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Age Distribution
West Ham Extra District
Age 5 years 1 1
„ 6 „ 7 —
„ 7 „ 8 6
„ 8 „ 8 3
„ 9 „ 9 —
„ 10 „ 22 3
„ 11 „ 15 5
„ 12 „ 24 3
„ 13 „ 14 3
„ 14 „ 18 4
„ 15 „ 9 5
„ 16 „ 4 -
Totals 139 33
These intelligence quotients obtained by standardised
methods of testing, are regarded as a fairly reliable indication
of a child's general intellectual ability; the higher the quotient,
the greater the ability—100 represents the normal average for
the age and they are found in practice to remain remarkablyconstant
during the whole period of development. The children
with the lowest I.Q.'s are in the special schools for a trial
period, usually in consequence of an opinion expressed by the
Medical Officer of the Mental Deficiency Authority, that they
are not certifiable under the Mental Deficiency Acts. The
children are given at least a full term's trial, at the end of
which a report is submitted by the Head Teacher, the children
are tested by the educational psychologist and a further examination
is made by the medical officer. If the reports of the three
officers agree that the children are ineducable, then appropriate
action is taken under Section 57(3) of the Education Act, 1944.
The children with the higher intelligence quotients are usually
in the school because of some temperamental peculiarity which
renders special educational treatment in ordinary schools
unusually difficult; or because of a greater degree of educational
retardation than their intelligence would warrant; or for some
other special reason. With the appointment of a whole-time
educational psychologist it may be possible to help the teachers
to deal with some of these in ordinary schools.
Physically Handicapped Children
During the year 24 children were admitted to Grange Road
Special School on account of a physical handicap, including
6 extra district children, and 8 West Ham and 1 extra district
child left the school. The leavers were disposed of as follows:
87