§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many deaf children of primary and secondary school age, respectively, attend the following schools, and how many of these are the responsibility of the Essex and Hertfordshire County Council, respectively, namely, William Morris School for the Deaf, Waltham Forest, West Ham School for the Deaf, Newham,
School Number of deaf pupils aged 11 or below* Number placed by Number of deaf pupils aged 12 or over* Number placed by Essex Herts Essex Herts William Morris† 17 2 — 4 1 — West Ham† 39 7 — 20 5 — Tewin Water‡ — — — — — — Blanche Neville† 31 — 6 20 — 1 Nutfield Priory 5 — 2 73 1 4 Royal School, Margate 84 — 3 74 2 1 East Anglian 40 5 — 37 4 — Notes * As at January, 1965. † Partially hearing pupils also admitted. ‡ This school caters for partially hearing pupils only. Woodford School is an independent primary school for deaf and partially hearing pupils. Its returns do not distinguish between the two categories.
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he will implement the plans to convert the present William Morris School for the Deaf, Waltham Forest, and the West Ham School for the Deaf, Newham, into a primary and secondary school, respectively; and what he expects the respective rolls to be in each case.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe educational building programme for 1966–67 provides for a new primary school for about 90 pupils to replace the William Morris School and for the conversion of West Ham School into a secondary school, with a separate nursery unit. The number of senior pupils at West Ham School will depend upon numbers staying beyond the age of 16. Up to that age, there are expected to be about 50 pupils, organised in classes of not more than 6 or 7 each.
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many peripatetic teachers of the deaf serve each of the following London boroughs, namely, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Barking, Havering and Haringey; and how many serve the Essex County Council.
284WLewin Water School for the Partially Hearing, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, Blanche Neville School for the Deaf, Haringey, Nutfield Priory Secondary School for the Deaf, Redhill, Surrey, Royal Margate School for the Deaf, Kent, East Anglian School for the Deaf, Gorleston, Norfolk, and Woodford School for Deaf Children, Woodford Green, Essex.
§ Mr. Denis HowellFollowing is the information for the special schools:
§ Mr. Denis HowellLocal education authorities' returns giving this information are made annually. The first returns from the new London boroughs are not due until February, 1966. As to Essex, I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to him on 30th April last on services for deaf and partially-hearing pupils in that county.
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many children attend, what vacancies exist and what is the waiting list at the partially-hearing units at each of the following schools, namely, Kings-brook Junior School, Bedford, Mayfield Junior School, Cambridge, Sedley Infant School, Cambridge, St. Albans County Primary School, Dartford, Woodlands County Primary School, Gillingham, Fairview County Primary School, Giilingham, Hitchen Road County Primary School, Luton, Leagrave Infant School, Luton, Glebe County Infants School, Rayleigh, Prince Avenue Primary School, Southend, Mobbsbury Infant School and Junior Mixed School, Stevenage, Pemberton Junior Mixed School, St. Albans, Alban Wood Infant School, Garston, Devonshire Hill Primary School, Tottenham, and Markfield Senior School, Tottenham;
285W(2) if he will indicate the proposed increase or decrease in places estimated at the partially-hearing units at each of the following schools, namely, Kings-brook Junior School, Bedford, Mayfield Junior School, Cambridge, Sedley Infant School, Cambridge, St. Albans County Primary School, Dartford, Woodlands County Primary School, Gillingham, Fairview County Primary School, Gillingham, Hitchen Road County Primary School, Luton, Leagrave Infant School, Luton, Glebe County Infants School, Rayleigh, Prince Avenue Primary School, Southend, Mobbsbury Infant School and Junior Mixed School, Stevenage, Pemberton Junior Mixed School, St. Albans, Alban Wood Infant School, Garston, Devonshire Hill Primary School, Tottenham, and Markfield Senior School, Tottenham.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThis information is not available within my Department.