 In 1833 there had been seven day schools in Chipping Ongar, one of which was endowed, the others providing education through parent fees.There were also two boarding schools supported at the expense of parents, and two Sunday Schools; one supported by the Church of England, the other by Independent churches.In 1936, Essex County Council had established the Ongar County Secondary School in a neo-Georgian building fronting Fyfield Road, Shelley.