§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the current deficiency of playing field space at St. John's first and middle school, Woking; and whether any dispensation under the terms of section 10(2) of the Education Act 1944 has been given in respect of this.
§ Dr. BoysonI understand that the existing playing fields at the St. John's school measure some 0.3 hectares. For 219W a school of 320 pupils aged 5 to 12—the aproved design size of St. John's school—the Standards for School Premises Regulations 1972 specify a minimum playing field area of 0.6 hectares. The authority's primary school development plan envisages that numbers will settle at about 400 pupils aged 5 to 12, for which the regulations would require a minimum playing field area of 0.9 hectares. These regulations are currently under review. No dispensation under section 10(2) of the Education Act 1944 has been given in respect of the schools.
§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the current deficiency of playing field space at Winston Churchill school, Woking; and whether any dispensation under the terms of section 10(2) of the Education Act 1944 has been given in respect of this.
§ Dr. BoysonI understand that the existing playing fields at the Winston Churchill school measure approximately 4.0 hectares. For a secondary school of 1,100 pupils, the approved design size of the Winston Churchill school, the Standards for School Premises Regulations 1972 specify a minimum playing field area of 6.4 hectares. These regulations are currently under review. No dispensation
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PUPILS AGED 16 YEARS IN JANUARY REMAINING AT MAINTAINED SCHOOLS (OTHER THAN SPECIAL SCHOOLS) BEYOND THE STATUTORY SCHOOL LEAVING AGE* January of each year 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Greater London Barking … … … … … 13.8 16.7 17.5 15.3 15.5 14.0 Barnet … … … … … 46.8 48.2 49.2 48.1 48.3 47.4 Bexley … … … … … … 34.1 33.2 36.4 32.5 33.5 35.1 Brent … … … … … … 45.4 49.2 53.8 46.1 46.3 44.9 Bromley … … … … … 41.1 41.6 42.6 40.9 40.6 40.9 Croydon … … … … … 31.5 32.4 33.5 33.4 33.8 33.8 Ealing … … … … … … 32.9 34.0 39.2 39.9 34.8 37.8 Enfield … … … … … 35.3 37.4 37.2 38.1 35.2 36.9 Haringey … … … … … 32.3 36.8 38.9 38.1 38.3 37.8 Harrow … … … … … 46.2 46.1 46.9 44.8 42.5 47.3 Havering … … … … … 26.4 28.5 27.6 27.5 25.2 25.7 Hillingdon … … … … … 32.7 35.3 36.6 31.8 33.8 32.8 Hounslow … … … … … 37.3 37.3 39.5 38.7 39.6 37.5 Kingston-upon-Thames … … … 39.6 44.9 42.5 44.8 42.4 43.3 Merton … … … … … 35.2 34.8 40.5 39.9 39.5 39.3 Newham … … … … … 18.8 21.7 26.5 23.3 22.4 22.3 Redbridge … … … … … 23.6 25.9 27.5 27.9 29.8 29.5 Richmond-upon-Thames … … … 50.2 34.9 33.1 1.5 1.2 1.0 Sutton … … … … … 42.6 42.1 42.2 42.8 44.6 37.1 Waltham Forest … … … … 34.0 34.9 33.1 31.0 33.4 32.5 Inner London … … … … 31.4 35.1 35.7 32.8 32.8 32.1 West Midlands Birmingham … … … … … 25.5 27.7 28.1 25.5 26.2 25.7 Coventry … … … … … 20.1 21.5 19.9 20.6 20.3 20.0 Dudley … … … … … 22.0 20.2 19.2 17.0 17.9 19.2 Sandwell … … … … … 16.4 18.2 18.9 15.1 15.9 17.2 under section 10(2) of the Education Act 1944 has been given in respect of the school.