HC Deb 26 March 1981 vol 1 c402W
Dr. Edmund Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science which are the schools in Humberside for which he has approved proposals since 4 May 1979 for cessation of maintenance by the local education authority and which have not been nor are due to be replaced by newly built schools; and what the grounds were for his approval in each such case.

Dr. Boyson

My right hon. and learned Friend has approved proposals made under the Education Act 1944 or the Education Act 1980 by Humberside local education authority to cease to maintain the following schools—in each case a summary is given of the principal grounds on which the proposal was made by the authority:

  1. (i) Melton Ross CE (VC) primary school (excess primary provision in the area);
  2. (ii) Grange primary school and Grange junior high school (excess primary and junior high school provision in the area; the establishment of a new primary school in these premises of the former and of a special school in the premises of the latter);
  3. (iii) Wivern primary school and Wivern junior high school (excess primary and junior high school provision in the area; the establishment of a new junior high school in the premises of the latter);
  4. (iv) Southcoates junior high school for boys and Flinton junior high school for girls (excess junior high school provision in the area; the establishment of a mixed junior high school in the premises of the latter);
  5. (v) Heneage secondary school (excess secondary school provision in Grimsby);
  6. (vi) Somerset primary school and Westbourne primary school (excess primary school provision in the area; the establishment of a new primary school in the premises of the latter);
  7. (vii) Londesborough CE (VC) primary school (excess primary provision in the area);
  8. (viii) Shiptonthorpe primary school (excess primary provision in the area);
  9. (ix) Howden RC (VA) primary school (the lack of educational opportunity in a school of this size).
None of these schools were or are due to be replaced by newly built schools. In each case my right hon. and learned Friend was satisfied that the proposals were in the educational interests of the children concerned and that they represented a sensible use of resources.