Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 April 2005. It was answered by Stephen Twigg (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 April 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many special schools have closed in (a) Coventry and (b) England since 1997.

Answer: Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many special schools have closed in (a) Coventry and (b) England since 1997. [224089] Mr. Stephen Twigg: Since 1997 281 special schools1 have closed in England. There were no special school closures2 in Coventry during this period. 1 Special schools include: Other independent special schools, community special schools, non-maintained special schools, foundation special schools and independent schools approved for SEN pupils. 2 The figures include special schools that closed as a result of the amalgamation or merger of two or more schools.

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