Independent Schools (Hansard, 22 October 1973)

§ Miss Lestor
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will name the independent schools in the counties of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, respectively, which are registered under the Education Act 1944; and if she will name those which are recognised as efficient by her Department.

§ Mr. St. John-Stevas
The following schools are "registered"; those "recognised as efficient" are marked with an asterisk.
Buckinghamshire

^*Akeley Wood School, near Buckingham.

^*Ashfold School, Aylesbury.

^*Beachborough School, Brackley.

Beckets School, Chesham.

^*Bury Lawn School, Newport Pagnell.

^*Caldicott School, Farnham Royal.

Charmandean School, Buckingham.

^*Chesham Preparatory School, Chesham.

^*Convent of Jesus and Mary School, Bletchley.

Crown House School, High Wycombe.

Dair House School, Farnham Royal.

^*Davenies School, Beaconsfield.

^*Divine Mercy College, Henley on Thames.

^*Eton College, Windsor.

^*Eton End PNEU School, Datchet.

Gateway School, Great Missenden.

^*Gayhurst School, Gerrards Cross.

^*Godstowe Preparatory School, High Wycombe.

^*Halidon House School, Stoke Poges.

^*Hampden House School, Great Missenden.

^*Heatherton House School, Chesham Bois.

^*Hengrave "The House in the Sun" School, Tring.

^*High March School, Beaconsfield.

^*Holy Cross Convent School, Gerrards Cross.

^*Ladymede School, Aylesbury.

^*Licensed Victuallers' School, Slough.

^*Little Hampden Manor School, Great Missenden.

Little Turret School, Gerrards Cross.

^*Long Close School, Slough.

^*Maltman's Green School, Gerrards Cross.

McIntyre Schools, Wingrave.

^*New Gregory's School, Beaconsfield.

^*Oakdene School, Beaconsfield.

Ormiston House School, Staines.

^*Pipers Corner School, High Wycombe.

^*St.Bernard's Convent Preparatory School, Slough.

^*St. Mary's School, Gerrards Cross.
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^*St. Teresa's Convent School, Princes Risborough.

Silchester House School, Taplow.

^*Stowe School, Buckingham.

^*Swanbourne House School, Bletchley.

^*The Beacon School, Chesham.

The Prebendal School, Aylesbury.

The Vale School, Aylesbury.

^*Thorpe House Preparatory and Kingscote Pre-Prep. School, Gerrards Cross.

^*Wycombe Abbey School, High Wycombe.

Wycombe & District Spastics Society Day Care Centre, Tylers Green.

Berkshire

Beckett School, Swindon.

^*Bigshotte School, Wokingham.

^*Bradfield College, Reading.

Bridge House Home School, Padworth.

^*Brigidine Convent School, Windsor.

^*Brockhurst School, Newbury.

^*Chiltern Nursery School, Reading.

^*Claires Court Preparatory School, Maidenhead.

^*Clifton Preparatory School, Bracknell.

^*Convent of the Nativity of Our Lord School, Maidenhead.

^*Cothill House School, Abingdon.

^*Cowarth Park School, Sunningdale.

^*Cranford House PNEU School, Wallingford.

Crookham Court School, Newbury.

^*Crosfields School, Shinfield.

Dolphin Montessori School, Hurst.

^*Douai School, Woolhampton.

^*Downe House School, Cold Ash.

^*Eagle House School, Camberley.

^*Elstree School, Woolhampton.

^*Ferndale School, Faringdon.

Foxley PNEU School, Reading.

^*Haileybury and Imperial Service College Junior School, Windsor.

^*Heatherdown School, Ascot.

^*Heathfield School, Ascot.

Hemdean House School, Reading.

^*Herries School, Cookham.

^*Highfield PNEU School, Maidenhead.

^*Holme Grange School, Wokingham.

^*Hurst Lodge School, Sunningdale.

^*Josca's Preparatory School, Abingdon.

^*Lambrook School, Bracknell.

^*Leighton Park School, Reading.

^*Luckley-Oakfield School, Wokingham.

^*Ludgrove School, Wokingham.

^*Marist Convent Junior School, Sunninghill.

^*Marist Convent School, Sunninghill.

^*Millbrook House School, Abingdon.

^*Moulsford Preparatory School, Wallingford

^*Norland Nursery School, Hungerford.

^*Northcourt House School, Abingdon.

Newbold School, Bracknell.

New House School, Abingdon.

No. IX Preparatory School, Reading.

^*Our Lady's Convent School, Abingdon.

Our Lady of Angels Convent School, Crow-thorne.

^*Pangbourne College, Reading.

^*Papplewick School, Ascot.

^*Pinewood School, Swindon.

^*Presentation College, Reading.

^*Queen Anne's School, Caversham.

^*Radley College, Abingdon.

^*Reading Blue Coat School, Sonning.

Reading Collegiate School, Reading.

Ridge House School, Cold Ash.
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Ravenswood School, Crowthorne.

St. Andrew's School, Wantage.

^*St. Andrew's School, Pangbourne.

^*St. Bartholomew's Preparatory School, New-bury.

^*St. Cassian's College, Newbury.

^*St. Edward's Preparatory School, Reading.

^*St. Finian's School, Cold Ash.

^*St. Gabriel's School, Newbury.

^*St. George's School, Ascot.

^*St. George's School, Windsor Castle.

St. John Bosco Convent School, Woodley.

^*St. Hugh's School, Faringdon.

^*St. Joseph's Convent School, Reading.

^*St. Mary's Convent School, Ascot.

^*St. Piran's School, Maidenhead.

Southend Private School, Bradfield.

Struan House School, Abingdon.

^*Stubbington House School, Ascot.

^*Sunningdale School, Sunningdale.

^*The Highlands School, Reading.

The Kindergarten School, Reading.

^*The Royal Merchant Navy School, Wokingham.

^*The School of St. Helen and St. Katharine, Abingdon.

The Tutorial School, Windsor.

^*Upton House School, Windsor.

^*Waverley School, Crowthorne.

^*Wellington College, Crowthorne.

^*White House Preparatory School, Wokingham.

Winbury Preparatory School, Bray.

^*St. Mary's School, Wantage.

§ Miss Lestor
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will seek powers to ensure that independent schools not recognised as efficient by her Department will be compelled to raise their standards to the recognised levels.

§ Mr. St. John-Stevas
No.