Schools Around 1900s

Schools Around 1900s

As Ilford Lane’s local population grew rapidly around 1900, so several new schools were built in the area.

Cleveland Road School girl’s class, about 1910

Redbridge Heritage Centre p100

Cleveland Road infant and junior schools were opened in 1896. The three-storey building was the largest erected by Ilford School Board and could accommodate 1,800 pupils.

Loxford School

Loxford School for infants and juniors opened on Eton Road in 1904. It became the Loxford Central School for (senior) Boys in 1931. The infants and juniors were formed into Woodlands School next door, on the corner of Woodlands Road. This later moved to its current site on Loxford Lane.

In 1971, Loxford merged with Mount Secondary School for Girls (Uphall Road), and Dane Secondary Modern School (Melbourne Road, Ilford) to form Loxford High School. The lower school was on Eton Road, while the upper school was at Loxford Lane. In 1990, the school amalgamated onto one site at Loxford Lane. Loxford Primary School opened here in 2013.

Woodlands School, Eton Road, 1950s Redbridge Heritage Centre p268

Uphall School sports day, about 1914 Redbridge Heritage Centre p3040

Uphall County Primary School, Uphall Road, opened in a temporary building in 1906 and on its permanent site in April 1909. In 1937, an elegant ‘Moderne’ style block was built to house domestic science classrooms. Here, girls were taught housewife skills, something which was common at the time.

In 1937, the Mount Central School for Girls opened on the Uphall School site. It was probably named after the nearby Lavender Mount (or Mound) on Uphall Farm, which is thought to have been a 16^th century beacon mound. Mount School closed in 1971 when it became part of the new Loxford High School.