Special Needs Lynne Featherstone To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many special needs schools have been (a) opened and (b) closed in London in each of the last 10 years, broken down by borough; and if he will make a statement. Mr. Dhanda 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| | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------