HC Deb 14 March 1963 vol 673 cc194-5W
Mr. Warbey

asked the Minister of Education why he has approved school-building projects for the Nottinghamshire Education Authority in 1964–65 representing less than 15 per cent. of the value of the projects submitted to him by the authority, compared with 22.6 per cent. for England and Wales as a whole.

Sir E. Boyle

In compiling the programme I examined the merits of individual projects and approved those for Nottingham that I considered to be most urgent, having regard to the needs of other areas.

Mr. Warbey

asked the Minister of Education if he will list the school-building projects submitted to him for 1964–65 by the Nottingham Education Authority, showing separately those which he has approved and those not approved.

Sir E. Boyle

The following projects were approved:

  • Fernwood Infants' School (instalment).
  • Padstow Secondary School (extensions).
  • Bilborough Grammar School (extensions).

The following were submitted but not approved:

  • Southwold Primary School (replacement).
  • Forest Fields Grammar School (replacement).
  • High Pavement Grammar School (extensions).
  • Peveril Secondary School (extensions).
  • St. Catherine's Roman Catholic Grammar School (extensions).
  • Proposed Nottingham Church of England Grammar School (new).
  • Sneinton Church of England Primary School (replacement).
  • Bestwood Park Roman Catholic Primary School (new).

Mr. Warbey

asked the Minister of Education how many school classes in the area of Nottinghamshire Education Authority are now oversize; and how many children are in those classes, showing separately in each case the figures for primary and secondary schools.

Sir E. Boyle

The following is the information;

OVERSIZE CLASSES IN MAINTAINED SCHOOLS NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, JANUARY, 1962
Primary schools Secondary schools All schools
Oversize classes
Number 330 629 959
Percentage of all classes 18.5 51.9 32.0
Pupils in oversize classes
Number 14,096 21,792 35,888
Percentage of all pupils 24.4 60.3 38.2