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Schools: Milton Keynes

Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what spare capacity there is in schools maintained within Milton Keynes unitary authority area, broken down by (a) year group and (b) school. [187180]

Jim Knight [holding answer 20 February 2008]: The Department collects data on surplus school places broken down by school via an annual survey. The most recent data available relate to 2007. The Department does not collect data on surplus school places broken down by year group.

The tables show the number of surplus places in primary and secondary schools in Milton Keynes as at 1 January 2007.


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Primary schools
School name Surplus school places

Abbeys Primary School

146

Ashbrook School

0

Bishop Parker Catholic School

3

Bow Brickhill C/E Primary School

12

Bradwell Village School

66

Brooksward School

70

Broughton Fields Primary School

169

Bushfield School

65

Caroline Haslett School

0

Castlethorpe First School

6

Cedars Combined School

94

Chestnuts Primary School

76

Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School (VA)

108

Cold Harbour CE School

9

Downs Barn First School

11

Drayton Park School

60

Eaton Mill Primary School

5

Emberton School

11

Emerson Valley School

60

Falconhurst School

0

Germander Park School

5

Giffard Park Primary School

97

Gilesbrook Primary School

3

Glastonbury Thorn School

0

Great Linford Primary School

77

Green Park School

0

Greenleys First School

1

Greenleys Junior School

14

Hanslope Primary School

52

Haversham Village School

26

Heelands School

21

Heronsgate School

19

Heronshaw School

0

Holmwood school

40

Holne Chase Primary School

20

Howe Park School

13

Kents Hill School

11

Knowles Infant School

56

Knowles Junior School

42

Langland Community School

83

Lavendon School

23

Long Meadow School

2

Loughton Manor First School

0

Loughton School

0

Meadfurlong School

17

Merebrook Infant School

14

Middleton Primary School

80

MKC Water Hall Primary School

145

Monkston Primary School

1

Moorland Infant School

13

New Bradwell School

116

New Chapter Combined School

105

Newton Blossomville CE School

5

North Crawley CE School

23

Oldbrook First School

21

Olney Infant School

55

Olney Middle School

6

Orchard School

44

Oxley Park Primary

145

Penwith School

18

Pepper Hill First School

34

Portfields Combined School

129

Priory Common School

13

Queen Eleanor Primary School

65

Rickley Junior School

91

Rivers Infant School

12

Russell Street School

14

Shepherdswell School

38

Sherington CE

19

Simpson School

82

Southwood School

77

St. Andrew’s CE Infant

24

St. Bernadette’s

259

St. Mary and St. Giles CE Junior School

27

St. Mary’s Wavendon CE Primary

22

St. Thomas Aquinas RC Primary School

0

St. Mary Magdalene School

0

St. Monica’s Catholic Primary

0

Stanton School

53

Stoke Goldington First School

25

Summerfield School

34

The Willows School and Early Years Centre

11

Tickford Park Primary

57

Two Mile Ash School

0

Wavendon Gate School

43

Wellsmead Infant School

78

Wellsmead Junior School

60

Willen Primary School

0

Wood End First School

0

Wyvern School

42

Total

3,693


Secondary schools
School name Surplus school places

St. Paul’s Catholic School

0

Denbigh School

0

Stantonbury Campus

0

Lord Grey School

14

Walton High

20

Ousedale School

24

Leon School and Sports College

78

Shenley Brook End Secondary

128

The Radcliffe school

241

Sir Frank Markham Community

330

Hazeley Secondary School

524

Oakgrove School

615

Total

1,974

Source:
2007 Surplus Places Survey

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if he will make a statement. [187162]

Beverley Hughes: No recent discussions have taken place between the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and the Home Office about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, officials in both Departments continue to work closely together, building on the positive progress already made in implementing the convention and preparing for the UK’s periodic oral examination by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, which is due to take place in Geneva this autumn.

Young People: Carers

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) schools identify young carers amongst their students and (b) that they liaise with carers’ organisations and local authorities in order to meet the needs of those students. [187824]


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