THICK snow and treacherous driving conditions forced a number of schools in Suffolk to close today.
THICK snow and treacherous driving conditions forced a number of schools in Suffolk to close today.
Headteachers around the county had to decide first thing this morning whether or not to open their buildings.
Several other schools closed their doors at lunchtime as the weather deteriorated during the day.
The following schools will be shut:
Kelsale CEVCP, Saxmundham.
Warren School, Lowestoft.
Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham.
Chantry High School - closed at 1.30pm.
Claydon High School - closed at 1.30pm.
Sir Robert Hitcham, Framlingham.
Farlingaye High School, Woodbridge - closed at lunchtime.
St Edmunds Catholic Primary School, Bungay - closed at noon.
Helmingham Primary School, Stowmarket.
Wetheringsett Primary School, Stowmarket.
Bealings Primary School, Little Bealings.
Hadleigh Primary School.
Kersey Primary School.
Morland Primary School, Ipswich.
St Mark's Catholic Primary School.
Gusford Primary School - closed at 1.30pm.
Holbrook Primary School - closed at lunchtime.
Nacton Primary School - closed at lunchtime.
St Matthews Primary School.
Thomas Wolsey School - closed at lunchtime.
Broke Hall Primary School - pupils leaving school early.
St Pancras Catholic Primary School.
East Bergholt High School.
Hadleigh High School.
Kesgrave High School.
Westbourne High School, Ipswich.
Holbrook High School - closed at 12.45pm.
Northgate High School - closed at lunchtime.
Belstead Special School, Ipswich.
Heathside Special School, Ipswich.
Bedfield Primary School, Woodbridge.
Dennington Primary School, Woodbridge.
Easton Primary School, Woodbridge.
Hartismere High School, Eye.
Occold Primary School, Eye.
Stoke Ash Primary School, Eye.
Worlingworth Primary School, Woodbridge.
Beaumont Primary School, Hadleigh.
Bildeston Primary School.
Parkside PRU - closed at 1pm.
First Base PRU, Ipswich - but outreach still going ahead.
Charsfield Primary School, Woodbridge.
Gislingham Primary, Eye.
Palgrave Primary School, Diss.
Wickham Market Primary School.
Yoxford Primary, Saxmundham - to close at 1pm.
All Saints CEVAP, Laxfield - closed at 1pm.
Somerleyton Primary School, Lowestoft - closed at 1pm.
St Peter & St Paul Primary, Eye - closed at 1.30pm.
Bungay Middle - closed at 12.20pm.
Bungay High - closed at 1.45pm.
Debenham High - closed at 3pm.
Stradbroke Business and Enterprise College, Eye - closed at 1.30pm.
The Ashley Special School, Lowestoft - closed at 1.30pm.
WESTERN AREA
High Schools
Castle Manor, Haverhill.
County Upper, Bury St Edmunds.
Great Cornard Upper.
King Edward VI, Bury St Edmunds.
Mildenhall College of Technology.
Newmarket Upper.
Samuel Ward Upper, Haverhill.
St.Benedict's, Bury St Edmunds.
Stowmarket High.
Stowupland High.
Sudbury Upper.
Thurston Community.
Special Schools/PRUs
Albany Centre PRU, Bury St Edmunds.
Hampden House Hostel, Sudbury.
Hillside, Sudbury.
Kingsfield Centre, Stowmarket.
Mill Meadow, Newmarket.
Priory, Bury St Edmunds.
Riverwalk, Bury St Edmunds.
Middle Schools
All Saints, Sudbury.
Bacton.
Beyton.
Blackbourne, Bury.
Breckland, Brandon
Bungay Middle closed at 12.20pm. Children will be kept at school if their parents cannot be contacted.
Castle Hill, Haverhill.
Chalkstone, Haverhill.
Clare.
College Heath, Mildenhall.
Combs, Stowmarket.
Great Cornard.
Hardwick, Bury.
Horringer Court, Bury.
Howard, Bury.
Ixworth.
Needham Market.
Parkway, Haverhill.
Riverside, Mildenhall.
Scaltback, Newmarket.
St.Felix, Newmarket.
St.James, Bury.
St. Louis, Bury.
Stoke-by-Nayland.
Stowmarket.
Uplands, Sudbury.
Westley, Bury.
Primary Schools
Abbots Green, Bury St Edmunds.
Abbot's Hall, Stowmarket.
Acton.
All Saints, Newmarket.
All Saints, Lawshall.
Bacton.
Badwell Ash.
Bardwell.
Barningham.
Barrow.
Beck Row.
Bosmere.
Boxford.
Bures.
Burton End, Haverhill
Cangle, Haverhill.
Cavendish.
Cedar's Park.
Chilton, Stowmarket.
Clare.
Clements, Haverhill.
Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds.
Combs Ford, Stowmarket.
Coupals, Haverhill.
Creeting St Mary.
Exning.
Forest, Brandon.
Freeman, Stowmarket.
Glemsford.
Great Finborough.
Great Heath, Mildenhall.
Great Waldingfield.
Great Whelnetham.
Hardwick, Bury St Edmunds.
Hartest, Bury St Edmunds.
Haughley Crawfords.
Honington
Houldsworth Valley, Newmarket
Howard, Bury St Edmunds
Hundon
Ickworth Park
Ixworth
Kedington
Lakenheath
Laxfield Primary is open but is closing at 1pm today.
Lavenham
Long Melford
Mendham Primary is open but is closing at 12 noon today.
Mendlesham
Moulton
Nayland
Norton
Old Newton
Paddocks, Newmarket
Place Farm, Haverhill
Pot Kiln, Sudbury
Ringshall
Risby
Rougham OPEN
Sebert Wood, Bury St Edmunds OPEN
Sexton's Manor, Bury St Edmunds
Somerleyton Primary will close at 1.00pm
St.Edmund's Catholic, Bury St Edmunds OPEN
St Edmunds, Hoxne is open now but closing at 12 noon today
St.Edmundsbury CEVAP, Bury St Edmunds OPEN
St. Felix, Haverhill
St. Gregory, Sudbury
St.Louis, Newmarket
St.Mary's, Mildenhall
Stoke-by-Nayland
Thurlow
Tudor, Sudbury
Walsham-le-Willows
Wells Hall, Sudbury
West Row
Wickhambrook
Woodhall, Sudbury
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here