There has been one school that caters for special needs opened in 1998 in Waltham Forrest with no other openings or closures, for schools with this provision, in London in the last 10 years. However, the numbers of special schools opened and closed in London, by borough over the last 10 years are given as follows:
Open date Local authority 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 Grand total Barking and Dagenham 1 — — — — — 1 Barnet — — — — — — 0 Bexley 1 — — — — — 1 Bromley — — 1 — — — 1 Camden — — — — — — 0 Ealing — — — — — — 0 Greenwich — — — 3 — — 3 Hackney — — — — — — 0 Hammersmith and Fulham — — — — — — 0 Haringey — — — — — — 0 Harrow — — — 2 — — 2 Islington — — — — 1 — 1 Lambeth — — — 2 — — 2 Lewisham — — — — — — 0 Merton — — — — — — 0 Newham — — — — — — 0 Redbridge — — — — — 1 1 Richmond upon Thames — — — — — — 0 Tower Hamlets 1 — — — — — 1 Waltham Forest — — — — — — 0 Wandsworth — 1 — — — — 1 Grand total 3 1 1 7 1 1 14
Close date Local authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Grand total Barking and Dagenham 3 — — — — — — — — — 3 Barnet — — — 1 — — — — — — 1 Bexley — — — — — — — — — — 0 Bromley — — — — — — — — — — 0 Camden — — — — 1 — — — — — 1 Ealing — — — — — 1 — — — — 1 Greenwich — — — — 5 1 — — — 1 7 Hackney 1 — — — — — — — — 1 2 Hammersmith and Fulham — — — — — 1 — — — — 1 Haringey — — — — — — 1 — — — 1 Harrow — 1 — — 1 — — — — — 2 Islington — 1 — — — 2 — — — — 3 Lambeth 1 — — — 5 1 — — 1 — 8 Lewisham — — — — — — — 1 — — 1 Merton — 1 — — — — — — — — 1 Newham — — — — 1 — — — — — 1 Redbridge — — — — — — — — 2 — 2 Richmond upon Thames — — — — — 1 — — — — 1 Tower Hamlets 1 — 1 — — 1 — — — — 3 Waltham Forest — 1 — — 1 — — — — 1 3 Wandsworth — 1 1 — — — — — — — 2 Grand total 6 5 2 1 14 8 1 1 3 3 44 Note: The figures include schools that closed as a result of the amalgamation or merger of two or more schools and schools that have closed in local authorities that have moved from a three-tier to a two-tier system. Source: EduBase