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No snow day for majority of Wokingham schoolchildren – most schools OPEN

by Phil Creighton
March 18, 2018
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The return of the Beast From The East has brought snow to Wokingham borough – and ice is forecast for tomorrow.

As the snow has fallen over the weekend and a thaw is expected on Monday, schools are expecting to be open as normal – if any change their status, we will change the OPEN Monday to CLOSED Monday.

We will keep updating this list if any schools change their status from OPEN to CLOSED.

Some schools are advising that due to expecting icy weather pupils should wear appropriate footwear such as wellies.

  • Addington School – OPEN Monday CONFIRMED
  • All Saints Primary School – OPEN Monday registers open until 9.30am
  • Ambleside Cenre – OPEN Monday
  • Bearwood Primary School – OPEN Monday – CONFIRMED
  • Beechwood Primary School – OPEN Monday
  • Bohunt School – OPEN Monday
  • Charvil Piggott Primary – OPEN Monday 10am start – Please wear sensible shoes as not all areas will be ice free. Children arriving by school bus at the usual time should go to the library
  • Crazies Hill – OPEN Monday – Tennis taster day – PE kits needed!
  • Crosfields School – OPEN Monday
  • The Coombes – OPEN Monday
  • Dolphin School – OPEN Monday
  • Earley St Peter’s CofE School – OPEN Monday
  • Emmbrook Infant School – OPEN Monday
  • Emmbrook Junior School – OPEN Monday
  • The Emmbrook School – OPEN Monday – Wear sensible footwear
  • Evendons School – OPEN Monday
  • Farley Hill Primary School – OPEN Monday
  • Finchampstead Primary School – OPEN Monday
  • The Forest School – OPEN Monday from 10am
  • Foundry College – OPEN Monday
  • Gorse Ride Schools – OPEN Monday CONFIRMED beware of icy paths
  • Grazeley – OPEN Monday
  • Hatch Ride School – OPEN Monday CONFIRMED
  • Hawkedon Primary School – OPEN Monday – CONFIRMED – Bring packed lunch if arriving after 9.15am
  • Hawthorns Primary – OPEN Monday running club cancelled
  • High Close School – OPEN Monday
  • Hillside Primary School – OPEN Monday as normal – CONFIRMED
  • Highwood primary School – OPEN Monday – CONFIRMED
  • Holme Grange School – OPEN Monday
  • Keep Hatch Primary School – OPEN Monday CONFIRMED
  • Lambs Lane Primary – OPEN Monday
  • Luckley House – OPEN Monday “We anticipate that School will be open as usual”
  • Ludgrove School – No Information
  • Loddon Primary School – OPEN Monday – CONFIRMED
  • Maiden Erlegh School – OPEN Monday from 9.45am
  • Montague Park School – OPEN Monday
  • Nine Mile Ride Primary School – OPEN Monday CONFIRMED
  • Northern House School – CLOSED Monday – CONFIRMED
  • Oakbank School – OPEN Monday CONFIRMED
  • Oaklands Infant School – OPEN Monday
  • Our Lady’s Preparatory School – OPEN Monday
  • The Piggott School – OPEN Monday FROM 10am. Early arrivals to go to school library
  • Polehampton Infants – OPEN Monday – Registers close at 10am. Take care as it’s icy, stay on gritted paths
  • Radstock Primary School – OPEN Monday
  • Reading Blue Coat School, Sonning – OPEN Monday
  • Reddam House – OPEN Monday – School open today and school buses running, but may be slightly delayed due to traffic conditions
  • Rivermead Primary School – OPEN Monday
  • Saint Sebastian’s Primary – OPEN Monday –  planning on opening as usual
  • Shinfield Primary Schools – Nursery, infant and junior schools – OPEN Monday
  • Shinfield St Mary’s Junior School – OPEN Monday
  • Sonning CofE Primary School – OPEN Monday
  • South Lake Primary School – OPEN Monday Use front gate as not all paths can be cleared
  • St Crispin’s – OPEN Monday from 10am – Wear suitable footwear for ice The 39a bus will do first pick up at 9am and 39b at 9.15. Students should report to their p2 lessons on arrival.
  • St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School, Woodley – OPEN Monday CONFIRMED
  • St Nicholas Hurst – OPEN Monday
  • St Paul’s Wokingham – OPEN Monday – registrations until 10am. Murray Road gates open until 9.15am.
  • St Teresa’s Wokingham – OPEN Monday CONFIRMED
  • The Ambleside Centre, Woodley – OPEN Monday
  • The Bulmershe School, Woodley – OPEN Monday from 11.30am  Students are to go straight to their P3 lesson. Please wear appropriate footwear such as wellington boots or walking boots
  • The Colleton School – OPEN Monday School and Early Drop Off will be open as usual. Registration will be open until 10am to allow for difficult journeys
  • The Coombes Primary School – OPEN Monday
  • The Hawthorns Primary School – OPEN Monday
  • The Holt School – OPEN Monday – 9.30am start lessons will start period 2.
  • The Piggott School – OPEN Monday FROM 10am. Early arrivals to go to school library
  • Waingels College – OPEN Monday from 9.40am. Lessons will begin at 10am – period 2.
  • Walter Infant School – OPEN Monday registration open until 10am
  • Waverley School & Nursery – OPEN Monday
  • Wescott Infant School – OPEN Monday – from 10am
  • Westende Junior School – OPEN Monday
  • Wheatfield Primary School – OPEN Monday
  • Whiteknights Primary School – OPEN Monday AS NORMAL
  • Willow Bank Schools – OPEN Monday
  • Windmill Primary School – OPEN Monday
  • Winnersh Primary School – OPEN Monday
  • Woodley CofE Primary School – OPEN Monday – CONFIRMED>  Infants and F2 enter via courtyard. Junior children will enter via central area. Assembly will be later this morning.

 

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