Early school buildings, such as those at Allerton and Woolton, were often just one room. Nineteenth century school buildings could be imposing. St.Bridget's School in Limekiln Lane looks particularly forbidding.

St.Saviour's School looks like a church. Boys, girls and infants each had separate entrances. You can see this on the plan of Brunswick Wesleyan Schools. You can also see the separate playgrounds or yards, each with a covered section for wet weather.

The toilets are also outside. Schools were heated by coal fires in the classrooms and could be cold in winter. Lighting, if there was any, would have been by gaslight. Garston Church of England Schools did not have electric lights until 1931.

Modern primary school buildings, such as St.Pascal Baylon's Roman Catholic Primary School are light and airy, with central heating and grassy playing areas.