Scargill Connections
 
Like all the local villages in the area the Mapperley school started with the Rev John Scargill. Rector of West Hallam from 1638 to 1662.
In his will he left money to the poor of the surrounding villages.  Leaving  Mapperley 20 shillings. 

He also left £540 for a farm in Eastwood. Stating that the revenues of the first two years of this property should be used to erect a free school.

The first school was built in 1664. Opposite, what is now the village war memorial in West Hallam. (Near the church gates).

• 6 of West Hallam
• 2 of Dale
• 2 of Stanley
• 2 of Mapperley

All chosen from the poorer families of the said towns. Each paid 9d every week towards maintaining them, to be paid at every half years end.

Pentioners were to continue at school for six years. Then they are to be removed and others placed there instead.

To administer the school he nominated that four Trustees be appointed. There duties included receiving rents, maintaining the building. Pay the pentioners and pay the schoolmasters wages. At this time it was £10 per annum. The First Trustee for Mapperley was John Pymm.

Only boys were educated at this time and the first Mapperley pentioners were Matthew, son of Widow Honis and John, son of Rodger Braddoe.

• 1870 Miss Williams had replaced Miss Else
• 1876 Miss Merrick was in position
• 1881 Samuel Hooke (maternity leave relief, probably for Mrs Emma Darling)
• 1879, 1888 and 1895 Mrs Emma Darling
• 1890 the School was enlarged for 140 children - Mrs Emma Downing (Mistress)
• 1890 – 1904 Mrs Downing was mistress
• 1900 - Miss Edith Lamb (headmistress) commenced. In 1905 she married and became Mrs Harris. She left on Thursday 27 July 1905 after 5 years service.
• 1904 - 1905 Miss Edith Lamb (Mistress), Miss Graham (Infants) also Miss Stendon and Miss Fanny Thornley.
• 1905 Mrs Harris (Headmistress) - Miss Butler (leaving date unknown). September, Miss Butler became headmistress moving from Wormhill School near Buxton.
• 1906 Miss Swain there but start and finish dates unknown
• 1912 Miss Edith F. White (Headmistress)
• 1915 School rebuilt for 109 children
• C 1920 Miss Hunt (Headmistress) - Mrs Draycott and Miss Burroughs
• 1924 – 1953 Mr H E Johnson (Head). Known by the pupils as Gaffer Johnson. A man described by many of the old residents as being very useful with the cane. Even his own lad who was a pupil at the school, stating that he couldn't be accused of favouritism. Miss Hunt was the Mistress at the time of Gaffer Johnson
• 1953 – 1970 Mrs Foster (Headmistress). Left to retire. £29.6s was raised was raised for a leaving gift. There was an average of 45 children at this time.
• 1951 – 1966 Mrs Challans. Died in 1966
• 1966 – 1996 Mrs Joan Law Teacher. She also did supply teaching at other schools
• 1967 – 1970 Miss H Bland Teacher. Left at the same time as Mrs Foster (infants) after 3 years. £6 raised for leaving gift
• 1970 – 1980 Mrs Lois M Lowe (Headmistress) Died suddenly April 10 1980
• 1970 – 1974 Mrs Sandra Nicolson. Teacher
• 1970 – Miss Bowen Assistant Teacher from Sept 1
• 1972 – 1993 Mrs Sheila Tooley Welfare Assistant. Started Jan 5th 1972 and left October 1993
• 1974 – 1987 Mrs Audrey Joyce Farnsworth Teacher
• 1980 – 1981 Vanessa Warrington. Teacher. Temp appointment. May 1980 to January 1981
• 1981 – 1988 Mr Tony Treseder (Head)
• 1987 – 2005 Mrs Christine Richards. Teacher. 2005 – 2007 Supply teacher
• 1988 - 1990 Ms Susan Cave. Acting (Headmistress) for 2 years until Mr Millard took over
• 1990 – 2007 Mr Philip Millard (Head). In 1996 there was 34 pupils. In 2001 Mr Millard raised enough money for a new classroom and office to be built in the roof space
• 2007 – 2010 Mrs Godber (Headmistress)
• 2010 – present Mr Richard Cripps (Head)

• 1959 - 39
• 1963 - 33
• 1970 - 42
• 1972 - 52
• 1974 - 45
• 1978 - 38
• 1979 - 28
• 1981 - 24
• 1983 - 32
• 1984 - 28
• 1985 - 29
• 1986 - 32
• 1987 - 36
• 2012 - 60