Its sound like you may have to think about your question in another way. Treat it as an exception, are there other closed schools that have not retained detailed information?
One the Gov site there is very little about another couple of closed schools I know of. This may be government policy
thanks again for your rep
Culey Green school was originally Silvermere school, as far i recall the only thing that changed was the badge
on the front of the main hall building.
It was in effect the same school as previously, and as an ex pupil i never new why it was changed, still don't!
thanks for your response ann. this is what i have learnt so far. sorry if it seems a bit long i have tried to keep it as short as possible.
- in 1945, silvermere functioned as a junior and infant school.
- it opened as silvermere secondary around 1952 and closed in 1967
- Post-closure, it served as an annex to the Birmingham Teacher Training College
- small heath school occupied the premises until 1976
- solihull council leases silvermere school from birmingham council in 1978 for ten years. locals are very unhappy because their children are excluded from attending the school. questions are asked in the house of commons. this is a brief excerpt that adds a little context.
"In April of this year the Birmingham authority decided to lease Silvermere School to the Solihull authority for 10 years. That decision by the Birmingham authority caused an uproar in the locality and local residents mounted a strong campaign against it. They were backed by the local residents' associations, local councillors and myself. A petition was circulated and signed by hundreds of residents.
As early as September 1977, when the negotiations for the lease began, a public meeting was held on the issue and several hundred residents attended, as did the chairman of the Birmingham education authority. At that stage the residents were convinced that the decision had already been made by the local education authority and that the meeting was merely a public relations exercise. They also believed that real consultation never took place and that Silvermere School would not become part of the parental choice process in the education of their children."
- the school reopens as culey green in 1978 . throughout it 10 year life approximately 1000 pupils went through the school they were all brought on private coaches every morning. only 4 people from the local area got to attend as far as i am aware. i know this because i was one of them.
- if you are interested in this and want full context it is important to read the whole house of commons transcript here.
https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1978/jun/19/silvermere-school-sheldon#column_176