HC Deb 29 November 1989 vol 162 cc258-9W
Mr. Norris

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table to show, for secondary schools in England(a) how many have been closed, (b) how many have been subject to significant change of character by (i) loss of sixth form and (ii) other means and (c) how many have been subject to significant change of capacity for (i) girls' schools, (ii) boys' schools, (iii) mixed schools, (iv) voluntary schools and (v) county

Calendar year 1985 1986 1987 1988 19891
Number of maintained secondary schools approved for closure 61 53 43 24 43
Total number of maintained secondary schools in 1985 4,382
Number of maintained secondary schools for which proposals were approved for significant change of character
(i) By loss of sixth form 18 46 16 8 27
(ii) Otherwise 13 29 2 27 10
Number of maintained secondary schools for which significant enlargement proposals were approved
(i) Girls' schools — — — — 1
Total number of maintained girls' secondary schools in 1985 333
(ii) Boys' schools — — — — —
Total number of maintained boys' secondary schools in 1985 318
(iii) Mixed schools 2 6 3 5 1
Total number of maintained mixed secondary schools in 1985 3,731
(iv) Voluntary schools — 2 1 1 1
Total number of maintained voluntary schools in 1985 871
(v) County schools 2 4 2 4 1
Total number of maintained county schools in 1985 3,511
1 31 October 1989.