HC Deb 19 January 1988 vol 125 cc632-4W
Mr. Jopling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list all secondary schools in Cumbria, stating how many pupils are currently in each school and how many empty places exist in each school.

Mr. Dunn

The local education authority informs me that there are 44 maintained secondary schools in Cumbria. The numbers on roll as at 1 January 1987, the number of empty places and the capacities based on the DES work station method were:

School name Number on roll as at 1 January 1987 Capacity Empty places as at 1 January 1987
1 Alston, Samuel King's 114 177 63
2 Appleby Grammar 564 540 -24
3 Aspatria, Beacon Hill 314 451 137
4 Barrow, Alfred Barrow 663 972 309
5 Barrow, Sixth Form College 485 491 6
6 Barrow, Parkview 1,277 1,637 360
7 Barrow, St. Bernard's 745 737 -8
8 Barrow, Thorncliffe 941 1,267 326
9 Barrow, Walney 828 1,004 176

School name Number on roll as at 1 January 1987 Capacity Empty places as at 1 January 1987
10 Brampton, William Howard 920 1,269 349
11 Cleator Moor, Ehenside 536 578 42
12 Carlisle, Harraby 611 1,120 509
13 Carlisle, Morton 1,286 1,467 181
14 Carlisle, Newman 609 657 48
15 Carlisle, St. Aidan's 911 1,243 332
16 Carlisle, Trinity 1,672 1,747 75
17 Cartmel Priory 379 443 64
18 Cockermouth 1,007 1,303 296
19 Coniston, John Ruskin 230 258 28
20 Dalston, Caldew 984 1,101 117
21 Dalston, Dowdales 730 821 91
22 Carlisle, Eden 295 232 -63
23 Egremont, Wyndham 1,131 1,618 487
24 Kirkbie Kendal 1,019 1,051 32
25 Kendal, Queen Katherine 1,167 1,288 121
26 Keswick 797 842 45
27 Kirkby Lonsdale Queen Elizabeth 617 721 104
28 Kirkby Stephen Grammar 408 469 61
29 Longtown, Lochinvar 289 399 110
30 Maryport, Netherhall 1,061 1,332 271
31 Millom 800 1,090 290
32 Milnthorpe, Dallam 598 1,496 898
33 Penrith, Queen Elizabeth Grammar 594 629 35
34 Penrith, Ullswater 1,290 1,364 74
35 Sedbergh, Settlebeck High 203 218 15
36 Silloth, Solway 243 335 92
37 Ulverston Victoria High 1,536 1,613 77
38 Whitehaven 1,778 2,023 245
39 Whitehaven, St. Benedicts 832 917 85
40 Windermere, The Lakes 880 922 42
41 Wigton, Nelson Thomlinson 951 1,080 129
42 Workington, St. Joseph's RC 502 589 87

Number of classes of 31 or more pupils in maintained primary schools and expressed as a percentage of all classes in these schools
1979 1983 1987
January of each year Classes Percentage Classes Percentage Classes Percentage
Barking 113 19.7 36 6.7 21 3.9
Barnet 226 25.1 78 8.9 70 8.3
Bexley 264 37.4 188 31.4 118 19.6
Brent 120 13.2 58 7.3 27 3.6
Bromley 220 24.6 151 19.8 132 18.6
Croydon 270 25.4 171 18.5 137 16.1
Ealing 190 17.5 83 8.7 89 10.5
Enfield 355 41.7 165 21.0 155 21.9
Haringey 108 14.2 6 0.9 7 1.1
Harrow 183 25.6 97 14.9 112 19.7
Havering 250 29.2 98 12.9 103 15.3
Hillingdon 193 26.3 146 21.7 93 14.3
Hounslow 157 23.5 97 15.0 96 15.6
Kingston upon Thames 105 26.9 88 24.7 82 25.1
Merton 90 25.2 57 18.1 58 19.7
Newham 95 11.3 37 4.8 18 2.6
Redbridgc 215 32.9 169 29.0 224 41.3
Richmond upon Thames 100 27.2 42 11.9 40 12.0
Sutton 159 33.5 132 33.6 99 26.5
Waltham Forest 184 22.7 103 15.6 65 11.4

School name Number on roll as at 1 January 1987 Capacity Empty places as at 1 January 1987
43 Workington, Southfield 1,201 1,219 18
44 Workington, Stainburn 917 1,128 211
43, 44 (Workington, 6th form) 105 — -105
Totals 35,020 41,858 6,838