Ministry of Education,Curzon Street,London, W.I20th.May, 1955.A/0768/2/210/MDB1. Staffordshire.2. Barton-under-Needwood Proposed County Secondary SchoolNo.456 S.37/456/12Sir,With reference to Mr.Oxspring's letter of 9th.May, 1955, I am directed bythe Ministry of Education to say that, all the requirements of Section 13(3) of theEducation Act, 1944 as amended by Section 16 of the Education (MiscellaneousProvisions) Act, 1953, having now been duly fulfilled, he has considered theproposal submitted by the Local Education Authority for the establishment of anew County Secondary School for abour 600 children, mainly between the agesof II and 15 years, at Barton-under-Needwood, and hereby approves theproposal under Section 13(4) of the Act.I am, Sir,Your obedient Servant,P.R.Bartlett.To the Local Education Authority-( NOTE. The typist should have put " Minister of Education " in the second line. )The Ministry of Education gives its approval to the proposal