HC Deb 15 November 1945 vol 415 cc2498-501W
Mr. Lindsay

asked the Minister of Education which schools have been accorded direct-grant status; which schools have had their claims rejected; and which schools have elected to become independent.

Miss Wilkinson

Following is the answer:

A.—List of Grammar Schools which have been accorded Direct Grant Status under Part IV of the Primary and Secondary Schools (Grant Conditions) Regulations, 1945.

  • Berkshire:
  • Abingdon, Roysse's School (B).
  • Cambridgeshire:
  • Cambridge, Perse School for Boys.
  • Cambridge, Perse School for Girls.
  • Cheshire:
  • Birkenhead School (B).
  • Birkenhead Convent of Faithful Companions of Jesus School (G).
  • Birkenhead St. Anselm's College (B).
  • Chester Dee House Convent School (G).
  • Cornwall:
  • Truro School (B).
  • Truro High School for Girls.
  • Devon:
  • Bideford, Edgehill Girls' College.
  • Exeter, Maynard's Girls' School.
  • Exeter School (B).
  • Plymouth College and Mannamead School (B).
  • Plymouth Convent of Notre Dame High School (G).
  • Plymouth St. Boniface's College (B).
  • Shebbear, Methodist College (B).
  • West Buckland School (B).
  • Essex:
  • Brentwood, Sir Anthony Browne's School (B).
  • Brentwood, Ursuline High School (G).
  • Ilford, Ursuline High School (G).
  • Woodford, Bancroft's School (B).
  • Gloucestershire:
  • Bristol Cathedral School (B).
  • Bristol Christian Brothers' College (B).
  • Bristol, Clifton High School for Girls.
  • Bristol, Clifton La Retraite High School (G).
  • Bristol Grammar School.
  • Bristol, Queen Elizabeth's Hospital (B).
  • Bristol, Red Maids' School (G).
  • Hampshire:
  • Bournemouth, Talbot Heath School (G).
  • Portsmouth Grammar School (B).
  • Herefordshire:
  • Hereford, Cathedral Grammar School (B).
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  • Huntingdonshire:
  • Kimbolton Grammar School (B).
  • Kent:
  • Harbledown, Kent College (B).
  • Mottingham, Eltham College (B).
  • Sevenoaks, Walthamstow Hall (G).
  • Lancashire:
  • Blackburn, Convent of Notre Dame Secondary School (G).
  • Blackpool, College of St. Joseph (B).
  • Blackpool, Convent Secondary School (G).
  • Bolton, Mount St. Joseph Secondary School(G).
  • Bolton, The Bolton School, Boys' Division.
  • Bolton, The Bolton School, Girls' Division.
  • Bolton, Thornleigh College (B).
  • Bury, Convent High School (G).
  • Bury, Grammar School for Boys.
  • Bury, Grammar School for Girls.
  • Crosby, St. Mary's College (B).
  • Crosby, The Merchant Taylors' Boys' School.
  • Crosby, The Merchant Taylors' Girls' School.
  • Crosby, Convent of the Sacred Heart of Mary School (G).
  • Manchester, Hulme Grammar School (B).
  • Manchester, Notre Dame High School (G).
  • Manchester, St. Bede's College (B).
  • Manchester, Withington Girls' School.
  • Oswaldtwistle, Paddock House School (G).
  • St. Helens Catholic Grammar School (B).
  • St. Helens Notre Dame High School (G).
  • Salford, Adelphi House Secondary School (G).
  • Wigan, Covent of Notre Dame High School for Girls.
  • London:
  • Hammersmith, Latymer Upper School (B).
  • Middlesex:
  • Edgware, Canon's Park, North London Collegiate School (G).
  • Norfolk:
  • Norwich, King Edward VI Grammar School (B).
  • Norwich, Notre Dame High School (G).
  • Northamptonshire:
  • Brackley, Magdalen College School (B).
  • Oxfordshire:
  • Oxford, Magdalen College School (B).
  • Rutland:
  • Oakham School (B).
  • Staffordshire:
  • Stoke-on-Trent, St. Dominic's High School for Girls.
  • Stoke-on-Trent, St. Joseph's College (B).
  • Suffolk East:
  • Framlingham, Albert Memorial College (B).
  • Woodbridge School (B).
  • Suffolk West:
  • Bury St. Edmunds, Culford School (B).
  • Surrey:
  • Caterham and Warlingham, Caterham School (B).
  • Croydon, Old Palace Girls' School.
  • Croydon, Whitgift Middle School (B).
  • Kingston-on-Thames Grammar School (B).
  • Warwickshire:
  • Birmingham, King Edward VI High School for Boys.
  • Birmingham, King Edward VI High School for Girls.
  • Wiltshire:
  • West Lavington, Dauntsey's School (B)
  • Worcestershire:
  • Worcester Cathedral Grammar School (B).
  • Yorkshire (East Riding):
  • Kingston-on-Hull, Hymer's College (B).
  • Pocklington School (B).
  • York, The Bar Convent Secondary School (G)
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  • Yorkshire (North Riding):
  • Scarborough, Convent of' the Ladies of Mary Secondary School.
  • Yorkshire (West Riding):
  • Aireborough, Apperley Bridge, Woodhouse Grove School (B).
  • Bradford Girls' Grammar School.
  • Bradford Grammar School (B).
  • Bradford, St. Joseph's College (G).
  • Harrogate, Ashville College (B).
  • Leeds Girls' High School.
  • Leeds Grammar School (B).
  • Leeds Notre Dame Collegiate School (G).
  • Leeds, St. Mary's College (G).
  • Leeds, St. Michael's College (B).

Total—92 Schools.

B.—List of Schools whose applications for Direct Grant Status under Part IV of the Primary and Secondary Schools (Grant Conditions) Regulations, 1945, have been rejected.

  • Berkshire:
  • Newbury, St. Bartholomew's Grammar School (B).
  • Cumberland:
  • Keswick School (B & G).
  • Devon:
  • Exeter, The Bishop Blackall School for Girls.
  • Dorset:
  • Dorchester Grammar School (B).
  • Shaftesbury Grammar School (B).
  • Gloucestershire:
  • Bristol, Redland High School for Girls.
  • Bristol, The Colston Girls' School.
  • Cheltenham, Pate's Grammar School for Boys.
  • Cheltenham, Pate's Grammar School for Girls.
  • Hampshire:
  • Fareham, Price's School (B).
  • Petersfield, Churcher's College (B).
  • Winchester, Peter Symond's School (B).
  • Herefordshire:
  • Lucton, Pierrepont's School (B).
  • Kent:
  • Sevenoaks Grammar School (B).
  • Lancashire:
  • Blackburn, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (B).
  • Leicestershire:
  • Ashby-de-la-Zouch Girls' Grammar School.
  • Ashby-de-la-Zouch Grammar School (B).
  • Lincolnshire (Kesteven):
  • Grantham, King's School (B).
  • Stamford School (B).
  • Stamford High School (G).
  • London:
  • Hammersmith, St. Clement Dane's Grammar School (B).
  • Lewisham, Catford, St Dunstan's College (B).
  • Stepney, Davenant Foundation School (B).
  • Nottinghamshire:
  • Newark, Magnus Grammar School (B).
  • Somerset:
  • Bath, King Edward's School (B).
  • Bruton, Sunny Hill Girls' School.
  • Crewkerne School (B).
  • Staffordshire:
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme, High School (B).
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme, Orme Girls' School.
  • Walsall Grammar School (B).
  • Walsall High School for Girls.
  • Wolverhampton Grammar School (B).
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  • Suffolk (East):
  • Ipswich School (B).
  • Warwickshire:
  • Coventry, Bablake School (B).
  • Coventry Grammar School (B).
  • Solihull School (B).
  • Warwick School (B).
  • Worcestershire:
  • Dudley Grammar School (B).
  • Stourbridge, King Edward VI Grammar School (B).
  • Worcester, Royal Free Grammar School (B).
  • Yorkshire (East Riding):
  • Beverley Grammar School (B).
  • York, Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School (B).
  • Yorkshire (North Riding):
  • Redcar, Sir William Turner's School (B).
  • Yorkshire (West Riding):
  • Ripon Grammar School (B).

WALES.

Pembrokeshire:

Haverfordwest Grammar School (B).

Total—45 Schools.

C.—List of Schools the Governors of which have notified their intention to become Independent.

  • Bedfordshire:
  • Bedford School (B).
  • Bedford High School (G).
  • Devon:
  • Tiverton, Blundell's School (B).
  • Essex:
  • Chigwell School (B).
  • Gloucestershire:
  • Bristol, The Colston Boys' School.
  • Herefordshire:
  • Lucton, Pierrepont's School (B).
  • Hertfordshire:
  • Berkhamsted Girls' Grammar School.
  • Berkhamsted Grammar School (B).
  • Bishop's Stortford College (B).
  • Lincs., Kesteven:
  • Stamford School (B).
  • Stamford High School (G).
  • London:
  • Camberwell, Dulwich, James Allen's Girls' School.
  • Hampstead, University College School (B).
  • Middlesex:
  • Twickenham, Hampton, The Lady Eleanor Holles School (G).
  • Nottinghamshire:
  • Nottingham High School (B).
  • Somerset:
  • Taunton School (B).
  • Suffolk East:
  • Ipswich School (B).
  • Surrey:
  • Croydon, Whitgift School (B).
  • Wimbledon, King's College School (B).
  • Yorkshire (East Riding):
  • York, Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School (B).
  • York, St. Peter's School (B).
  • Yorkshire (West Riding):
  • Leeds Girls' High School.
  • Leeds Grammar School (B).

Total—23 Schools.