Derbyshire school to close after 100 years

A cash-strapped Derbyshire infant school is to close its doors after 100 years following a decision to save it plunging into debt.
By Christina Massey
Published 17th Nov 2022, 21:03 GMT
Updated 17th Nov 2022, 21:16 GMT
Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet made the call to close Wirksworth Infant School, in Harrison DriveDerbyshire County Council’s Cabinet made the call to close Wirksworth Infant School, in Harrison Drive
Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet made the call to close Wirksworth Infant School, in Harrison Drive

Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet made the call to close Wirksworth Infant School, in Harrison Drive, in a meeting on Thursday (November 17).

A consultation over the school’s future took place in September, after it was revealed it was likely to have a deficit of £128,130 by 2025 if it continued as it was.

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Deputy leader Councillor Simon Spencer, who attended the school as a boy, said it was a ‘sad day’ to see it close.

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