Schools
The 1880 Education Act established compulsory school attendance for children aged 5 to 10 years old, this was impossible to impose despite the introduction of Attendance Officers as poorer families often had to send children out to work to earn extra money. By 1899 the school leaving age had been raised to 13, this was changed to 15 under The 1944 Education Act and was revised again in 1973 to 16 years old. Deanshanger having two schools since 1958 has made the village a popular location for young families.
The domestic residence now called the Old School House in High Street was a small village school and home of the School Master in the early 1800s.
The first public school in Deanshanger was the converted Baptist Chapel (now the Deanshanger Parish Council Office). It was a Church School from 1833 with a 99 year lease and had a single classroom which housed children of all different ages and abilities for lessons. The building later became an Infants’ School. In 1899 the Misses Ellis, Lewton and Burrows were Infant School teachers earning £30 per year. The school finally closed in 1939 and pupils were given a souvenir mug to commemorate its history.
Today's Deanshanger Primary School was known locally as " The Big School", it was also a Church School that opened in 1858 and was originally called The Deanshanger School teaching all ages up to 13. The Deanshanger School Admission Registers list Frederick Henson as the first pupil entry on 2nd July 1889 he lived opposite the Post Office, [High Street], and continue through to the last entry of Mildred Flora Bird, admission number 1419 on 1st August 1924 who lived in The [High] Street.
The Secondary School built on the Stratford Road opened by Lady Hesketh October 31st 1958, was originally called Deanshanger School, later becoming Kingsbrook School, taking its name from the local river Kings Brook and more recently has amalgamated with Roade School in 2011 to become Elizabeth Woodville School (South).