Grant-maintained Schools

HC Deb 03 December 1996 vol 286 c602W

Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many grant-maintained(a) secondary and (b) primary schools there are in Wales; and how many outstanding applications for grant-maintained status there are. [6644]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

There are 11 secondary and five primary grant-maintained schools in Wales as well as—one grant-maintained school of mixed age range—3 to 18—years. There are no applications for grant-maintained status from LEA maintained schools currently under consideration.

Proposals have been received for the establishment of a new grant-maintained secondary school in Usk. Governors of Westfield lower special school, Newport, where a successful ballot was announced on 1 August, have until 1 December to publish proposals.