HC Deb 20 March 1972 vol 833 cc272-4W
Sir H. Harrison

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what new school buildings will be completed in East Suffolk in each of the next three years according to current plans.

1972 Mr. van Straubenzee

The following major school building projects in East Suffolk are either already under construction or are included in approved programmes. It is not possible to give dates for the completion of projects:

Under construction

  • Felixstowe, Cliffe Estate, Primary.
  • Capel St. Mary, Vol Controlled Primary.
  • Chelmondiston, Vol Controlled Primary.
  • Woodbridge Middle.
  • Lowestoft, The Denes, County High.
  • Leiston Modern/High.
  • Stow market, Combes Ford, County Middle.

Extensions for Raising the School Leaving Age

  • Beccles, Sir John Leman, Secondary.
  • Lowestoft, Kirkley High.

To start byst March

  • Claydon, County Primary.
  • Trimley, St. Mary, County Primary.
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  • Hollesley, County Primary.
  • Woodbridge, Kyson, County Primary.
  • Stowmarket High.
  • Lowestoft Grammar/High.
  • Lowestoft, Burnt Hill, Middle, Elme Tree Road.
  • Lowestoft, Alderman Woodrow High (extension for R.S.L.A.).

To start in 1972–73

  • Lowestoft, Kirkley County Primary.
  • Lowestoft, Pakefield County Middle.
  • Needham Market County Middle.
  • Kergrave/Martlesham County Modern.
  • Bungay/Halesworth County High.

Approved for start in 1973–74

  • Felixstowe, Grange County Primary.
  • Eye, Aided Primary.
  • Stowmarket, Abbots Hall County Primary.
  • Botesdale Voluntary Controled Primary.
  • Coldfair Green County Primary.
  • Palgrave Voluntary Controlled Primary.
  • Westleton County Primary.
  • Beccles, Sir John Leman County High.
  • Bradwell/Belton County Middle.
  • Felixstowe County Middle.

Sir H. Harrison

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science which school buildings in East Suffolk are considered unsatisfactory by her; and what action is being taken.

Mr. van Straubenzee

Information available to the Department consists of a list of pre-1903 primary schools. According to the local education authority 57 of these schools require replacement or major improvement. Action is being taken as follows:

  • Chelmondiston—replacement under construction.
  • Trimley St. Mary—improvement project to start in current programme year.
  • Lowestoft, Kirkley—replacement project to start in 1972–73.

Start in 1973–74

  • Botesdale Controlled—to replace Redgrave Controlled.
  • Coldfair Green County—to replace Aldringham, Friston and Knodishall County.
  • Eye Aided—replacement instalment (remodelling of former Grammar School premises).
  • Palgrave Controlled to—replace Middleton and Walberswick.
  • Stowmarket, Abbotts Hall—instalment to replace Kingsmead County.
  • Westleton County—replacement.

Mr. Thomas Cox

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will list the projects approved by her for modernisation or replacement for primary and junior schools, in the Inner London Education Authority area.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The Inner London Education Authority's major building programmes for the relevant years include projects for the replacement of the following 24 primary schools:

1972–73

  • Loughborough Park (Lambeth).
  • St. James' Hatcham Church of England (Lewisham).
  • St. Monica's Roman Catholic (Hackney).
  • Macaulay Church of England (Lambeth).
  • St. Joseph's Roman Catholic (Southwark).
  • Riverside (Southwark).
  • Gallions Mount (Greenwich).

1973–74

  • Sangley Road Roman Catholic, Holy Cross (Lewisham).
  • Grafton (Islington).
  • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic (Hammersmith).
  • St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Hammersmith).
  • Fleetwood/Fountaynes (Hackney).
  • St. Saviour's Church of England (Southwark).
  • John Burns (Wandsworth).
  • Our Lady Roman Catholic (Tower Hamlets).
  • Michael Faraday (Southwark).
  • Corpus Christi Roman Catholic (Lambeth).
  • Joseph Lancaster (Southwark).
  • St. Mary and St. Joseph Roman Catholic (Tower Hamlets).
  • Olga (Tower Hamlets).
  • St. Thomas Roman Catholic (Hammersmith).
  • Sebright (Hackney).
  • Brackenbury (Hammersmith).
  • Lawrence/Teesdale (Tower Hamlets).

My right hon. Friend also announced the inclusion of a further 8 primary school projects in the two programmes, of which the first 4 have been brought forward to 1971–72 and the remainder postponed at the Authority's request. The projects were for the following schools:

  • St. Mary's Roman Catholic (Wandsworth)
  • Thomas Jones (Hammersmith).
  • Paxton (Lambeth).
  • Earl Rise (Greenwich).
  • St. Peter's Church of England, London Docks (Tower Hamlets).
  • La Salette Roman Catholic (Southwark).
  • Carlton/Fleet (Camden).
  • Clapton Park (Hackney).