Snarestone Church of England (Aided) Primary School is situated on Main Street in the heart of the village’s conservation area.  It has been a school since 1717, when three cottages were donated by a Mr. Thomas Charnells for the education of the children of the village. These cottages form the frontage of the present school. Extensions were built in Victorian times and in 1973.  A group of trustees meets annually to support our provision, and, incredibly, they have minutes of all their meetings since the first one in 1717.   

Although partly housed in historic buildings, our school facilities are modern and vibrant.  We have three classes - Swans, Herons and Kingfishers, named after canal birds as the Ashby canal runs through Snarestone village.

Outdoors, we are lucky to have large, flat, extensive grounds with a wooden play-frame and trim trail, and the children visit our own forest school, as well as an allotment in the village to learn about growing their own vegetables.  We are always keen to encourage learning in the outdoors, and utilise our space to enhance the learning opportunities of all the children. 

Our school is an important part of the village.  We recognise the benefits of developing effective relationships with our local community, and have strong links; for example, a gardening club, coffee mornings, community litter-picking and an annual pantomime performed by the villagers.  As a church school, we are particularly proud of our strong links with St. Bartholomew’s Church, regularly visiting and welcoming members of their community to enhance the children’s Christian knowledge, understanding and worship.   We also welcome visitors from faiths and religions other than Christianity to develop understanding, respect and tolerance of a range of faith and belief.

Here are some old photographs from our school archives, showing pupils dressed up for Maypole dancing, a tradition that we continue to this day:

To find out more about Snarestone village itself, please go to snarestoneparishcouncil.org.uk and see the area that our school is at the heart of.