112 SCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF BLACKPOOL AND DISTRICT 



did, that no pupils from Cleveleys or Thornton were in attendance at the 

 Blackpool School. 



As part of the Blackpool 1920 educational re-organisation scheme, and in 

 view of the increasing number of children of school age, an additional Secondary 

 School was provided. The (mixed) Secondary School erected in 1904, 

 became the Blackpool Grammar School (for boys), and the new school is 

 called the Girls' Collegiate School. 



Both of these schools are doing splendid work. There is a steady flow from 

 both schools to the Universities. At the present time, there are 44 boys from 

 the school in attendance at Universities (15 at Oxford or Cambridge). 

 Numerous scholarships have been obtained by their pupils (including an 

 open scholarship for Newnham College, Cambridge, from the Collegiate 

 School). 



The Roman Catholic Education Authorities have also provided two 

 Secondary Schools in Blackpool which cater not only for Blackpool pupils, 

 but also for boarders from all parts of the country. 



The Layton Convent Secondary School (for girls) is now one of the most 

 up-to-date Roman Catholic boarding schools in the North of England (about 

 £15,000 has been spent recently in improving the general amenities of the 

 school). 



The St. Joseph's College (for boys) caters similarly for boys. Both of 

 the new Roman Catholic schools are grant-earning Secondary Schools under 

 the inspection of the Board of Education, and the Blackpool Education 

 Committee nominate one-third of the governors of each school, and make a 

 grant of £2 per term for each Blackpool pupil over 1 1 years of age. 



In addition to the excellent provision of State and rate-aided Secondary 

 Schools, there are several good independent schools (or private schools) in 

 the district, which take boarders as well as providing for day pupils. 



For boys there are : — Arnold School, South Shore, Blackpool ; 

 The High School, Alexandra Road, Blackpool ; Cleveleys College, 

 Cleveleys ; Lawrence House, St. Annes-on-the-Sea. 



For girls there are : — Arnold High School for Girls, South Shore, 

 Blackpool ; Elmslie Girls' School, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool ; 

 Northlands High School, Springfield Road, Blackpool ; Terra Nova 

 School, Forest Gate, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool ; Highfield College, 

 Norbreck, Blackpool. 



Of the above schools, three are recognised by the Board of Education as 

 efficient schools : Arnold School, Arnold High School for Girls, and Elmslie 

 School. Some of these boarding schools, which take pupils up to the Higher 

 School Certificate standard, and fill a definite place in the educational life of 

 Blackpool, are becoming increasingly as well known in the North of England 

 as in the immediate district itself. 



Rossall School. 



In addition to the various schools already mentioned, there is the well-known 

 Public School situated on the coast, about a mile north of the Blackpool 

 boundary. 



