Snow Forces Schools To Close Around UK

Uk School Closures

Huffington Post UK   First Posted: 6/02/2012 11:21 Updated: 6/02/2012 11:21

As Britain attempts to get back on its feet after suffering heavy snowfall and blinding blizzards on Saturday night, schools are stumbling behind.

Broken boilers and teachers failing to make it into school are just some of the reasons listed on council websites for why schools are closed on Monday. Few are able to confirm whether or not they will be able to re-open on Tuesday.

Find out whether your local school has been affected from our list below:

  • One school closed in Bedford
  • No Berkshire schools have been reported as closed
  • All schools in Bristol are open
  • Buckinghamshire: Six schools closed
  • In Cambridgeshire, 12 schools are shut, with some not opening until 10am
  • Only one school in Cornwall is shut
  • Three schools in Derbyshire are closed, with parents advised to check individual schools.
  • There are currently no schools closed in Devon
  • Only one school in Dorset has been closed
  • Similarly, one one primary school in Durham is closed
  • In East Sussex, 20 schools are closed and a further 20 are partly closed
  • A total of 33 schools are closed in Essex
  • Three schools are closed in Gloucestershire
  • In Hampshire, two schools are shut
  • There are no reported school closures for Herefordshire
  • In Hertfordshire, 18 schools and one nursery are shut, with many more warning parents of icy and dangerous conditions
  • For Kent school closures, check the interactive map on its website
  • For Manchester, refer to the A to Z of school closures compiled by the council
  • A total of 31 schools in Norfolk: were shut on Monday. Many cited teachers being unable to get into work and site conditions unsafe as the reasons for failing to open.
  • Two schools in Oxfordshire are closed
  • There are no school closures in Staffordshire
  • No schools are closed in Somerset
  • Surrey: Two closed with two open with restrictions
  • In Suffolk, five schools are closed
  • For Yorkshire, check individual county council websites
  • Three schools shut in Warwickshire

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04:22 PM on 02/06/2012
What a nation of wimps we are becoming.Wished I could have had a day off because the boiler broke.We sat there in coats and scarves
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hismuse
03:54 PM on 02/06/2012
Poor Franky and Alo, still have to go to school in Bristol in the snow =)
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Kehlan Sutai Inigan
03:05 PM on 02/06/2012
how pathetic! I'm not that old (39) but I remember going to school (a ten minute walk to the bus stop followed by a 25 mile bus journey) with alot more snow on the ground than we have now. Us girls werent even allowed to wear trousers as they do now and we still had to go outside every playtime.
the snow is not the problem, its teachers using it as an excuse for a day off and schools not maintaining their heating systems and boilers... oh and probably a bit of health and safety in case a kid slips over in the snow or gets hit by a snowball on school premises.
02:36 PM on 02/06/2012
When I was young.. YOU GOT TO SCHOOL... snow / smog / bus strikes ...whatever, but you got there or there was trouble BIG TIME. Kids nowadays are spoilt rotten... taken and picked up/ H&S in playground/ no corporal punishment / no respect for teachers etc etc. And these are the adults of tomorrow.
02:57 PM on 02/06/2012
What a star you are, and did you live 8 miles from the school like my children do?
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Kehlan Sutai Inigan
03:08 PM on 02/06/2012
I lived 25 miles from my school and still went in snowy weather - and it was far worse than this years snow is! Admittedly its a bit hard for the kids to go if the school decides to close - thats just a bonus for the kids and a nightmare for the parents who have to take time off to stay home with the kids or find emergency childcare!
Stviej, you cant really blame the kids for this, its the schools fault, not theirs.
03:18 PM on 02/06/2012
Rose... dunno how far,... cant remember at my age... but it was a two hour walk and in those days you did it on your own too.
01:55 PM on 02/06/2012
What nonsense, Our school is open. The thaw kicked in sunday late morning and the snow has been melting ever since. As for boiler brakedowns where were the caretakers? Its their job to look after the boiler house's in the winter months. To busy not doing their jobs cos they mignt not get paid.
I am a school caretaker and I went in all over the weekend to check that the auto protection was up and running. In fact last year when we had -15 degs I went in every morning over the Christmas period to check and if needed run the plant for an hour just to lift the cold off. The school never droped below 10*c and at 7*c the boilers fire automaticaly but why wait.
The problem is that most schools become totaly abandond at the weekends and holiday periods, and it's the caretakers / site managers responsibillity to look after the school.
02:58 PM on 02/06/2012
You sound like a very conscientious individual, the very type all employers would want. Well done!
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Norman Mitchison
01:34 PM on 02/06/2012
Has Norfolk fallen off the map or buried under snow?
01:10 PM on 02/06/2012
A little bit of snow and this country grinds to a halt.I just hope there is never any real snow as this third world country could not cope.
01:08 PM on 02/06/2012
Is closing schools at the slightest snow fall a new thing in this country? I dod not recall any of this when I went to school.
01:34 PM on 02/06/2012
Neither dod I
12:38 PM on 02/06/2012
Piory School in Berkshire has shut due to power failure leaving them with no electric or heating
02:10 PM on 02/06/2012
Meant to add that it is in Berkshire (slough) opps
12:32 PM on 02/06/2012
Heavy snow? A few inches really, I think schools need to make a bigger effort to open because of the thousands of workers who will be forced to miss work. Perhaps they think that if they stay open the absentees will count against their attendance record