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1878 January 7th

Plough Monday. Attendance neglected.

1879 January 13th

Several children being absent being Plough Monday.

1880 January 12th

Plough Monday. Several children absent.

1885 January 12th

The attendance is lax today being Plough Monday.

1889 January 14th

Plough Monday. Several absent in consequence. The attendance since Xmas has not been nearly as high as it ought to have been. Find it very difficult to teach the Class subjects with success having such small classes.

1890 January 6th

Many children are absent today from various causes – Mumps, Scarlateria, Plough Monday.

1891, January 12th

Plough Monday. Very poor school. Nos present 87-84.

1892

No records as school closed for January on account of measles. School re-opened on February 1st.

1894

School closed for fever in the school house.

1895 January 7th

Plough Monday. Several absent from mixed dept.

1896, January 13th

The attendance not so good today. Plough Monday. A poor attendance at the evening class. Only 11 present and as these did not wish to keep on school was dismissed at 7.35.

1897, January 11th

Several children away today. Plough Monday at the E.C. School this evening none of the scholars were present at 7. At 7.15 two came in, as there did not seem to be any sign of others coming, the doors were closed at 7.30.

1899, January 9th

Plough Monday: Attendance considerably affected: no less than 40 boys absent.

1900, January 8th

Plough Monday: 27 boys absent in large room and 25 girls. Total for school, 81 Present and 92 Absent.

1901, January 7th

Plough Monday: numbers 107-111.

1902

Not recorded but all the roads were impassable due to heavy snow fall.

1903, January 11th

Plough Monday: from 20 to 30 boys absent: numbers reduced to 138: last Monday 161.

1905, January 9th

Wet morning & Plough Monday have thinned school considerably: only 114 children present in morning down to 107 in afternoon.

1906, January 8th

Numbers very low today 162-170: probable cause is Plough Monday as 40 of the absentees are boys.

1907, January 7th

Weather & roads & droves improved: 204 children present. W Yorke visited bringing one plough-boy in all his war paint. The day seems to be less recognised year by year: we have had as many as 40 boys absent.

1910, January 10th

Plough Monday. Only 10 boys absent in big room, evidently the custom is dying out as we have often had 40 absentees on this day.

1911, January 9th

Wet weather and Plough Monday have seriously interfered with attendance. Numbers down to 131-130. Registers marked because this number is just over two thirds of those on roll.

1912, January 8th

Plough Monday: numbers went down to 144 in afternoon.

1916, January 10th

Plough Monday. Present 156 out of 174 on roll. Only 18 absentees, half of whom are ill.

1920, January 12th

Plough Monday: numbers down to 151.

1922, January 9th

Six boys allowed by parents to absent themselves from school to parade the village in observance of Plough Monday.