Generally speaking, while Approved Schools most certainly used the cane considerably more frequently and more severe to eight strokes apparently- than you would associate with normal school caning, Court Lees was the exception to the rule where acceptable chastisement was taken well beyond the bounds of necessity.
It happened I was there ..thorp arch grange approved school from 1967 to 1971. They could do anything to you..I was canned at 10 – blood running down my legs ..margerite Hept Hospital in Thorp Arch sent Doctors over to take blood every week.. why I don’t know.. bad things going on.