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Leweston School to close after half-term, with pupils offered places elsewhere
Leweston School in Dorset will close after half-term and will not reopen.
The private school near Sherborne has nursery, preparatory, senior and sixth-form sections and was founded in 1891.
Government records list 577 pupils aged two to 19 at the co-educational Catholic boarding school.
Every pupil has been offered a place at another school in the Inspired Learning Group, including Clayesmore School and Sunninghill Prep.
The decision was announced with little notice, and a family member called it “outrageous”; some pupils were preparing university applications.
The alternative places are available from November 2, and families with questions about ILG schools can contact its parent support team.
Leweston School in Dorset will close after half-term and will not reopen.
The school said every pupil has been offered a place from Monday, November 2, at a school in the Inspired Learning Group.
The group includes Clayesmore School and Sunninghill Prep.
The school apologised to pupils, families and staff for the closure and the short notice.
One family member called the decision “outrageous” and said some pupils were preparing university applications.
- Who
- Leweston School, its pupils, families and staff.
- What
- The school will close after half-term and says every pupil has been offered a place at another Inspired Learning Group school.
- When
- It will not reopen after half-term; offered places begin Monday, November 2.
- Where
- Leweston School, near Sherborne in Dorset.
- Why
- Not stated.
Leweston School
A family member critical of the closure
Closure decision
Leweston School
The school said it would close after half-term and apologised for the short notice.
A family member critical of the closure
The family member called the decision “outrageous” and said some pupils were preparing university applications.
Notice given
Leweston School
The school said families and staff had been contacted directly.
A family member critical of the closure
The report said pupils had no prior warning and staff were informed only minutes before parents received the letter.
Leweston announced a partnership with Concept Education and the Catholic Schools’ Trust.
The school announced that it would not reopen after half-term.
Offered places at Inspired Learning Group schools are due to begin.
- School
- Leweston School
- Location
- Near Sherborne, Dorset
- Pupils
- 577 pupils aged between two and 19
- Closure
- Will not reopen after half-term
- Alternative places
- Every pupil was offered a place from Monday, November 2, within the Inspired Learning Group
- Group schools named
- Clayesmore School and Sunninghill Prep
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What people are saying
We are very sorry for what this means for our pupils, their families and our staff, and for how little notice we have been able to give.
Every Leweston pupil has been offered a place from Monday, November 2, at a school in the Inspired Learning Group, which includes Clayesmore School and Sunninghill Prep
outrageous