HC Deb 30 October 1984 vol 65 cc916-7W
Mr. Freeson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science in which cases he has rejected proposals put forward by local authorities to close or amalgamate secondary schools pursuant to the Education Act 1980; and what are the reasons for his rejection.

Mr. Dunn

[pursuant to his reply, 25 October 1984, c.663]: The proposals under section 12 of the Education Act 1980 for the closure or amalgamation of secondary schools which my right hon. Friend and his predecessor have rejected are listed in the following tables. The most common reasons for the rejections of these proposals by my right hon. Friend or his predecessor were because they were not satisfied that the proposals were in accord with their policies set out in circulars 2/80, 2/81 and 4/82. In many cases the authorities concerned subsequently published alternative proposals which were then approved.

Date published LEA Names of schools involved Date rejected
1983
2 December 1981 Gloucestershire Highwood Secondary 16 February 1983
2 December 1981 Gloucestershire Manor Secondary 16 February 1983
2 December 1981 Gloucestershire Marling Grammar 16 February 1983
2 December 1981 Gloucestershire Severn Vale Secondary 16 February 1983
2 December 1981 Gloucestershire Stroud Girls High 16 February 1983
5 January 1983 Cleveland Huntcliff Secondary 16 September 1983
28 January 1983 Lancashire Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar 10 August 1983
18 June 1982 Gloucestershire Charlton Kings Secondary 14 July 1983
18 June 1982 Gloucestershire Monkscroft Secondary 14 July 1983
18 June 1982 Gloucestershire Naunton Park Secondary 14 July 1983
18 June 1982 Gloucestershire Oakley Secondary 14 July 1983
18 June 1982 Gloucestershire Pate's Grammar 14 July 1983
18 June 1982 Gloucestershire Cheltenham Grammar 14 July 1983
12 July 1982 Cumbria Lillyhall Secondary May 1983
11 June 1982 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Girls High 20 January 1983

Date of publication LEA School Name Decision Date
13 August 1982 Cleveland Saltscar Secondary 16 September 1983
26 March 1982 Durham Greenfield Comprehensive 14 March 1983
1984
27 April 1983 Gloucestershire Crypt Grammar 22 February 1984
27 April 1983 Gloucestershire Sir Thomas Rich's Grammar 22 February 1984
15 July 1983 Hillingdon Evelyns Secondary School 9 April 1984
22 September 1983 Bedfordshire John Howard Upper School 18 June 1984
22 September 1983 Bedfordshire Houghton Regis Upper School 18 June 1984
4 November 1983 Liverpool Holly Lodge Girls Secondary School 6 August 1984
4 November 1983 Liverpool West Derby Boys Secondary School 6 August 1984
This list above represents actual closures where the premises would have been taken out of school use.

Amalgamations for Secondary Schools Rejections
Date of publication LEA School name Decision date
16 November 1981 Merton Pelham High School for Boys and Willows High School for Girls 19 November 1982
11 December 1981 Kent Dartford Tech High School and Wilmington Secondary School 30 June 1982
10 April 1981 Oxfordshire Harrow Co Middle School and Northway County Middle (deemed secondary) 8 April 1982
9 July 1982 Cumbria Heversham Grammar School and Milnthorpe County Secondary 2 December 1982
25 March 1983 Herts Bushey Hall Secondary and Grange Park Secondary 7 October 1983
25 March 1983 Herts Durrants Secondary and William Penn Secondary 7 October 1983
19 November 1981 Trafford Altringham Grammar School for Boys and Altringham Grammar School for Girls 9 February 1984
1 December 1982 Avon Cotham County Grammar and Fairfield County Grammar 20 July 1983
2 December 1981 Gloucester Highwood Secondary Modern and Manor Secondary Modern and Morling Grammar and Severn Vale Secondary Modem and Stroud Girls High School 16 February 1983
5 January fl983 Cleveland Huntcliff Secondary School and Bydales Secondary School 16 September 1983
18 June 1982 Gloucester Charlton Kings Modem and Monkscroft Modem and Naunton Park Modem and Oakley Modem 14 July 1983
18 July 1982 Cumbria Moordose Secondary and Salterbeck Secondary and Workington Grammar and Overend Secondary and Whitehaven Grammar 10 May 1983
13 August 1982 Cleveland Westfields Secondary and Saltscar Secondary 16 September 1983
27 April 1983 Gloucester Collwell Grammar for Girls and Denmark Road High and Hucclecote Secondary and Linden Secondary and Longlevens Secondary and Oxstall Boys Secondary and Ribston Hall High and Winifred Curtis Grammar 27 February 1983
4 November 1983 Liverpool West Derby Secondary School for Boys and Holly Lodge Secondary School for Girls 6 August 1984