THE axe has fallen on more than 100 schools in the North West as part of the Con/Dem Coalition Government’s cuts in public spending.
Exactly 104 schools which were due to be built from new or completely refurbished have now been told they must pay the price for the banker’s recession.
Doubts hang over the future of dozens more, including controversial Academies, which Education Secretary Michael Gove says will now be subject to further discussion.
Worst hit in the region is Liverpool where plans for 25 new or refurbished schools have been stopped in their tracks.
Next come Lancashire, Halton and Blackpool where plans for each to get 10 new or refurbished schools have also been axed.
The decision by the Conservative/Lib Dem coalition means disappointment for thousands of children, parents and staff who had been eagerly looking forward to new or dramatically improved facilities and classrooms.
North West TUC Regional Secretary Alan Manning said: “Children are now paying the price for the banker’s recession as a result of this shocking decision which will have major implications both for our economic recovery and the building industry, and for our future prosperity as a skills-based economy.”
Mr Gove, a former journalist with the Times, said he had axed the previous Labour Government’s £55 billion, 20-year-long Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, because of “massive overspends, tragic delays, botched construction projects and needless bureaucracy”.
Gove tried to deliberately minimise the impact of the BSF programme by claiming that just 96 new schools had been built nationwide, when in fact, 180 schools have benefited through improved IT, refurbished premises or a whole new school building. Work has been completed on 180 schools and teachers and students are using the new or redeveloped premises right now.
But in future, as a result of the spending axe, other children and their teachers will be forced to try and learn in substandard classrooms which had been due for either replacement or refurbishment.
A Whitehall source said the whole process of scrapping BSF had been “bloody chaos”, according to the Guardian.
Below is the impact on North West local authorities listed by the Department for Education and Science
Blackpool – 10
Beacon Hill High Stopped PFI
Bispham High Stopped
Collegiate High Stopped
Grange – Blackpool Stopped
Highfurlong Stopped
Montgomery High Stopped
Palatine High Stopped PFI
Park School Stopped
St. George C of E High Stopped
Woodlands – Blackpool Stopped
Highfield High Sample – for discussion PFI
Mountford centre Sample – for discussion
St. Mary’s Catholic High Sample – for discussion
Bolton – 7
Bolton St Catherines Academy Unaffected
Essa Academy Unaffected
Kearsley Academy Academy – for discussion
Bolton Muslim Girls School Stopped
Ladybridge High School Stopped
Little Lever Specialist Language College Stopped
Rumworth Special School Stopped
Sharples School Stopped
Smithills Stopped
Westhoughton High Stopped PFI
Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire 4 Noodford Lodge Academy – for discussion
University of Chester Cof E Academy Academy – for discussion
Halton – 10
Halton High School Academy – for discussion
Ashley School Stopped
Cavendish Stopped
Chestnut Lodge School Stopped PFI
Fairfield High School – (Proposed for closure) Stopped
St Peter and St Paul Catholic High School Stopped
StChad’s Catholic High School Stopped
The Bankfield School Stopped PFI
The Bridge (KS3 PRU) Stopped
The Gateway (KS4 PRU) Stopped
The Heath School Stopped PFI
The Grange Comprehensive High School Sample – for discussion PFI
Wade Decon High School Sample – for discussion
Knowsley
Christ the King Catholic and C of E Centre for Learning Open (09/2009) PFI
Halewood Centre for Learning Open (06/2009) PFI
Kirkby Community LC1/LC3 Open (09/2009) PFI
Kirkby RC LC2 Open (09/2009) PFI
Knowsley Central Community LC6 Open (09/2009) PFI
Knowsley Central RC LC7 Open (01/2010) PFI
South Huyton Community LC5 Open (09/2009) PFI
Highfield SEN Unaffected
SEN at Kirkby Community LC Unaffected PFI
Lancashire – 10
Accrington Academy Unaffected
Fulwood Academy Unaffected
Burnley Sixth form Open (09/2008) PFI
Marsden Heights Open (04/2010) PFI
Pendle Vale Open (09/2008) PFI
Pendle Vale GLD Open (09/2008) PFI
Shuttleworth Open (09/2008) PFI
Sir John Thursby Open (09/2009) PFI
Special D, Sir John Thursby Open (09/2008) PFI
Barnoldswick West Craven Stopped
Colne Park High Stopped
Colne Primet Stopped
Haslingden High Stopped
Mount Carmel RC High Stopped
Norden High Stopped
Oswaldtwistle PRU Stopped
Rhyddings Stopped
SS John Fisher & Thomas More Stopped
Tor View Stopped
Blessed Trinity Unaffected
Hameldon Unaffected PFI
Hameldon (SEN) Unaffected PFI
Unity Unaffected PFI
Liverpool – 25
De La Salle Academy – Liverpool Academy – for discussion
Enterprise South Liverpool Academy Academy – for discussion
Lower Lee Open (09/2009)
Abbots Lea Stopped
Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College Stopped PFI
Archbishop Blanch CofE VA High School Stopped PFI
Ashfield Stopped
Bellerive Stopped
Bluecoat Stopped
Broadgreen Stopped
Calderstones Stopped
Childwall school Stopped
Clifford Holoroyde Stopped
Fazackerley Stopped
Holly Lodge Girls School Stopped
Mill Road Stopped
Notre Dame Catholic School Stopped
Palmerston Special School Stopped
Parklands Stopped
Redbridge High School Stopped
Sandfield Park PRU Stopped
Shorefields – Liverpool Stopped
St Edwards Stopped
St Francis Xavier College Stopped
St Hildas Stopped PFI
St John Bosco Stopped
St Julies Stopped
St Margarets Stopped
Alsop Unaffected
Broughton Hall Unaffected
Cardinal Heenan Unaffected
Ernst Cookson Unaffected
Gateacre Unaffected
Hope Unaffected
King David (J) Unaffected
West Derby Unaffected
Manchester
Communications Academy Unaffected
Creative & Media Academy (Boys) Unaffected
Creative & Media Academy (Girls) Unaffected
East Manchester Academy Unaffected
Health Academy Unaffected
Manchester Enterprise Academy Unaffected
The Co-operative Academy Unaffected
Buglawton Hall Open (11/2009)
Castlefield Open (05/2010)
Cedar Mount Open (09/2008)
Meade Hill Open (11/2009)
Melland Open (09/2008)
Newall Green Open (09/2008)
North Ridge SEN – Manchester Open (02/2009)
Our Lady’s RC Open (02/2009)
Piper Hill Open (11/2009)
St Pauls Open (09/2008)
St. Matthew’s RC Open (01/2009)
Wright Robinson Open (09/2007)
Abraham Moss Unaffected
Barlow Unaffected
Buglawton SEN Residential Unaffected
Burnage Media Arts College Unaffected
Chorlton Unaffected
Inclusion Centre 1 – Manchester Unaffected
Inclusion Centre 2 – Manchester Unaffected
King David High Unaffected
Lancasterian Unaffected
Levenshulme [Girls] Unaffected
New Sen – Manchester Unaffected
Parrs Wood Unaffected
Southern Cross Unaffected
St. Peters Unaffected
St. Thomas Aquinas RC High Unaffected
The Grange Unaffected
Trinity C of E High Unaffected
Whalley Range High Unaffected
Oldham – 8
Oasis Oldham Academy Academy – for discussion
The Waterhead Academy Academy – for discussion
Blue Coat CE Stopped
Crompton House Stopped
Hathershaw Tech Stopped
New BESD Special School Stopped
New Bridge Stopped
PRU – Oldham Stopped
Royton & Crompton Stopped
Saddleworth Stopped PFI
New RC School Sample – for discussion PFI
North Chadderton Sample – for discussion
Oldham Academy North Academy – for discussion
Rochdale
St Anne’s Academy Unaffected
Balderstone – (Proposed for closure) Unaffected
Brownhill Special School Unaffected
Cardinal Langley RC High Unaffected
Darnhill PRU Unaffected
Falinge Park High Unaffected PFI
Heywood – (Proposed for closure) Unaffected
Hollingworth High Unaffected PFI
Holy Family VA Unaffected
Kingsway Park Unaffected
Mathew Moss High Unaffected
Middleton Tech Unaffected
Oulder Hill Community Unaffected
Redwood – ICT ONLY Unaffected
Saxon Hall PRU Unaffected
Siddal Moor Unaffected
Springhill – (Proposed for closure) Unaffected
St. Cuthberts’s RC High Unaffected
Wardle Unaffected PFI
Salford
Hope Academy Unaffected
Albion Unaffected
All Hallows RC High Unaffected
Broadwalk PRU + Unaffected
Buile Hill Unaffected
Chatsworth Unaffected
Eccles & Irlam Unaffected
Grosvenor Unaffected
Harrop Fold Unaffected
Irlam & Cadishead Unaffected PFI
Moorside High Unaffected
New Park Unaffected
Oakwood High Unaffected
Oasis Media City UK Academy Unaffected
St Ambrose Barlow RC Unaffected PFI
St Georges RC High Unaffected
St Patricks RC High Unaffected PFI
Swinton High Unaffected
The Swinton High/Moorside Unaffected PFI
Walkden High Unaffected PFI
Wentworth High Unaffected
Sefton – 9
St Wilfrid’s Catholic High Stopped
Chesterfield High Stopped
Crosby High Special Stopped
Hillside High Stopped
Impact KS4 PRU Stopped
Meols Cop Stopped
Presfield Special Stopped
Savio Salesian College Stopped
St George’s CE Stopped
Litherland High School Unaffected
St Helens – 7
Hope Academy Unaffected
Sutton High Academy Academy – for discussion
Cowley Language College Open (09/2009)
Catholic Learning Campus Stopped PFI
Haydock Stopped PFI
KS3 / KS4 PRU Stopped
Lansbury Bridge Stopped
Mill Green Stopped
Penkford Stopped
Rainhill High Stopped
De La Salle – St Helens Sample – for discussion
Rainford High Technology Sample – for discussion PFI
Tameside – 7
Droylsden Academy Unaffected
New Charter Academy Unaffected
Alder Open (04/2010)
All Saints RC Language College Stopped
Audenshaw School Stopped
Copley High School Stopped
Fairfield High School for Girls Stopped
Longdendale Language College Stopped
St Thomas Moore RC Maths & Computing College Stopped
West Hill Science College Stopped
Astley Sports Unaffected
Cromwell Unaffected
Dale Grove (KS3/PRU at Hyde) Unaffected PFI
Globe Lane (KS4/PRU) Unaffected PFI
Hyde Tech Unaffected PFI
KS3 PRU Unaffected
Mossley Hollins Unaffected PFI
New Denton Unaffected PFI
Samuel Laycock Special Unaffected
St Damians Ashton Unaffected PFI
Trafford
Trafford Academy Academy – for discussion
St. Ambrose College Unaffected
Warrington – 6
Culcheth High School Open (07/2010)
Fox Wood Special School Stopped
Green Lane Community Special School Stopped
Lysander Community High School Stopped
Penketh High School Stopped PFI
Sir Thomas Boteler C of E High School Stopped
William Beamont Community High School Stopped PFI
Wigan – 5
Abraham Guest High School Open (04/2010)
14-19 centre Stopped
Bedford Stopped
Hindley Stopped PFI
Lowton/Golborne Stopped PFI
Westleigh Stopped
Wirral
Birkenhead High School Academy Academy – for discussion
Woodchurch High School Unaffected
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Jane Rogers, grandmother
The Lib Dems in Liverpool should be hung out to dry for this – they are the ones to blame for every classroom that wont now get improved. Disgusting.