Baines School Explained
| Baines School |
| Coordinates: | 53.8364°N -2.9934°W |
| Motto: | Nil Sine Labore
(Nothing Without Effort) |
| Established: | 1717 |
| Type: | Voluntary aided Comprehensive school[1] |
| Head Label: | Head |
| Chair Label: | Chair of Governors |
| Address: | Highcross Road |
| City: | Poulton-le-Fylde |
| County: | Lancashire |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | FY6 8BE |
| Local Authority: | Lancashire |
| Dfeno: | 888/5404 |
| Urn: | 119813 |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Gender: | Coeducational |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 16 |
| Website: | https://baines.lancs.sch.uk/ |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Borough of Wyre |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Wyre Borough |
Baines School is a secondary school in Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. It was founded through the will of James Baines in 1717 and is a former grammar school.
It was one of three schools set up in Baines' will,[2] the others being at Marton[3] and Thornton.[4] teaching around 100 pupils without charging fees. Baines will also provided payments to the poor of the area and apprenticeships.[5]
Notable former pupils
- Joe-Warren Plant, child actor, best known for his role of Jacob Gallagher in Emmerdale[6]
- Michael P Barnett, chemist and computer scientist[7]
- Arnold Beckett, pharmacist, and expert on doping in sport
- Daniel Whiston, professional ice skater
- Ian Stuart Donaldson, lead singer of Skrewdriver
- Barry Mason, songwriter
- Dave Durie, professional footballer
- Fred Pagnam, professional footballer
- Richard Gleeson, professional cricketer
Notes and References
- Web site: Ofsted – 2007 – Baines School. 2 May 2007. Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. 10 February 2011.
- "A free school was founded, in 1717, by James Baines, who endowed it with land now producing an income of £69 per annum : a master and an usher are elected annually, and the number of children instructed varies from eighty to one hundred and twenty. The founder likewise bequeathed land, of the present value of £100 a year, for apprenticing poor children of this parish." Page 265
- Web site: Home – Baines' Endowed Primary School and Children's Centre.
- Web site: Baines Endowed V.C. School.
- "The free school of Poulton, date 1717, is endowed with £69. per annum; that of Marton, date 1717, with £91. per annum; Thornton, 1717, £31. per annum; founder of the three James Baines; who also left a munificent bequest, now £100. yearly, to the poor, and for apprenticing their children." Page 106
- Web site: 2019-02-28 . Blackpool's Emmerdale star Joe Warren Plant up for British Soap Award . 2023-03-24 . Blackpool Gazette.
- Web site: 2019-02-28 . 300-year-old school looks to '˜bright' future . 2023-03-24 . Blackpool Gazette.
