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ELIZABETH PRY AND GURNEY SPECIAL SCHOOLS
These two Schools are considered together because the separation of function which
is proposed under the Development Plan whereby Elizabeth Pry becomes a school solely for
physically defective children, and Gurney caters entirely for educationally subnormal
children has not yet been fully implemented, and some educationally subnormal children are
still in attendance at the former. The combined capacity of the two schools is:
Educationally subnormal 200
Physically handicapped 80
The maximum numbers on the roll during the year were 200 and 80 respectively, of
whom 47 educationally subnormal and 19 physically handicapped were extra-district children.
EDUCATIONALLY SUB-NORMAL CHILDREN* During the year 43 West Ham children and 8 extradistrict
children were admitted to the two schools by reason of educational retardation, and
^3 West Ham children and 9 extra-district children left. The West Ham leavers were dealt
with as follows:-
Six left abl6 years. No action.
Twenty-five were notified to the Local Mental
Deficiency Authority, five under Section 57(3)
and twenty under Section 57(5) the Education
Act, 19H4.
Eight were admitted to a residential special school*
Three removed from the district.
One was transferred to the Physically Handicapped
side of the school.
Of the 9 extra-district children, 6 left school on attaining the age of l6 years,
two were found unsuitable for further education, and one removed from the area.
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. During the year 21 children were admitted to the
Elizabeth Pry Special School on account of a physical handicap, including 3 extra-district
children; l8 West Ham and 5 extra-district children left the school.
The West Ham leavers were disposed of as follows
Died 1
Returned to ordinary school 4
Totally unfit for any school 3
Left school at 16 years and reported
to the Youth Employment Officer as
Disabled Juveniles 8
Left district 2
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