The History of Hyde Park Infant School

Hyde Park School is located a short distance from Peverell and has always been seen as one of the reasons many families have moved to Peverell and the surrounding areas. 






The school has a long history as it was built on the site of a house once lived in by Sir Francis Drake.









The school opened in 1904 and was originally designed as three schools. This was the only location for most of the children's schooling as it educated them until they were 12 years old. This was when they were considered ready for employment. The school was arranged on three levels with the infant school on the ground floor, the junior girl's on the first floor and the junior boy's on the top level. 


The first significant changes to Hyde Park School started during World War 1, when the building was transformed into a hospital. As a result children had to walk to Laira Green School between March 1915 to September 1919. 

Normal education resumed again but this time until 1939 when World War 2 disrupted the education at Hyde Park once again. Many school days where spent in the underground shelter when until the 21st March 1941 the school was bombed and the students then had to be educated in temporary venues such as Peverell Park Methodist Sunday School and Hyde Park Social Club. Repairs started in 1942 but where not completed until 1950 which resulted in the silhouette of the school being altered forever. 

Hyde Park School as it stands today.