§ Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the names of those Innder London education authority schools which are refusing to admit police officers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI understand that the Inner London education authority does not keep systematic information on this matter. However, I am informed that a survey conducted by the Metropolitan police in April 1985 showed the following schools as not admitting the police:
- North Westminster Community School, NW1 and W9 (Lower Houses) and W2 (Upper House)
- Daubeney Infants School, E5
- De Beauvoir Junior School, NI
- De Beauvoir Infants School, NI
- Gainsborough Junior Mixed and Infants School, E9
- Gayhurst Junior School, E8
- Gayhurst Infants School, E8
- Grazebrook Junior Mixed and Infants School, N16
- Laburnum Junior Mixed and Infants School, E2
- Millfields Junior School, E5
- Millfields Infants School, E5
- Orchard Junior Mixed and Infants School, E9
- Southwold Junior Mixed and Infants School, E5
- William Patten Junior School, N16
- William Patten Infants School, N16
- Clapton School, E5
- Hackney Downs School, E5
- Stoke Newington School, N16
- Skinners' Company School, N16 and E5 (Upper and Lower School)
- Hurlingham and Chelsea School, SW6
- Ecclesbourne Junior Mixed and Infants School, N1
- William Tyndale Junior Mixed and Infants School, N1
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Academic Years Staff/Student Ratio 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1882–83 1983–84 1984–85 Universities* (Great Britain) 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.7 10.1 10.2 — Polytechnics† (England) 8.3 8.4 8.9 9.7 10.3 11.1 11.5 Young people need to know about the law and about the rights and responsibilities of citizens. They need to know, too, about the role of the police in maintaining law and order, about crime prevention and about road and other dangers. The action of certain schools in refusing to allow police in school is not in the interests of their pupils and can only hinder good relations between them and the police.