In 1890 a school was built in Wyke which catered for the local children and children from Sandley and Nations. Many of these were the sons of farmers and their labourers. They were often late for school as they had to help with milking before they went. This was the order of the day for some right up to 1939. In 1930 Wyke was made part of the Gillingham system and all the children of the town from the age of 8 to 11 years went to Wyke, which was quite a journey for those children living at Ham. There were no buses and in the winter it was dark when leaving home and dark when they got home from school. There were no school meals, but on very cold days Miss Cox, the head, would make hot soup for the children. The 11-plus exam was taken and the cream went to the Grammar School and the rest to the Board School.