§ 31. Mr. KINGasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that the official list of schools, as on 12th July, 1912, shows that the London and North-Western Railway Company's Church of England school at High Town, Crewe, is so overcrowded that the scholars in average attendance exceed by 141, or nearly 20 per cent., the recognised accommodation of the school; how many scholars are at present on the registers of this school; whether the managers and the local education authority have been warned; and what steps will be taken to prevent future overcrowding?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. J. A. Pease)A temporary school to relieve the overcrowding at the school referred to in the question was opened in 1911, and plans for a new 1344 provided school to provide for 950 children, with an extension, if necessary, to 1,050, are now under discussion. The overcrowding referred to has been the subject of correspondence between the Board and the authority, who have been warned that if the overcrowding continues the Board will not be able to pay Grant in respect of the school in question without deduction unless they are satisfied that reasonable progress is being made with the erection of the new school.