7/12/2010 - School closures - Tuesday 7 December

More than eighty schools and other educational establishments have been forced to close today (Tues 7 December) due to the continuing winter weather across Cumbria. These include twelve secondary schools.

Confirmed shut:

Ambleside

Ashfield Infants

Askam

Beckstone Primary, Harrington

Beetham

Black Combe

Boltons

Bookwell

Bransty

Broughton in Furness

Broughton, Kirkby in Furness

Burlington

Captain Shaw's

Carlisle College (partial closure)

Cartmel Priory

Chapel Street Infants & Nursery

Chetwynde School (Sec and Primary)

Coniston

Crosthwaite School, Lyth Valley

Dalton St Mary's

Dean Barwick

Derwent Vale

Dowdales

Ellenborough and Ewanrigg Infants

Ewanrigg Junior

Flookburgh

Frizington

Furness Academy

George Hastwell

George Romney Junior

Grange

Grasslot Infant

Great Orton

Goodly Dale

Haverigg Nursery

Haverigg Primary

Hawkshead Esthwaite

Holme St Cuthbert

Jack and Jill Playgroup, Dalton

John Ruskin

Kirkbride

Lamplugh

Low Furness

Mayfield

Millom Infants

Millom Secondary

Monkwray

Moresby

Newbridge House PRU, Barrow

Newton

Old Hutton

Ormsgill Nursery and Primary

Our Lady and St Patrick's

Our Lady of the Rosary

Park View Nursery

Pennington

Roose

Sandgate

Sandside Lodge

Settlebeck High

Storth

St Begas

St Benedict's

St Bernard's

St Bridget's

St Cuthbert's, Windermere

St Herbert's

St James' Primary, Millom

St Mary's, Windermere

St Michael's, Workington

St Patrick's, Endmoor

Thwaites

Ulverston Victoria High

Valley

Victoria Infants and Nursery, Barrow

Victoria Junior, Barrow in Furness

Walney

West Cumb Learning Centre (PRU), Distington West Lakes Academy Whitehaven (inc adult education) Windermere Junior Yarlside Nursery and Primary

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 tomorrow.

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.