'Very sad': Primary school with 8 kids in Reception will close this year

'Very sad': Primary school with 8 kids in Reception will close this year

The Wandsworth school is facing £215,000 in debt after using up its reserves in a bid to stay open

Primary school with only 8 kids in reception will close in 'very sad' decision - southlondon.co.uk

A South London primary school with only eight students in Reception will close at the end of summer term due to falling pupil numbers. Wandsworth Council’s Cabinet approved the closure of St Anne’s Church of England School, in Wandsworth, on Monday night (May 12), after agreeing it was no longer financially viable. The school’s governors proposed its closure in November after a dramatic decline in pupil numbers over the past five years resulted …