SCHOOL CLOSURES March 8, 2018: Latest list from Lancashire County Council
According to the list, around 90 schools across Lancashire including Preston, Chorley, Accrington and the Ribble Valley are currently closed.
Reasons for the closures include adverse weather, staff struggling to get to school, problems with heating and dangerous icy conditions on the roads.
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Preston
Acorns Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Barnacre Road Primary School, Longridge Adverse Weather AM: Whole - whole school closurePM: Whole - whole school closure
Larches High School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdPreston Fishwick Primary School Adverse Weather, Only 1 teacher made it in to school due to adverse weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Longridge High School
St Cecilia's Catholic High School, Longridge
Chorley
Abbey Village Primary School Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdBrindle St James' Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Brinscall St John's Church of England/Methodist Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Buckshaw Primary School Adverse Weather, Snow, all roads in and out of Chorley are bad and gridlocked. Many staff stuck and unable to either leave home or get to school. Parents alerted 8:01am. AM: all - whole school closurePM: all - whole school closure
Chorley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdClayton Brook Primary School Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence, Adverse weather conditions - Snow - large number of staff unable to get into school. AM: Nurs, Rec, Y1,2,3,4,5,6 - whole school closurePM: Nurs, Rec, Y1,2,3,4,5,6 - whole school closure
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: all - whole school closurePM: all - whole school closure
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School Adverse Weather AM: YR-Y6 - whole school closurePM: YR-Y6 - whole school closure
Clayton-le-Woods Westwood Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdDuke Street Nursery School Adverse Weather, The school is closed for the morning session only. They will be OPEN for the afternoon session as scheduled. AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - school open
Gillibrand Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Highfield Primary School Adverse Weather AM: all - whole school closurePM: all - whole school closure
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Hide AdParklands Academy Adverse Weather, Snow conditions staff unable to get in and buses not collecting pupils. AM: 7 - 11 - whole school closurePM: 7 - 11 - whole school closure
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School. Chorley Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Southlands High School a Specialist Technology College Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School. Mawdesley Adverse Weather, Safety AM: R-Y6 - whole school closurePM: R-Y6 - whole school closure
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Hide AdSt Bede's Roman Catholic Primary School. Clayton Green Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School. Chorley Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Brindle Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdSt Michael's Church of England High School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Withnell Fold Primary School Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence, Dangerous driving conditions AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
South Ribble
Academy@Worden Adverse Weather, Closure due to heavy snow and treacherous road conditions AM: 7-11 - whole school closurePM: 7-11 - whole school closure
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Hide AdBalshaw's Church of England High School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School. Penwortham Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Coupe Green Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdGolden Hill Leyland Centre Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence, Unexpected heavy snowfall led to insufficient staff being able to get to school. AM: Reception- Y6 - whole school closurePM: Reception- Y6 - whole school closure
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather, Safety, Road conditions and school site adversely affected by snow. AM closure, PM to be reviewed. AM: N1-Y6 - whole school closurePM: N1-Y6 - school open
Leyland Methodist Infant School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdLostock Hall Academy Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence, The school is closed to pupils in Years 7 and 8 only. The remainder are in attendance as scheduled. AM: 7 and 8 - part school closurePM: 7 and 8 - part school closure
Our Lady and St Gerard's RC Primary School. Lostock Hall Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. Leyland Adverse Weather, Heavy snow fall restricted the numbers of staff able to reach school - it also led to the closure of other local schools and attending staff had to leave to collect their own children. Not enough staff to run the school safely AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Mary's Catholic High School, Leyland Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdSt Mary's RC High School & Sports College, Brownedge Adverse Weather, Snow in Bamber Bridge and surrounding areas meant there were not enough staff to safely run the school. School was open for Year 11 to use for supported study AM: 7-11 - whole school closurePM: 7-11 - whole school closure
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School. Walton-le-Dale Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
The Coppice School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Wellfield High School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdWhitefield Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Woodlea Junior School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
Hyndburn & Ribble Valley
Accrington Green Haworth Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather, Dangerous driving conditions. Staff members unable to attend. AM: R - 6 - whole school closurePM: R - 6 - whole school closure
Accrington St Peter's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather, Safety, School closed due to heavy snow and dangerous conditions on surrounding roads and pavements AM: YR-Y6 - whole school closurePM: YR-Y6 - whole school closure
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Hide AdBalderstone St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: all - whole school closurePM: all - whole school closure
Bolton By Bowland CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Broadfield Specialist School For Sen (Cognition and Learning) Adverse Weather, Safety, Closed to students but open for staff AM: Y7 - Y14 - whole school closurePM: Y7 - Y14 - whole school closure
Chatburn Church of England School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdChurch. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather, The school will now be OPEN for the afternoon session. AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - school open
Clayton Le Moors All Saints Primary School Adverse Weather AM: R-Y6 - whole school closurePM: R-Y6 - school open
Clitheroe Brookside Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Clitheroe Edisford Primary School Adverse Weather AM: ALL - whole school closurePM: ALL - whole school closure
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Hide AdClitheroe Royal Grammar School Adverse Weather AM: All Year groups - whole school closurePM: All Year groups - whole school closure
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish CofE Va Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Grindleton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdLangho and Billington St Leonard's CofE Primary School Adverse Weather AM: R-Y6 - whole school closurePM: R-Y6 - whole school closure
Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Mount Carmel RC High School a Specialist Science College Adverse Weather AM: 7 to 11 - whole school closurePM: 7 to 11 - whole school closure
No Unavoidable Closures
Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdOswaldtwistle Moor End Community Primary School Adverse Weather, Other*, SNOW AM: YR-Y6 - whole school closurePM: YR-Y6 - whole school closure
Oswaldtwistle School Adverse Weather, Safety, Excessive Staff Absence, unexpected heavy snow, roads and motorways affected, staff unable to travel, unsafe conditions AM: 7-11 - whole school closurePM: 7-11 - whole school closure
Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: R-6 - whole school closurePM: R-6 - whole school closure
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdRhyddings Business and Enterprise School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Ribblesdale Nursery School Adverse Weather, We have made the decision to close due to the adverse weather conditions and reports of road accidents near the school creating significant delays. Safety of children, families and staff is paramount. AM: Nursery - whole school closurePM: Nursery - whole school closure
Salesbury Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather, Adverse weather. Insufficient staff able to attend AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Adverse Weather, Staff notified HT of poor travel conditions en route. AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdSt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School. Langho Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School. Osbaldeston Adverse Weather AM: ALL - whole school closurePM: ALL - whole school closure
St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School. Accrington Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School. Great Harwood Adverse Weather, Staff notifying Head of dangerous road conditions AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdThe Hollins Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School. Dunsop Bridge Adverse Weather AM: ALL - whole school closurePM: ALL - school open
Rossendale
Bacup Nursery School Adverse Weather AM: ALL - whole school closurePM: ALL - whole school closure
Crawshawbooth Primary School Adverse Weather AM: FS to Y6 - whole school closurePM: FS to Y6 - whole school closure
West Lancashire
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Hide AdAughton Christ Church CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather, Heavy snowfall and dangerous driving conditions AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Aughton Town Green Primary School Adverse Weather, Snow AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: all - whole school closurePM: all - whole school closure
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Hide AdBurscough Bridge Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Burscough Bridge St John's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: YR-Y6 - whole school closurePM: YR-Y6 - whole school closureHeavy snowfall , roads gridlocked. Staff unable to get into school.
Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: ALL - whole school closurePM: ALL - whole school closure
Burscough Priory Science College Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdBurscough Village Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Cobbs Brow School Adverse Weather, THE ROADS AND PATHWAYS AROUND SCHOOL ARE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW AM: ALL - whole school closurePM: ALL - whole school closureALL YEAR GROUPS INCLUDING TINY AND LITTLE ACORNS
Crawford Village Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: N - Y6 - whole school closurePM: N - Y6 - whole school closureSchool closed due to adverse weather. Roads have not been gritted and are dangerous.
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Hide AdDelph Side Community Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Hillside Community Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Holmeswood Methodist School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Hope High School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdKingsbury Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Moorgate Nursery School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Ormskirk Asmall Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdOrmskirk School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Ormskirk West End Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All Years - whole school closurePM: All Years - whole school closure
Parbold Douglas Church of England Academy Adverse Weather, Snow AM: all - whole school closurePM: all - whole school closure
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: Whole School - whole school closurePM: Whole School - whole school closure
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Hide AdSkelmersdale Crow Orchard Primary School Adverse Weather AM: N-6 - whole school closurePM: N-6 - whole school closure
Skelmersdale Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School Adverse Weather AM: N-6 - whole school closurePM: N-6 - whole school closure
St Bede's Catholic High School, Ormskirk - a Spec Arts College Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Francis of Assisi School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdSt James' Catholic Primary School. Skelmersdale Adverse Weather, Unexpected heavy snowfall. School inaccessible. AM: YN-Y6 - whole school closurePM: YN-Y6 - whole school closure
St John's Catholic Primary School. Skelmersdale Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Wrightington Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Richard's Catholic Primary School. Skelmersdale Adverse Weather, Snow - staff unable to get in AM: N-Y6 - whole school closurePM: N-Y6 - whole school closure
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Hide AdSt Teresa's Catholic Primary School. Up Holland Adverse Weather, Due to adverse weather conditions, staff are unable to make their way into school. AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
St Thomas the Martyr Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Tarleton Academy Adverse Weather AM: 7-11 - whole school closurePM: 7-11 - whole school closure
Tarleton Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
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Hide AdWest Lancashire Community High School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closurePM: All - whole school closure
Westhead Lathom St James' Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: N - Y6 - whole school closurePM: N - Y6 - whole school closureUnexpected snowfall overnight. Not enough staff able to get in.