§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report those maintained schools whose closure has been approved by his Department in each of the last five years, indicating the name of the school, its local authority and its type of status.
§ Dr. BoysonRecords relating to individual schools are not available before 1978. For information about primary schools approved for closure in each of the last three years I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for The Wrekin (Mr. Hawksley) on 15 June last. Comparable information in relation to secondary schools approved for closure is as follows:
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- Northamptonshire, Kettering School for Girls
- Northamptonshire, Kettering Montagu Boys
- Surrey, Ottershaw Boarding School
- Oldham, Greenhill Junior High
- Lancashire, Kirkham Grammar
- Northumberland, Druridge Bay County Middle
- East Sussex, Hastings County Boys Secondary
- Hampshire, Petersfield Churchers College
- Gloucestershire, Cheltenham All Saints Modern
- Cumbria, Derwent County Secondary
- Cumbria, Cockermouth County Grammar
- Cumbria, Irthing Valley County Secondary
- Cumbria, White House County Secondary
1979
- ILEA, Dane Junior High
- Bolton, High School of Art
- ILEA, Lavender Hill Girls
- Hertfordshire, Mater Dei Girls, Welwyn Garden City
- ILEA, West Greenwich Boys
- ILEA, Robert Montefiore
- Enfield, Eldon School
- Enfield, Houndsfield School
- Bromley, Spring Park Lower School
- Birmingham, Nechells Comprehensive
- Leicestershire, Fosse County Secondary
- Manchester, Brookdale Park County High
- Trafford, Bradbury County Boys Secondary
- Trafford, Gorse Park County Girls Secondary
- Liverpool, Arundel Comprehensive
- Liverpool, Sefton Park County Secondary
1980
- Lancashire, Whiteacre Secondary Modern
- Waltham Forest, Beaconsfield Junior High
- Waltham Forest, William McGuffie Junior High
- Humberside, Southcoates Junior High
- Leeds, Parkside Boys High
- Birmingham, St. Chad's Roman Catholic High
- Birmingham, Mirfield School
- Kingston, Bonner Hill School
- Humberside, Heneage Secondary School
- South Tyneside, Cleadon Park School
- Avon, Bishopton Secondary Modern
- Oxfordshire, Redefield County Upper
- Wirral, Noctorum Girls High
- ILEA, Barnsbury Girls
- ILEA, Archway School
- ILEA, Brooke House School
- ILEA, Woodberry Down School
- ILEA, Edith Cavell School
- ILEA, Shoreditch Mixed Comprehensive
- ILEA, South Hackney Mixed Comprehensive
- Sheffield, St. John Fisher Roman Catholic (Aided) Comprehensive
- Newcastle, Kenton Lodge County Middle
- Oxfordshire, South Oxford Middle
- Devon, Plymouth Trelawny Secondary
- Devon, Plymouth Camels Head Secondary
- Hampshire, Shirley Warren School
- Bromley, Spring Park Upper
- Gloucestershire, Christchurch with Elmfield Secondary
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report those maintained schools whose amalgamations have been approved by his Department in each of the last five years, indicating the names of the schools, their local authorities and their type and status, both before and after amalgamation.
§ Dr. BoysonInformation is not available in the form requested by the hon. Member and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The Department's records are related to the categories of proposals defined in sections 12 or 13 of the Education Act 1980, which do not distinguish the amalgamation of two schools from an intention either to close one and significantly to change the character or enlarge another or to close both and establish a new school.