on 1 may 1901 the governors decided that the school should become a science school. four scholarships were granted (to three girls and one boy). in july it was decided to establish a centre for pupil-teachers at the school. in 1902, local education authorities were established and wiltshire county council became responsible for education in chippenham. latin was omitted from the curriculum. by 1904 there were 101 pupils: 50 from urban and 51 from rural areas. in addition 49 pupil teachers were attending, 9 from urban and the remainder from rural schools, and the evening classes had 139 pupils. from 1905 girls from elementary schools attended cookery classes at the cocklebury road site.