Location: Mountbatten (Germany)

The School was first opened on 1st September 1947 in a building near the Hallenbad. It was known as the British Families Education Service, Celle. In 1947 there were 96 pupils on roll aged from 3 to 14 and they mainly came from RAF families. By May 1954 the number of children had increased to 164 and Celle School moved to its present purpose built premises.

On 8th September another BFES school, Grenville, opened in Celle. Our school changed its name to Collingwood School. The name was taken from Admiral Collingwood, who led the British fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar, alongside Lord Nelson.

In September 1985 Collingwood amalgamated with Grenville School and took on its new name, Mountbatten Primary School. The school was officially opened by Major General Ryan on 24th September 1986.

In March 1992 much of Mountbatten School was destroyed by fire. The School operated on two sites during the eighteen month period of the rebuild, before re-opening in September 1993.

The building comprised eight ground floor classrooms connected by the main corridor with the School Hall and kitchen at one end and the Administration wing at the other. There wer specialist rooms for ICT, Art/Technology, Music, SEN, and cookery. We had two libraries.

The sports field was adjacent to the School and there were ample hard standing play areas with excellent fixed apparatus.

The school staff in 1985.

The Acting HT, Tim Mason and staff in 1989

The new HT, Bob Summers with the school staff in 1989.