called ‘yellows’..." Pupil (1945-52)
  • Toilets
    Toilets
    A look at the different loos that have been used throughout the years
  • Other Activities
    Other Activities
    Extra-curricular activities over the years
  • School Milk
    School Milk
    Milk in Schools – A Brief History
  • Road Safety
    Road Safety
    Road Safety throughout the years at Pooles Park
  • Telephones
    Telephones
    On the 5th of November 1946 the school’s first telephone was installed
  • Royalty
    Royalty
    Visit of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth at 3:15pm Feb 16th 1967
  • Premises
    Premises
    A few historic notes on the premises and the premises managers of Pooles Park
  • Classes Past
    Classes Past
    A look back at the children and classes from our past
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Pooles Park Primary School
Lennox Road
London
N4 3NW

Tel: 0207 272 2655
Fax: 0207 281 6804
admin@poolespark.islington.sch.uk

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