Second private school in Wales faces closure as pupil numbers fall

Second private school in Wales faces closure as pupil numbers fall

Oakleigh House School in Swansea proposed to shut its doors after more than a century

Swansea independent school Oakleigh House to close

A spokesperson for Cognita said: “This week we shared some difficult news with our families and staff about the proposal to close Oakleigh House School. “We carried out a comprehensive review of the school’s sustainability in light of local demographic trends and a changing economic environment, which sadly concluded that pupil numbers are expected to continue to fall to an unsustainable level in the next academic year. “We will do everything we…