Snow forces 42 school closures

Photo: Daryl Thorpe

St Patrick's Primary School in Foxholes is open despite the wintery scene outside.

This morning's heavy snow has forced a total of 40 schools across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale to close today (Tuesday 2 December).

The list includes ten secondary schools where staff have been unable to make long distance journeys into school. Treacherous driving conditions and heavy traffic across the borough have left members of staff and pupils stranded on their way into school. 

Pupils at Smithybridge and Sandbrook Primary Schools should note that their schools plan to re-open at 1pm.

Thousands of youngsters are now enjoying their day off, sledging and building snowmen.

The full list of school closures is as follows:

Primary

All Souls, Rochdale

Norden Primary School

Castleton Primary School

Holy Trinity, Littleborough

Hamer Primary School

Lowerplace Primary School

Our Lady & St Paul’s Primary School

Shawclough Primary School

Smithybridge Primary School (Planning to re-open at 1pm)

St Andrews Primary School

St Mary’s Balderstone

All Saints Primary School

St Edwards Primary School

Broadfield Primary School

Marland Hill Primary School

Moorhouse Primary School

St Johns RC Primary School

St John Fisher Primary School

Sandbrook Primary School (Planning to re-open at 1pm)

Woodland Primary School

Holy Family Primary School

Ashfield Valley

Heap Bridge

Middleton Parish

Meanwood

St Mary’s RC Littleborough

Kentmere

Milnrow Parish

Littleborough County Primary


Special Schools

Springside Special School, Rochdale

Redwood Special School, Rochdale

Newlands Special School, Rochdale



Secondary Schools

Siddal Moor

Oulder Hill

Heywood Community

Holy Family RC & CE College

Balderstone

Mattthew Moss

Middleton Technology School

Cardinal Langley RC High School

Wardle

St Cuthbert’s