§ 8. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Education how many all-age schools remain in Berkshire, compared with three years ago and how many additional places in modern schools and grammar schools are to be provided in 1954 and 1955.
§ Miss HorsbrughIn January, 1954, there were 59 all-age school departments in Berkshire compared with 73 three years earlier. The completion of building work is subject to so many variable factors that I cannot make a reliable detailed forecast of the number of secondary school places which will come into use during 1954 and 1955. It is, however, estimated that during the next eighteen months between 1,500 and 1,800 new secondary school places will be occupied in Berkshire, including about 270 grammar school places.