SCHOOLS across Chorley and South Ribble are currently closed due to the weather.
On the Lancashire County Council website, it lists the names of schools that are shut due to the snow.
Southlands shut, Charnock Richard Primary shut, Charnock Richard Pre-school OPEN well done to the staff @ChaRicPreSchool
— Paul Leadbetter (@paul_leadbetter) March 8, 2018
They are:
Chorley
Abbey Village Primary School Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Brindle St James' Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Brinscall St John's Church of England/Methodist Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Buckshaw Primary School Adverse Weather, Snow, all roads in and out of Chorley are bad and gridlocked. Many staff stuck and unable to either leave home or get to school. Parents alerted 8:01am. AM: all - whole school closure
PM: all - whole school closure
Chorley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Clayton Brook Primary School Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence, Adverse weather conditions - Snow - large number of staff unable to get into school. AM: Nurs, Rec, Y1,2,3,4,5,6 - whole school closure
PM: Nurs, Rec, Y1,2,3,4,5,6 - whole school closure
Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: all - whole school closure
PM: all - whole school closure
Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School Adverse Weather AM: YR-Y6 - whole school closure
PM: YR-Y6 - whole school closure
Clayton-le-Woods Westwood Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Duke Street Nursery School Adverse Weather, The school is closed for the morning session only. They will be OPEN for the afternoon session as scheduled. AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - school open
Gillibrand Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Highfield Primary School Adverse Weather AM: all - whole school closure
PM: all - whole school closure
Parklands Academy Adverse Weather, Snow conditions staff unable to get in and buses not collecting pupils. AM: 7 - 11 - whole school closure
PM: 7 - 11 - whole school closure
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School. Chorley Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Southlands High School a Specialist Technology College Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School. Mawdesley Adverse Weather, Safety AM: R-Y6 - whole school closure
PM: R-Y6 - whole school closure
St Bede's Roman Catholic Primary School. Clayton Green Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School. Chorley Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Brindle Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
St Michael's Church of England High School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Withnell Fold Primary School Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence, Dangerous driving conditions AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
South Ribble
Academy@Worden Adverse Weather, Closure due to heavy snow and treacherous road conditions AM: 7-11 - whole school closure
PM: 7-11 - whole school closure
Balshaw's Church of England High School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School. Penwortham Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Coupe Green Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Higher Walton Church of England Primary School Adverse Weather, Safety, Road conditions and school site adversely affected by snow. AM closure, PM to be reviewed. AM: N1-Y6 - whole school closure
PM: N1-Y6 - school open
Leyland Methodist Infant School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Leyland St Andrew's Church of England Infant School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Lostock Hall Academy Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence, The school is closed to pupils in Years 7 and 8 only. The remainder are in attendance as scheduled. AM: 7 and 8 - part school closure
PM: 7 and 8 - part school closure
Our Lady and St Gerard's RC Primary School. Lostock Hall Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. Leyland Adverse Weather, Heavy snow fall restricted the numbers of staff able to reach school - it also led to the closure of other local schools and attending staff had to leave to collect their own children. Not enough staff to run the school safely AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
St Mary's Catholic High School, Leyland Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
St Mary's RC High School & Sports College, Brownedge Adverse Weather, Snow in Bamber Bridge and surrounding areas meant there were not enough staff to safely run the school. School was open for Year 11 to use for supported study AM: 7-11 - whole school closure
PM: 7-11 - whole school closure
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School. Walton-le-Dale Adverse Weather, Excessive Staff Absence AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
The Coppice School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Wellfield High School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Whitefield Primary School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Woodlea Junior School Adverse Weather AM: All - whole school closure
PM: All - whole school closure
Regrettably, due to many staff being unable to make it into school, we have decided to close the school for the day. We will arrange for children to be sent home shortly. If a pupil has any concerns about getting home safely, there will be staff present on site.
— Balshaw's CE High (@Balshawscehigh) March 8, 2018
Do you know of any other school closures in Chorley or just send us your snowy scenes in the area then email robert.kelly@nqnw.co.uk
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