Our rich history
Stockton Heath Primary School officially opened its doors as a new 'elementary' school in 1910. The school has therefore been serving Stockton Heath village and the surrounding areas as the first-choice community primary education provider for well over 100 years.
The original Edwardian-style building stood proudly in the middle of the site until 2008, providing high-quality education to successive generations of children and acting as a 'safe haven' and sanctuary for children and families through two world wars.
As foundations were laid for a new 'state-of-the art' school building at the very front of the site in 2007, Roman remains were unearthed meaning the new build was temporarily put on hold while the whole grounds became a protected, archaeological site. Artefacts including Roman pots, jugs and coins were recovered, most of which are now housed and on display in Warrington Museum. The original Roman Road was also revealed and the final (and most impressive) find was a fully-preserved Roman Well which is available for everyone to see under a hydraulic lid in our Small Hall.
The archaeological findings and our own ongoing investigation and research over many years have enabled us to detemine that our school site was actually used to manufacture the tips of spears during Roman times. Unsurprisingly, Roman history is a huge part of our curriculum - we realise how lucky we are to be learning and working above our very own Roman site every day! We believe that our school badge reflects the school's rich history very clearly showing several Roman spears arranged in a circle at the top and 'woody plant-like material' at the bottom to represent the open 'heath' land characteristic of this area long before the school even existed.
