About the school

The original school on the site was built in 1884,

'Henry Maynard Junior mixed and infants school Maynard Road board school opened in 1884; an infants department was added in 1885. By 1903 the school had been enlarged and in 1912 had places for 1,494.It was re-organized in 1929 for juniors and infants.'
From: 'Walthamstow Education and charities', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6 (1973), pp304-17

Henry Maynard Junior School was established in January 1971 when the separate Boy's and Girl's schools were combined. In 1973-4 the Junior school was rebuilt with an entrance in Addison Road and a new Infants school was built on a different site further along Maynard Road.

Henry Maynard

The Maynard family have been landowners in Walthamstow and Essex since the seventeenth century. Henry Maynard, the school's namesake was a merchant who made his fortune in the Mediterranean and bequeathed money to the church and people of Walthamstow in his will, in 1686. £200 of this money was for the Free school towards supporting the master to teach eight poor children of Walthamstow.

A descendant of his, another Henry Maynard (1786-1865), lived in Walthamstow and owned Toni-Hall, which was also known as Shern Hall, in Shernhall Street.

The Fire

This second Henry Maynard Junior School building was sadly destroyed by fire in March 1996 although the community of the school, and it's spirit, certainly were not.This second Henry Maynard Junior School building was sadly destroyed by fire in March 1996 although the community of the school, and it's spirit, certainly were not.

Whilst the school was being rebuilt a mobile village was set up taking up most of the playground. Eight double mobiles were home to 16 classes and the only other buildings were a further dining/ hall mobile, an old school prefab, serving as office and staff room and what can only be described as a 'tin box' for the Head teacher's office. The present building finally opened to children in January 1999.

The Current School

On 1st September 2012 the two separate Henry Maynard Infant and Junior Schools, once again joined when they amalgamated to form Henry Maynard Primary School and Nursery. However, they remain on separate sites - KS1 (Infants) at Maynard Road and KS2 (Juniors) at Addison Road. The Headteacher is Mrs Linda Adair.

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