This building is the former National School erected on land given by George Bengough, Lord of the Manor and was purchased by the Community Association in 1973 for social activities. In one room a tiled mural depicts facets of village history.

The main building was erected 1854 as a National School, and extended with rooms above the portico (4 stone columns) some four years later. The National Society for Promoting education of the poor in the Principles of the Established Church was founded 1811 to provide schools across England. National Schools were supported by private subscriptions, managed by trustees who appointed and paid the teachers. While ideally trustees did their best for all children, they favoured those families who could afford to be subscribers.

The 1870 Education Act authorised Counties to build state schools so every child could be educated, then the Act of 1876 made education compulsory to age 10yrs.

It became possible to have a School Board elected by village ratepayers using government money to pay teachers’ salaries plus day-to-day expenses, as an alternative to the trustee and subscription system. The Rev William Charles Fox had loaned money for improvements to the premises and was still owed £166. He said that provided a committee was formed to co-operate in management of the school on equal terms with himself as rector he did not want his money back, so St Peter’s kept control. Church Farm extended across the area occupied by houses in Rectory Road, Winchcombe Road, Foxe Road and Beaufort Road, with actual farm buildings west of the river in Church Road. When a new C of E School was built 1969 in Rectory Road the School Road property was vacated while remaining farmland was developed for housing where road names all have church associations.