In 1937, it was chosen by the Royal Institute of British Architects to illustrate its Modern Schools Exhibition.

[1] Open-Air Schools increasingly appeared in the early 1900s to prevent further spread of tuberculosis by providing ventilation and fresh air.

[7] To the east of the U-shaped building is a gate and paved area, which leads to a plot likely to have been a vegetable garden.

[4] The school had modern electric light, lots of sun, access to fresh air and the most recent heating arrangements.

[4] He described the aim of the school as to "so train the children that they would eventually become hardy men and women", something he felt was important for a good citizen in the interwar years.

[4] In one later report, Warner recited George Newman: "the existence and strength of the nation ultimately depends upon the survival of its children and their physical and mental health".

[4] Many of its original fixtures and fittings remain; slow combustion stoves, carpentry, heaters, cupboards, doors and windows.