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openings for ventilation purposes in the girls' school are limited to
those placed in the breast of the chimney, except in one classroom
where a window has been placed near the ceiling.
In all the classrooms there are inlet openings placed under the
window.
Infants' Department consists of 8 class rooms tcgether with
corridors, cloak rooms, and lavatory accommodation. The corridors
do not extend uninterruptedly the whole length of the department,
but the school has two entrances, the s.outh entrance, from which
access is gained to three class rooms, and the north entrance (used
in common with the girls) from which access is gained to the other
5 class rooms.
Five of the class rooms face Acton Lane, and the building is
separated from the street by a row of trees. These trees have
recently been lopped, but throughout last summer the light in two
of the class rooms was obstructed. The foliage of these trees was
pleasant, but it undoubtedly interfered with the efficient lighting of
the school. The proportion of window area is ample.
In seven of the class rooms the light comes from the left. In
the eighth, 3 of the windows are on the right, and one behind. There
is also borrowed light from the left.
There is no separate lavatory accommodation for the teachers
in this department.
Girls' Department consists of 9 class rooms on the ground
floor of the main building and one class room in the iron building,
together with lavatory and cloak room accommodation.
A corridor runs through the whole length of the school and
separate entrance is gained to each class room
Five of the class rooms face Acton Lane, and the lighting of
one of the rooms in this department also was formerly adversely
affected by the trees situated between the building and the roadway.
The lighting of class rooms 10 and 12 is unsatisfactory.
In class room 10 the window area is about seventh of the