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SPECIAL SCHOOLS
The Authority is responsible for the following special schools:
Name of School Purpose for which Used
Gurney Educationally sub-normal
Elizabeth Fry Physically Handicapped
West Ham School for the Deaf Deaf and partially deaf
West Ham Open Air School Delicate children
(to 7th September, 1956)
GURNEY SPECIAL SCHOOL
This school caters entirely for educationally sub-normal pupils of all ages. The
capacity of the school is l60. The maximum number on the roll during the year was 149*
During the year 22 children were admitted by reason of educational retardation and 24 left.
The leavers were dealt with as follows
Fourteen left at 16 years No action
Six were notified to the local authority as requiring supervision
after leaving school.
One admitted to residential school0
Three removed from the district.
ELIZABETH TOY SPECIAL SCHOOL
This school caters entirely for physically handicapped pupils of all ages. At the
end of the year a communication was received by the Chief Education Officer from the Ministry,
of Education setting out the following revised accommodation figures for this school - all age
pupils 95; spastic unit 12.
The maximum number on the roll during the year was 86 of whom 25 were extra-district
children. During the year 17 children were admitted to the school on account of a physical
handicap, including 10 extra-district children; 18 West Ham children and 3 extra-district
children left the school. The West Ham leavers were disposed of as follows:-
Notified to local authority Section 57(3) 1
Returned to ordinary school 6
Allowed to leave school at 15 years 2
Left school at 16 years and reported to the Youth
Employment Officer as Disabled Juveniles 4
To residential school 1
Left the district 3
Unfit for school 1
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