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The teaching of these subjects was inspected on an annual basis, as was behaviour and discipline, the state of repair of the building and also attendance. These assessments were very important because a formula was used, based on the findings, to determine how much funding the school received each year. In the 1880s in the order of £200 pa.▼
[[File:9HEB14 1886 Annual Tea Meeting 1.jpg|left|thumb|''<small>Annual Tea meeting 1886 quoting from the Inspector’s report (1)</small>'']]
[[File:9HEB14 1886 Annual Tea Meeting 2.jpg|thumb|''<small>Annual Tea meeting 1886 quoting from the Inspector’s report (2)</small>'']]
▲The teaching of these subjects was inspected on an annual basis, as was behaviour and discipline, the state of repair of the building and also attendance. These assessments were very important because a formula was used, based on the findings, to determine how much funding the school received each year. In the 1880s in the order of £200 pa.
[[File:9HEB15 1882 Outing.jpg|center|thumb|''<small>School 'treats' in August 1882 – an outing to Delamere and a picnic in Newton</small>'']]▼
Another source of income was the payment by pupils of ‘school pence’ – 1d a week if children were in Standards 3 to 7, otherwise it was free. There were also public subscriptions. In 1899 the Duke of Westminster gave £140 – this though offset the £140 rent that the school payed to him! The L&NW Railway gave £10, Colonel Hammersley gave 2 guineas, Mr Hayes at Hoole Bank gave 2 guineas etc. Annual treats took place.
▲School treats in August 1882 – an outing to Delamere and a picnic in Newton
A new gymnasium was opened in 1886 when the school was also redecorated. The ‘monitorial’ system was a feature of Victorian and Edwardian education, where older pupils were taught and expected to teach the younger ones. The school had a number of these pupil/teacher posts which were advertised in the local press (salary £10 pa). These posts were also assessed during the annual inspections.
[[File:9HEB16 Earliest known photo.jpg|center|thumb|600x600px|''<small>Earliest known photograph</small>'']]
From the time the schools were built the established church was not happy with their non-secular nature, witness Fredrick Anderson’s sermon.
[[File:9HEB17 1870 Sermon 1.jpg|left|thumb|379x379px|''<small>Sermon by Rev. Frederick Anderson February 1870 (1)</small>'']]
[[File:9HEB18 1870 Sermon 2.jpg|thumb|''<small>Sermon by Rev. Frederick Anderson February 1870 (2)</small>'']]
Pressure to change this from the Church at All Saints which was consecrated in 1871 built up over the years. The population of Hoole was increasing rapidly and the need to enlarge the school and modify it to meet new standards like separate entrances and playgrounds led to the, by then Duke of Westminster, being approached to provide an extension. The sequence of events follows:
'''Westminster Schools in the 1890s'''
<u>November 1891 Annual Tea Meeting</u>
* Sunday School Teachers 21
* Assistant Teachers 7▼
* Attendance at Night Class 50▼
<u>November 1892 Annual Tea Meeting</u>
* Headmistresses asked to resign▼
[[File:9HEB19 1892 HMI Report 1.jpg|left|thumb|''<small>Poor HMI Report on the Day School 1892 (1)</small>'']]
▲Sunday School Teachers 21
[[File:9HEB20 1892 HMI Report 2.jpg|center|thumb|''<small>Poor HMI Report on the Day School 1892 (2)</small>'']]
▲Assistant Teachers 7
▲Attendance at Night Class 50
▲Headmistresses asked to resign
▲Poor HMI Report 1892
<u>March 1893
Drawing for Extension 1893
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