St Bees school to close
St Bees School, which has offered boarding and day education for more than four centuries, is to close in July according to a statement released today by the Board of Governors.
The 300 pupils, their parents, and staff were told this afternoon that a declining school roll, especially since the economic crisis in 2008, has made its financial position untenable.
In a letter to parents, chairman of governors Emeritus Professor Frank Woods said: “The governors have considered every possible solution. They wish to acknowledge publicly the untiring effort the headmaster and his team have put into our recent recruitment campaigns, both day and boarding."
It is a sad end to more than 400 years of local history.
The 300 pupils, their parents, and staff were told this afternoon that a declining school roll, especially since the economic crisis in 2008, has made its financial position untenable.
In a letter to parents, chairman of governors Emeritus Professor Frank Woods said: “The governors have considered every possible solution. They wish to acknowledge publicly the untiring effort the headmaster and his team have put into our recent recruitment campaigns, both day and boarding."
It is a sad end to more than 400 years of local history.
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on a personal note, when the school buildings were being repaired in the early 90's muggins made every one of the blocks
lots of other things do too, but they are mainly bits on peoples houses or their entire house.