Two primary schools to close - but campaigners vow to fight on
- Islington Council will close two primary schools in August 2025.
- Falling pupil numbers cause less school funding, leading to budget deficits for schools.
- St Jude and St Paul's holds the smallest student body and Highbury Quadrant is more than half empty.
- Specifically, St Jude and St Paul's reports a 46% vacancy rate.
- The local authority proceeds with the closures while seeking broader solutions for inner London school funding.
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Town Hall to close two primary schools as pupil numbers fold - Islington Citizen
Families and teachers gather outside the Town Hall ahead of the closures verdict. Photograph: Josef Steen / free for use by LDRS partners Islington Council has confirmed it will close two of the borough’s primary schools in August, due to falling pupil numbers and rising financial deficits. Parents, children and teachers from St Jude and St Paul’s and Highbury Quadrant, determined to “save their schools”, marched to the Town Hall on Thursday ahe…
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