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Fishergate Primary School

1895 establishments in EnglandEducational institutions established in 1895Grade II listed buildings in YorkPrimary schools in North YorkshireSchool buildings completed in 1895
Use British English from July 2026Walter Brierley buildings
Fishergate Primary School
Fishergate Primary School

Fishergate Primary School is a historic school on Fishergate, immediately south of York city centre in North Yorkshire, England. The York School Board commissioned Walter Brierley to design a new school building on Fishergate, to accommodate 180 pupils. Work started in 1893, and the school opened in August 1895. The school building was Grade II listed in 1997. In 2022, two Victorian rocking horses were discovered in the school's basement, then restored for the use of current pupils. By that time, the roll had risen to 300 children. In 2025, it was the first primary school in York to be designated as a School of Sanctuary. The building is constructed of orange-brown brick, with dressings in orange brick, some of which is moulded, and slate roofs. It has two storeys and the front has a nine-bay central wing, with three-bay crosswings either side. Behind is a tall six-bay hall range, and at the rear is a 16-bay two-storey range. Most of the windows are sashes, while the hall has dormer windows. The first floor windows at the front are separate by brick pilasters, with a brick frieze and cornice above. The central entrance has a round arch with a lion keystone and a panel above with the Royal Arms and the date "1894".

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