See
Mary Hopkins
It closed on 31st July 1912 when it was superseded by Carr Green Board School
In 1872, a Band of Hope Society was formed, but this closed shortly
afterwards.
In 1882, a second attempt was more successful.
In 1887, the New Road Cricket Club was formed.
During World War II, there was a British Restaurant here.
It is now known as New Road Independent Family Church.
See
New Road Sunday School Memorial and
John Noble
In Summer 2002, the school merged with St Peter's Church of England VA Infant School, Sowerby to become Sowerby Village CE (VC) Primary School
It is recorded as an infants' school and could accommodate 22 pupils
[1871]
Formed in 1984, when Princess Mary High School and Highlands
merged.
In November 2002, the school came eighth in the Sunday Times
Parent Power table of northern state schools.
See
Crossley-Heath School and
North Halifax
In 1842, a building for the children of the poorer classes who
attended the Chapel was built in the garden of the Northgate End Parsonage.
This became too small and the school moved to rooms beneath the
Chapel.
In 1885, the Judge Stansfeld Memorial Rooms – lecture room and
classrooms – were built.
In 1896, a non-sectarian branch school and meeting room were opened
at Trafalgar.
Mr Dyson and Luther Spencer were Superintendents of the
School [1896].
On 16th November 1941, the gable end of the building fell through the
roof.
See
Robert Wilkinson
It accommodated 276 boys & girls and 145 infants [1911].
It accommodated 276 boys & girls [1917].
See
Northowram Mechanics' Institute
The Northowram Mechanics' Institution held their evening classes
here.
The Northowram School Board used the building as a day school.
It was subsequently used as a Sunday School and a Mission Church.
The bell from the Bell School hung here for a time.
It is now the Community Centre
Crabtree records that
In 1840, land and property in Northowram was sold to build the school.
This was near Heywood's Chapel at the junction of Upper Lane.
Children as young as 2 or 3 could attend the school.
In March 1841,
Joseph,
Michael,
and
Bentley Stocks
gave land and property at Cross Field, Quarry Close, Northowram
The scholars paid a small nominal fee.
Trustees and others involved included
Rev John White,
Joseph Stocks,
Michael Stocks,
and
Bentley Stocks.
In February 1877, the school and property were leased to Northowram School Board
In 1876, Martha, wife of Kaye Aspinall, and Thomas
Aspinall (her son or nephew), gave the school and land for use as
a school of the Congregational Church.
It was enlarged in 1882.
In 1897, Ellis Memorial Clock Tower was erected.
The school closed in 1983.
It was demolished in 1986.
Flats were built on the site, but the clock tower remains.
Nanny Wood's School, Clifton Ref 18-393 National Schools Society Ref 18-729 Nelson Academy for Girls, Rishworth Ref 18-636 New Road Board School, Rastrick Ref 18-344
New Road Junior & Infant School, Sowerby Bridge Ref 18-868 
New Road Primary School, Sowerby Bridge Ref 18-609
New Road Senior Girls' School, Sowerby Ref 18-203 New Road Sunday School, Rastrick Ref 18-413
Newlands Junior School Ref 18-128 Nicholson's: Miss Nicholson's Spring Bank Seminary Ref 18-M446 Nicholson's School, Brighouse Ref 18-694 Noble's School, Halifax Ref 18-567 Norland Church of England Junior & Infant School Ref 18-129 North Halifax Grammar School Ref 18-N106 
North Parade Baptist School, Halifax Ref 18-976 Northgate End Sunday School Ref 18-819
Masters at the School have included:
Northowram Academy Ref 18-499 Northowram Board School Ref 18-176 Northowram Church School Ref 18-887 Northowram Free School Ref 18-362
a Free School at Northowram was established under the 1711
will of Joseph Crowther for the teaching of 12 poor
children of Northowram whose parents are least able to pay for their
education
Northowram Infants' School Ref 18-364
to build a school... and permit this to be used as a school for the
education of the labouring and manufacturing classes of Northowram
upon the principles of the British & Foreign Schools Society
Northowram Junior & Infant School Ref 18-869
Northowram Primary School Ref 18-130 Northowram Wesleyan Sunday School Ref 18-811
Norwood Green British School Ref 18-595 Norwood Green School Ref 18-197
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