§ Miss KirkbrideTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the number of surplus places in each school in Redditch for(a) the current year and (b) the next five years, taking account of school mergers as a result of decisions in the Redditch review. [115414]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe number of surplus places in each school in Redditch for the current year and the forecasts for September 2000 and 2001 are set out in the following table. My Department does not collect information on the levels of surplus places at individual schools for the next five years, and LEAs are not required to produce it. Information provided by Worcestershire in connection with proposals for reorganisation of schools in Redditch, which were approved by the Secretary of State in January, included information about the number of places to be removed at each school. The Secretary of State was satisfied that, while the proposals would remove 649W over 2,000 of the 3,000 current surplus places in schools in the area, there would be sufficient places available to allow for parental and denominational choice.
Surplus places As at September 1999 20001 20011 First Schools Arrowcrest First 0 3 0 Ipsley First 120 131 0 New First School 0 0 0 Claybrook First 96 109 0 Icknield First 23 25 0 New First School 0 0 75 St. John Fisher Catholic First 96 98 0 Astwood Bank First 0 0 5 Batchley First 14 3 50 Beoley First 4 0 0 Feckenham First 5 0 0 The Harry Taylor First 10 24 25 Holyoakes Field First 1 7 15 Marlfield Farm First 174 181 45 Moon's Moat First 76 69 70 Ravens Bank First 26 45 50 Roman Way First 67 65 70 St. George's First 63 85 10 St. Lukes First 7 10 0 St. Stephen's First 22 14 5 Tardebigge First 7 9 10 Tenacres First 227 229 25 The Vaynor First 47 85 10 Webheath First 43 40 15 Woodrow First 95 85 110 St. Thomas More Catholic First 7 10 10 Mount Carmel Catholic First 6 5 5 Total First Schools 1,236 1,332 560 Middle Schools Lodge Farm Middle 63 24 0 St. Stephen's Middle 245 261 0 New Middle 0 0 0 Moatfield Middle 133 122 0 St. Peter's CE Middle 192 208 0 New CE VC Middle 0 0 0 Birchensale Middle 49 30 200 Church Hill Middle 159 160 180 Dingleside Middle 103 91 168 Ridgeway Middle 72 65 0 Walkwood CE Middle 0 0 20 St. Bede's Catholic Middle 0 0 0 Total Middle Schools 1,016 961 398 High Schools Bridley Moor High 73 279 0 The Abbey High 566 239 0 The Ley's High 383 80 0 New North High 0 0 40 New South High 0 0 20 Arrow Vale Community High 91 70 145 St. Augustine's Catholic High 0 0 5 Total High Schools 1,113 1,118 210 1 Forecast