3/12/2010 - School closures update - Friday 3 December

Forty schools and nurseries, including eight secondary schools, have been forced to shut today (Friday 3 December) as the freezing conditions continue to grip many parts of the county.

Schools confirmed closed:

Alston Primary
Armathwaite School
Armathwaite Nursery Group
Asby Endowed
Beaconside
Bishop Harvey Goodwin
Bootle Primary
Brough Primary
Burgh by Sands
Caldew Lea
Caldew School, Dalston
Coniston
Culgaith School
Cummersdale School
Esthwaite Primary School
Gillford Centre, Carlisle
Gilsland
Great Orton
Hawkshead
High Hesket
James Rennie
John Ruskin
Keswick
Kirkby Stephen Grammar
Kirkby Stephen Primary
Lamplugh Primary
Little Luvs Nursery, Petteril Bank
Milburn School
Newlaithes Infants
Newlaithes Junior
Newman School
Newtown School
Petteril Bank School
Raughton Head
Richard Rose Central
Richard Rose Morton
Robert Ferguson
Samuel Kings
Shankhill
Skelton
St James Catholic Primary in Millom
St Michaels Primary, Dalston
Trinity School
Upperby Primary
Waberthwaite
Wiggonby
Yewdale School

The above list may be subject to change.

Parents and carers are urged to tune into local media or log onto their websites, including www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria, for the latest information on potential school closures in Cumbria on Monday.

A school's first priority in deciding whether to open will always be the health and safety of pupils and staff. The decision will be taken by the head teacher.

ENDS

Media enquiries to Media Officer Paul Bell on 01228 226337.