Welcome To Great Cressingham Victorian School

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Headmistress Sally North invites children to step back in time and experience first-hand a day at a real Victorian school.

Wild Goose Marionettes

Miss NorthThe school building was built in 1840.

It was used as a local Authority school until 1992 and was then acquired by Tom and Sally North. They have restored it as closely as possible to how it would have been in Victorian times. For example, it is once again heated by a coal fired "Tortoise" stove and lit by an oil lamp.

The school was featured in the BBC TV Landmark series on Victorian Childhood.

Sally (left) has run the school as head-mistress since 1994 and many thousands of children have benefited from free school visits.

In 2022, the Eastern Daily Press listed school trips to Great Cressingham Victorian School as second best in the county.


Read some words from scholars who visited

Comments from teachers:

Right from the start, you captivated the children who clearly enjoyed playing the role of obedient Victorian scholars. The schoolroom and museum are magical and exude your enthusiasm for the subject and your passion for enabling children to re-live history. FB Year 6

I have been bringing classes to you over the past six or seven years ... Your knowledge, your resources and your skills make a visit to you a must for any cohort of children studying this period of history. JS

Your commitment to the school and bringing the past to the present is inspirational. Many thanks. SBC

Thanks so much for such a wonderful visit to your Victorian School ... myself and my colleagues were impressed by the depth of the collection of period objects, the well thought out activities and the authenticity of the whole experience. CD

Having had utterly outstanding visits to your school over the past two years, we would very much like to book another visit. DP

SALLY NORTH, GREAT CRESSINGHAM VICTORIAN SCHOOL, THE STREET, GREAT CRESSINGHAM, IP25 6NL

Tel: 01328 838230 (day/eve) Email: Great Cressingham Victorian school email address

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