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AT SCHOOL AND AT SEA.
Young Flinders received his preparatory education at the Donington free school.

This was an institution founded and endowed in 1718 by Thomas Cowley, who bequeathed property producing nowadays about 1200 pounds a year for the maintenance of a school and almshouses.

It was to be open to the children of all the residents of Donington parish free of expense, and in addition there was a fund for paying premiums on the apprenticeship of boys.
At the age of twelve the lad was sent to the Horbling Grammar School, not many miles from his own home.

It was under the direction of the Reverend John Shinglar.