§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which community schools have closed and re-opened as faith schools in the last 15 years; and which faith was involved in each case. [158948]
§ Mr. MilibandThe following tables show which community schools have closed to be replaced by schools designated with a religious character ("faith schools") since 1997, listed by LEA area. The first table shows single community schools that have closed and been replaced by single faith schools. The second table shows amalgamations or mergers where community and faith schools have closed, to be replaced by a single faith school. Reliable information is not available in relation to school re-organisations before 1997.
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Community schools closed as part of mergers/amalgamations and replaced with a school with a religious character since 1997 LEA Closed School New Schools Date of Opening Religious Character Kent New Romney Infant (community) and New Romney CE (Controlled) Junior (VC)
St. Nicholas CofE (Controlled) Primary (VC)
1 September Church of England Liverpool St. Georges Junior and Infant (VC) and Everton Park Junior and Infant (County)
The Beacon CE VC Primary 1 September 1997 Church of England Liverpool Kirkdale Primary (community) and St. Lawrence's Primary VA)
Kirkdale St. Lawrence CofE Primary
1 September 2000 Church of England North East Lincolnshire Pelham Infant's (community) and Immingham St. Andrew's Church of England
Junior (VC)
The Cannon Peter Hall CofE Primary (VC)
1 September 2003 Church of England Nottinghamshire Pilgrim Oak Infant (County) and Martin Roe Junior (VC)
Ravenshead CE VC Primary 1 September 1999 Church of England Middlesbrough Coulby Newham (community Secondary) and Brackenhoe (community Secondary)
Kings Academy (11-18 Academy)
1 September 2003 Christian Sandwell Whiteheath Infant (County) and St. James Junior (VC)
St. James Primary (VC) 1 September 1999 Church of England Sheffield Pye Bank Community Infant and Pye Bank Trinity CE VA Junior
Pye Bank CofE Primary (VA) 1 September 2001 Church of England South Tyneside Cleadon Village Junior (community) and Cleadon CofE Infants (VA)
Cleadon Village Church of England VA Primary
1 January 2004 Church of England Staffordshire Knutton Infants (community) and St. Mary's Church of England (C) Junior (VC)
Knutton St. Mary's Primary (VC)
1 January 2003 Church of England Stockton-on-Tees Elm Tree Community Infant and St. Mark's CE VA Junior
St. Marks Elm Tree Primary (VA)
1 September 2001 Church of England Stoke-on-Trent Florence Primary (community) and Dresden CE Primary (VC)
Belgrave CofE (C) Primary 1 September 2002 Church of England Tameside Hurst Infant (community) and Hurst VC Methodist Junior
Rosehill Methodist Community Primary (VC)
1 August 2003 Methodist Warwickshire Baddesley Ensor Junior (community) and Baddesley Ensor CE VC Infant
Woodside CE VC Primary 1 September 2001 Church of England