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Schools: Construction

Volume 465: debated on Wednesday 24 October 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which schools (a) have closed and (b) are planned to close to be replaced with new schools under the (i) Building Schools for the Future programme and (ii) Academies programme. (159912)

The following schools have closed and become academies:

South Luton; Archbishop Michael Ramsey Technology College; George Salter High; Shireland Language College; Halyard High; St. David and St. Katherine CofE High School; Ducie High School; Willesden High School; Djanogly City Technology College and Forest School; TP Riley School;) Brackenhoe Comprehensive and Coulby Newham Schools; Warwick Park School; Edgware School; Canon Williamson CofE School; Our Lady’s Catholic High School; Dixons City Technology College; Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College; Thorne Grammar School; Macmillan City Technology College; Agnes Stewart and Braim Wood; Landau Forte City Technology College; Whitesmore School; Thamesmead Community College;) Keldholme and Langbaurgh schools; St. George Community College; Compton Sports College; Evelyns Community School; Lings Upper School; Ramsgate School; St. Paul’s RC VA; John Penrose School; Malory School; Aylwin Girls’ School; Burlington Danes; Waltheof School; Myrtle Springs; Elmhirst School; Anfield and Breckfield Schools; Waverley Girls School; Thamesbridge Community College; Mitcham Vale; McEntee; North Westminster Community School; Tamworth Manor High School; Gateway Community College; Madeley Court; Stanley Technical High School for Boys; Harris City Technology College; Bradford Cathedral Community College; St. Mary Magdalene Primary School; St. Joseph’s Academy and Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School; the DT City Technology College; Speedwell; Bacons City Technology College; Queen Elizabeth School; William Hulme’s Grammar School; Belvedere Girls School; Avondale High School; Southfields Infants School and Newry Junior School; Hereward Community College, Deacon’s School and John Mansfield School; Leigh City Technology College; The Channel School; Oldborough Manor and Senacre Technology College; Cornwallis; Southlands; Headlands; Montgomery; Wintringham School; Drayton; Havelock; Eastbourne Comprehensive School; The Immingham School; John Cabot City Technology College; and Walworth School.

The closure of maintained schools is the responsibility of local authorities. However, we understand that local authorities plan to close the following schools, to be replaced by academies:

Pennywell School and Quarry View School; Castle View School; Hylton Red House; Minster College, St.. Georges CofE Middle, Danley Middle and Cheyne Middle schools; Accrington Moorhead; Abraham Darby; Stamford High and Hartshead College; Hengrove Community Arts College; Hope High; High Ridge School; Littlemoss High Boys; Droylsden School Mathematics and Computing School for Girls; Parklands High School; Brookway; Heartlands School; Shenley Court; Harborne Hill School; River Leen and Henry Mellish; William Sharp School; North Manchester Boys and North Manchester Girls; Plant Hill High School; Shirebrook School; St. Albans; City of Lincoln; Hereford Waldorf School; Darwen Moorland High School; Sherwood Hall School and Girls School; Sixth Form Centre; Ehenside and Wyndham Schools; Geoffrey Chaucer Technology College and Joseph Lancaster Primary School; North Cumbria Technology College and St. Aidans School; Wyebridge Sports College; Joseph Ruston Technology College; Chalvedon and Barstable Schools; Heartsease High School; Islington Green; Peers School Specialist Technology College; Priory LSST; Palmer High School; Rhodesway School; Withins School; Willingsworth; Chalvedon and Barstable Schools; South Beach First School; Kings Manor Community College; Castledown School; Whitby High School; Cheshire Oaks High School and Ellesmere Port School; Littlehampton Community School; Waverley Boys; Boundstone Community College; The Skinners’ Company School for Girls; Hirst High School; St. Aelred’s College, and Newton-le-Willows High; Sidney Stringer; West Gate Community College; Langleywood; Dartmouth High School; Withywood Community School; Woodway Park School and Community College; Corby Community College; and the Sir Frank Markham School.

In addition, the following independent schools and City Technology Colleges plan to close and become academies:

Bristol Cathedral School; Brooke Weston City Technology College; The Kinghurst City Technology College; and Colston’s Girls’ School.

As part of the BSF programme, we understand that the following schools in Waves 1-4 of the programme (mainstream, special and pupil referral units) are being considered for closure by local authorities, or have formally been proposed for closure. This includes schools which are amalgamating to form a new school or which are closing and being rebuilt on a new site. Final decisions on many of these schools have yet to be made, and closure proposals may still be subject to local consultation.

Edward Sheerien School; Holgate School and Sports College; The Foulstone School; Willowgarth High School; The Kingstone School; Wombwell High; Royston High; Priory School and Sports College; Fernhurst Secondary SEBD School; Beardwood High School; Braithwaite Special School; Chapel Grange School; Haycliffe School; Thom Park; Bolling Special School; Ickburgh School; Horizon School; Stormont House School; Crusoe House School; Daniel House PRU; Moselle School; William C Harvey School; The Heathcote School; Ruffwood School; Knowsley Hey School; Brookfield High School; Halewood College; Higher Side Community Comprehensive School; Bowring Community Sports College; Prescot School; St. Edmund of Canterbury Catholic High School; St. Thomas Becket Catholic High School; St. Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School; All Saints Catholic High School; Nelson Maries Hill Centre; Burnley Ivy Bank High; Brierfield Mansfield High School; Burnley Towneley High School; Burnley Walshaw High School; Burnley Barden High School; Gawthorpe High School; Nelson Walton High School; Nelson Edge End High School; Burnley Habergham High School; St. Hilda’s Roman Catholic Girls’ High School; Burnley St. Theodore's Catholic Sports College; Burnley Calder View Special School; Burnley Primrose Hill School; Burnley Westway School; Gibfield School; Nelson Townhouse School; West Leeds High School; Wortley High School; Hall Garth Community Arts College; King's Manor School; The Newlands Catholic School FCJ; St. David’s Roman Catholic Technology College; South Leys Business and Enterprise College; Thomas Sumpter School; Fairham Community College; Haywood School; Shepherd School; Aspley Wood School; Nethergate School; Balderstone Technology College; Heywood Community High School; Moorside High School; The Clifton Centre; The Grosvenor Centre; The Broadwalk PRU; Swinton High School; Langley High School; East Hill Secondary School; Oakes Park School; Merstone School; Forest Oak School; Brinkburn School; Mitchell High School; Usworth School; Two Trees Sports College; Egerton Park Arts College; Warwick School for Boys; and Aveling Park School.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2007, Official Report, column 1704W, on the Building Schools for the Future programme: private finance initiative (PFI), if he will list the 30 new build schools under construction; what the capacity is of each new school in pupil numbers; and what the total cost is of the construction of each school, in capital funding allocated or total cost over the lifetime of the PFI contract for the construction element. (160002)

Since the answer of 3 September 2007, Official Report, column 1704W, the number of new build schools under construction or undergoing site preparation works has increased to 36. These are listed in the following table.

Local authority

School

Procurement route

Number of pupils

Capital expenditure (£ million)

Bradford

Salt

PFI

1,500

20.4

Bradford

Tong

PFI

1,600

20.9

Bradford

Buttershaw

PFI

1,600

22.9

Bristol

Whitefield

PFI

1,100

16.7

Bristol

Brislington

PFI

1,750

27.1

Bristol

Hartcliffe

PFI

1,200

23.4

Knowsley

North Huyton Joint Faith

PFI

900

14.2

Knowsley

Prescott and Whiston

PFI

1,200

18.1

Knowsley

Halewood

PFI

1,400

23

Lambeth

Michael Tippett Special

Conv

80

11.8

Lancashire

Burnley Sixth form

PFI

600

14.2

Lancashire

Pendle Vale

PFI

1,050

16.8

Lancashire

Pendle Vale Special

PFI

100

5.9

Lancashire

Shuttleworth

PFI

1,050

18.6

Leeds

Allerton High

PFI

1,150

16.3

Leeds

Pudsey Grangefield

PFI

1,150

17.2

Leeds

Rodillian

PFI

1,250

18.3

Leeds

Allerton Grange

PFI

1,500

22.6

Leicester

Judgemeadow

PFI

1,200

15.9

Leicester

Soar Valley

PFI

1,300

20.2

Lewisham

Sedgehill

PFI

1,750

36.2

Manchester

Cedar Mount

Conv

900

14.1

Manchester

Melland Special

Conv

100

9.8

Manchester

Piper Hill Special

Conv

100

9.7

Manchester

Our Lady’s RC

Conv

750

11.4

Manchester

Meade Hill Special

Conv

50

5.3

Manchester

New Special School

Conv

100

9.7

Newcastle

Walbottle

PFI

2,150

27.6

Newcastle

Sir Charles Parsons Special

PFI

150

8.2

Sheffield

Newfield

PFI

1,150

18.3

Sheffield

Silverdale

PFI

1,200

20.7

Sheffield

Talbot Special

PFI

100

9.9

Solihull

Park Hall

PFI

1,400

22.2

Solihull

Smith’s Wood

PFI

1,400

23.6

Solihull

Lanchester

PFI

100

5.4

Waltham Forest

Bremer

PFI

900

20.1