asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many proposals for closure of schools he has before him; if he will break the figures down between primary and secondary; how many are classified as small rural schools; how long each individual proposal has been before him; and when he expects to make a decision.
Excluding special schools, there are currently before my right hon. Friend proposals to close 108 schools; 64 of these are primary and 44 secondary. The records do not show how many of these might be classified as small rural schools.The table shows the date of publication of notices For each individual proposal. My right hon. Friend has undertaken to reach decision on proposals of this kind within six months wherever practicable.
Name of Local Education Authority
| Brief description of proposal
| Dale of publication
| Schools identified for closure
|
| Cambridgeshire | Amalgamation of Colville Primary School and Tydd St. Giles Primary School | 11 September 1986 | Colville Primary School |
| Gloucestershire | Closure of Colwell Secondary School, Hucclecote Secondary School, Linden Secondary School and Longlevens Secondary School | 3 September 1986 | Colwell Secondary School |
| Hucclecote Secondary School | |||
| Linden Secondary School | |||
| Longlevens Secondary School | |||
| Cheshire | Closure of Marbury Primary School | 29 August 1986 | Marbury Primary School |
| Hampshire | Amalgamation of Ramsdell Primary School and Monk Sherborne Primary School | 5 September 1986 | Ramsdell Primary School |
| Hampshire | Primary Reorganisation in Winchester | 8 August 1986 | Weeke Infant School |
| Harestock Junior School | |||
| Hampshire | Reorganisation of Secondary Schools in Havant | 10 September 1986 | Oak Park Secondary School |
| Gloucestershire | Closure of Coates CE Primary School | 17 October 1986 | Coates CE Primary School |
| Berkshire | Closure of Altwood CE Secondary School | 12 September 1986 | Altwood CE Secondary School |
| Oxfordshire | Closure of Shellingford CE Primary School | 9 October 1986 | Shellingford CE Primary School |
| Somerset | Amalgamation of Watchet First School and St. Decuman's CE First School | 24 October 1986 | Watchet First School |
| St. Decuman's CE First School | |||
| Dudley | Dudley reorganisation | 23 October 1986 | Yew Tree Hill First School |
| Brockemoor Fist School | |||
| Jession's CE First School | |||
| The Blue Coat CE Secondary School | |||
| Durham | Closure of Greenfield Comprehensive School | 14 November 1986 | Greenfield Compresensive School |
| Surrey | Primary reorganisation in West Molesey | 6 August 1986 | Joseph Palmar First School |
| Hurst Park First School | |||
| Durham | Amalgamation of King James I Comprehensive School and Bishop Barrington Comprehensive School | 14 November 1986 | King James I Comprehensive School |
| Norfolk | Closure of Felthorpe First School | 28 November 1986 | Felthorpe First School |
| Dorset | Amalgamation of Baden Powell Middle School and St. Peter's CE Middle School | 21 November 1986 | St. Peter's CE Middle School |
| Buckinghamshire | Closure of Burnham Grammar School | 14 November 1986 | Burnham Grammar School |
| Buckinghamshire | Closure of Evreham Secondary | 14 November 1986 | Evreham Secondary School |
| Buckinghamshire | Amalgamation of the Raans Secondary School and Brudenell Secondary School | 14 November 1986 | The Raans Secondary School |
| Buckinghamshire | Amalgamation of Cestreham Secondary School and Lowndes Secondary School | 14 November 1986 | Cestreham Secondy School |
| Suffolk | Closure of Whepstead Primary School, Chedburgh CE Primary School, Cherrington CE Primary School and Horringer CE Primary School and Establish a new primary school | 19 January 1987 | Whepstead Primary School |
| Chedburgh CE Primary School | |||
| Cherrington CE Primary School | |||
| Suffolk | Closure of Shimpling CE Primary School | 19 January 1987 | Shimpling CE Primary School |
| Suffolk | Closure of Eastgate CE Primary School | 19 January 1987 | Eastgate CE Primary School |
| Suffolk | Closure of Ingham Primary School | 19 January 1987 | Ingham Primary School |
| Suffolk | Closure of Hepworth CE Primary School | 19 January 1987 | Hepworth CE Primary School |
| Suffolk | Closure of Ickingham CE Primary School | 19 January 1987 | Ickingham CE Primary School |
| Suffolk | Closure of Little Bealings Primary School | 19 January 1987 | Little Bealings Primary School |
| Suffolk | Closure of Charsfield CE Primary School | 19 January 1987 | Charsfield CE Primary School |
Name of Local Education Authority
| Brief description of proposal
| Date of publication
| Schools identified for closure
|
| Lincolnshire | Closure of Wilsford Myers CE Primary School | 22 January 1987 | Wilsford Myers CE Primary School |
| Lincolnshire | Closure of Scredington Primary School | 22 January 1987 | Scredington Primary School |
| Lincolnshire | Closure of Foston CE Primary School | 23 January 1987 | Foston CE Primary School |
| Lincolnshire | Closure of East Barkworth CE Primary School | 23 January 1987 | East Barkworth CE Primary School |
| Lincolnshire | Closure of Thorpe St. Peter's Primary School | 23 January 1987 | Thorpe St. Peter's Primary School |
| Lincolnshire | Amalgamation of All Saints CE/ Methodist Primary School and St. Mary's CE Primary School | 23 January 1987 | St. Mary's CE Primary School |
| All Saints CE/Methodist Primary School | |||
| Lancashire | Amalgamation of Everton High School and Shadsworth High School | 23 January 1987 | Everton High School |
| Derbyshire | Amalgamation of Ilkeston Secondary School and Cantelupe Secondary School | 16 January 1987 | Cantelupe Secondary School |
| Oxfordshire | Amalgamation of Milham Ford Upper School and Oxford Upper School | 23 January 1987 | Oxford Upper School |
| Cornwall | Closure of Trethosa Primary School | 28 January 1987 | Trethosa Primary School |
| Norfolk | Closure of Halvergate Primary School and change Age range of Cantley Primary School | 30 January 1987 | Halvergate Primary School |
| Norfolk | Amalgamation of South Walsham Primary School and Upton with Fishley Primary School | 30 January 1987 | Upton with Fishley Primary School |
| Wiltshire | Amalgamation of Enford CE Primary School and Netheravon with Fittleton CE Primary School | 26 February 1987 | Enford CE Primary School |
| Netheravon with Fittleton CE Primary School | |||
| Dorset | Closure of Sherborne Foster's Grammar School and Lord Digby's Grammar School and enlarge St. Adhelm's CE Secondary School | 6 March 1987 | Sherborne Foster's Grammar School Lord Digby's Grammar School |
| Cambridgeshire | Closure of Turves Primary School | 27 March 1987 | Turves Primary School |
| Staffordshire | Reorganisation in Burntwood | 27 March 1987 | Burntwood First School |
| Boney Hay First School | |||
| Ridgeway First School | |||
| Berkshire | Amalgamation of Larchfield Infant and Junior Schools | 27 March 1987 | Larchfield Infant School |
| Salop | Amalgamation of Croeswylan | 11 March 1987 | Fitzalan Secondary School |
| Secondary School and Fitzalan Secondary School | School | ||
| Derbyshire | Secondary Reorganisation | 23 January 1987 | Parkfield Secondary School |
| Breaston Weston Mare Secondary School | |||
| Hatton Secondary School | |||
| Haringey | Closure of The Somerset Secondary School | 5 March 1987 | The Somerset Secondary School |
| Walsall | Closure of St. Mary's RC Primary School | 8 April 1987 | St. Mary's RC Primary School |
| Avon | Amalgamation of Axminster Secondary and Colyton Secondary Schools | 3 April 1987 | Axminster Secondary School |
| Leicestershire | Amalgamation of Bourton Vale Secondary and Westwoods Secondary Schools | 3 April 1987 | Westwoods Secondary School |
| Leicestershire | Amalgamation of Marshalwick Secondary and Wheathampstead Secondary Schools | 3 April 1987 | Wheathamstead Secondary School |
| Essex | Closure of St. Cedd's RC Secondary School | 3 April 1987 | St. Cedd's RC Secondary School |
| Hertfordshire | Amalgamation of Bishop Hatfield Secondary and Hatfield Secondary Schools | 3 April 1987 | Bishop Hatfield Secondary School |
| Hertfordshire | Closure of Halsey Secondary School | 3 April 1987 | Halsey Secondary School |
| Hertfordshire | Amalgamation of Alleyne's Secondary and Stevenage Secondary Schools | 10 April 1987 | Stevenage Secondary School |
| Hertfordshire | Closure of Bishopslea Secondary School | 3 April 1987 | Bishopslea Secondary School |
Name of Local Education Authority
| Brief description of proposal
| Dale of publication
| Schools identified for closure
|
| Hertfordshire | Amalgamation of Margaret Dane Secondary and Hadham Hall Secondary Schools | 10 April 1987 | Hadham Hall Secondary School |
| Befordshire | Amalgamation of John Howard Upper and Pilgrim Upper Schools | 30 April 1987 | Pilgrim Upper School |
| Lincolnshire | Secondary reorganisation | 9 April 1987 | Sturton-by-Stow Secondary School |