As well as being the first religious building in Downley, the Wesleyan Chapel at the end of what is now Moor Street, was the first school in the village.  The certified teacher, Miss Steel, taught both boys and girls, who were each charged 3d per week, for six hours of tutelage per day.  It was advertised as a means of securing a cheap and efficient education for the children resident in Downley and its vicinity.