Hampshire schools closed: Live updates as Storm Ciarán forces schools to close due to severe weather
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A number of schools have already announced they will be shut due to severe bad weather and as a safety measure.
Hampshire schools closed: Live updates as Storm Ciarán forces schools to close due to severe weather
Key Events
- Schools have announced their closure on Thursday due to Storm Ciarán
- Severe weather and safety is the reason schools are closing
- See updated list of schools closing across the area
Will schools be open again on Friday?
No schools have yet announced they will not be open as the storm subsides. See the latest on the county council website here:
Updated list of schools closed
These schools are closed in Portsmouth today:
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy
Ark Charter Academy
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
Beacon View Primary Academy
Bramble Infant School and Nursery
Castle View Academy
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Copnor Primary School
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Cottage Grove Primary School
Court Lane Infant Academy
Court Lane Junior Academy
Craneswater Junior School
Devonshire Infant School
Fernhurst Junior School
Gatcombe Park Primary School
Highbury Primary School
King’s Academy College Park (Infant)
King’s Academy College Park (Junior)
King’s Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
King’s Academy Northern Parade (Junior)
Langstone Infant School
Langstone Junior Academy
Manor Infant and Nursery School
Mary Rose Academy
Mayfield School
Meon Infant School
Meon Junior School
Milton Park Primary School
Miltoncross Academy
Moorings Way Infant School
New Horizons Primary School
Penbridge Infant School & Nursery
Penbridge Junior School
Portsdown Primary School
Priory School
Redwood Park Academy
Solent Infant School
Solent Junior School
Southsea Infant School
Springfield School
St George’s Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
St John’s Cathedral Catholic Primary School
St Jude’s CofE Primary School
St Paul’s Catholic Primary School
St Swithun’s Catholic Primary School
Stamshaw Infant Academy
Stamshaw Junior School
The Flying Bull Academy
The Harbour School
The Portsmouth Academy
The Victory Primary School
The Wymering School
Trafalgar School
Westover Primary School
Wimborne Primary School
Schools remaining open today
These have been confirmed as:
Cumberland Infant School
Medina Primary School
St Edmund’s Catholic School
UTC Portsmouth
Schools confirmed as closed in Portsmouth
Here's the latest list of closures but the council said more could close:
Admiral Lord Nelson School Beacon View Primary Bramble Infant school and Nursery Castle View Academy Copnor Primary School Corpus Christi Cottage Grove School Court Lane School Craneswater Junior School Devonshire Infant School Fernhurst School Gatcombe Park Primary King’s Academy College Park Infant and Junior King’s Academy Northern Parade Infant and Junior Langstone Infant Langstone Junior Manor Infant and Nursery School Mayfield Miltoncross Portsdown Primary School St John’s Cathedral Catholic Primary St Jude’s Church of England Primary School St Pauls Catholic Primary St Swithun’s Catholic Primary School The Portsmouth Academy The Victory Primary Trafalgar School Westover Primary
Portsmouth City Council issue update on schools
The council said: "The council has recommended schools review their business continuity plan and staff plans to assess whether they can open on Thursday 2 November.
"The following schools have contacted the Council to inform us they are closing, however there maybe others not listed. Schools will contact parents directly if they feel they need to close."
Schools closure list
Hampshire County Council has been updating its list of the schools closing on Thursday.
See the latest closures here: