Introduction
Peakirk Cum Glinton C. E. Primary School has a wonderful history which we hope you’ll enjoy reading all about. 

Anne Ireland
In 1711, Anne Ireland left £100 to help fund a school in the parish. At this time part of the church was used for schooling.

Foundation of a New School
It is 1845. Victoria has been Queen for eight years, Robert Peel is her Prime Minister and there are three more years before revolution whirls through Europe, sweeping away the last of the French monarchy. In Glinton, a small village in what was then Northamptonshire; the foundation of the new village school was laid.

Opening on Monday, 18th May 1846, the managers aimed to enrol children from Peakirk, Glinton and the surrounding villages.