§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the number of vacancies in community schools during October 1978, November 1978 and December 1978, in which schools these vacancies occurred; and what were the special reasons for under occupancy, if any;
(2) how many community schools are available in the United Kingdom; and 857W how many places there are for boys or girls in each.
§ Mr. Moyle, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 1 February 1979; Vol. 961, c. 528] gave the following information:
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Home Sex Number of places currently available Number of vacant places The Castle Boys 105 25 St. Peter's Boys 98 19 Edmond Castle Boys 59 12 Pelham House Boys 65 14 Aycliffe Boys 86 19 Longhirst Hall Boys 65 2 Beacon Hill Girls 30 5 St. Hilda's Girls 31 0 Benton Grange Girls 44 11 Axwell Park Boys 60 23 Northumberland Village Homes Girls 46 3 Wellesley Nautical Boys 90 16 Castle Howard Boys 105 9 St. William's Boys 84 12 St. Camillus Boys 100 35 Stockton Hall Boys 76 9 Richmond Hill Boys 80 24 Moorside Girls 42 3 Moorland House Boys 68 1 Dobroyd Castle Boys 58 23 Hyrstlands Girls 29 3 Thorparch Grange Boys 76 11 East Moor Boys 80 12 Shadwell Boys 104 34 Springhead Park Girls 34 14 St. John's Girls 24 9 Danesford Boys 62 3 St. Joseph's Mixed 78 9 Red Bank Boys 146 1 Poplar Bank House Girls 31 4 Fylde Boys 120 19 Briars Hey Girls 30 2 Meadowcroft Girls 36 4 Blackburn House Boys 84 17 Mobberley Boys 120 10 Northenden Road Girls 20 5 Westbank Girls 22 8 St. Christopher's Girls 32 3 Greystone Heath Boys 104 0 St. Aidan's Boys 80 6 Eton Lodge Girls 50 7 Christina Kirwan Girls 12 1 St. Thomas More Boys 85 12 St. Vincent's Boys 47 0 St. George's Boys 85 10 Greenfield House Boys 82 0 Blackbrook House Girls 42 2 St. Gilbert's Boys 60 0 Welland House Boys 18 6 Quinta Boys 91 5 Rowley Hall Girls 30 1 Riverside Boys 98 19 Knowle Hill Girls 40 7 Norton Boys 80 3 Tennal Boys 75 4 St. John's Mixed 35 1 Shawbury Boys 68 9 Newfield House Girls 16 2 Druids Heath Boys 68 15 Polebrook House Boys 90 26 St. John's (Apethorpe) Boys 40 3 Local authorities in England and Wales: Places currently available in community homes and vacancies, on 31 March 1978 (the latest date for which information is available), are given in the tables below:
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Home Sex Number of places currently available Number of vacant places St. John's (Tiffleld) Boys 116 12 Egerton House Boys 27 2 Skegby Hall Boys 53 0 RisleyHall Boys 60 3 Kneesworth House Boys 52 1 Essex Home Boys 82 30 Evebrook Girls 10 2 Chafford Boys 80 18 Red House Mixed 46 11 Kerrison Boys 76 20 Carlton School Boys 30 3 Crouchfield Boys 88 13 Pishiobury Boys 70 1 Wellbury House Boys 27 0 Danesbury Mixed 57 6 Chaworth Girls 12 6 Ave Maria Girls 59 0 Finnart House Boys 44 8 Wentworth House Boys 12 0 St. Vincent's (Dartford) Boys 55 34 St. Thomas Moore Boys 46 6 Royal Philanthropic Boys 98 33 6 Crompton Street Mixed 12 0 St. Vincent's (Tankerton) Boys 36 21 St. Benedict's Boys 48 3 "Avalon" Summer Hill Girls 27 10 Knotley House Boys 36 5 St. Christopher's Boys 50 22 Duncroft Girls 38 12 Princess Mary's Village Homes Girls 30 4 Ardale Boys 60 9 Green Acre Girls 8 0 Glebelands Boys 18 2 Havering Boys 8 4 Woodside Boys 16 1 Hillview/Arden Mixed 22 7 Kinton Boys 90 8 Hays Bridge Boys 78 26 Walsh Manor Boys 16 5 Shermanbury Grange Girls 16 2 Woodlands Girls 25 4 Summerlands Girls 14 3 Winton House Boys 30 10 Eastmore House Boys 43 5 Cotswold Community Boys 52 5 Greenacres Mixed 45 19 Kingswood School Boys 119 26 The Crescent Girls 40 9 St. Joseph's Girls 58 14 National Nautical Boys 72 29 Ryalls Court Mixed 35 5 Northbrook Boys 59 2 Farringdon House Girls 30 4 Forde Park Boys 45 6 Jordan's Brook House Girls 22 5 Longfords Girls 25 4 Sedbury Park Boys 85 9 Eagle House Boys 25 9 TOTAL ENGLAND (119 HOMES) 6,549 1,090
Home Sex Number of places currently available Number of vacant places Bryn Estyn Boys 61 15 Tanllwyfan Mixed 18 — Silverbrook Girls 40 2 Farm School Boys 76 — Bryn-y-Down Boys 80 21 Headlands Mixed 50 6 Ty Mawr Boys 103 8 TOTAL ENGLAND AND WALES (126 HOMES)* 6,977‡ 1,142† * There are 119 homes in England and 7 in Wales; not 119 in England and Wales as stated in the reply on 1 February. † 350 of the 1,142 vacant places were allocated to children not yet admitted to homes or otherwise reserved by local authorities. No information is available about the reasons for the remaining vacancies. ‡ In addition to the places shown in the tables there were a further 292 places unavailable due to staffing shortages, repairs or rebuilding.