Project Purley

The Local History Society for Purley on Thames

H1000 27/11/2018 level 2



Education in Purley

Until the late 19th century most of the residents of Purley had a very limited literacy but the 1870 Act and the construction of the Church of England School soon changed all that.

Click on one of the links below to see more detail.

Pre-1870 Education

Purley Church of England School

Long Lane Primary School

Other local primary schools

Sunday Schools

Brookfields School

Denefield School

Secondary Education

Universities and Colleges

Adult Education

Private Education






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