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Shrewsbury High to close?

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Cuckoo10 · 26/07/2025 15:55

Pupil Numbers are down and they seem to have lost quite a few good members of staff recently. They’ve had to merge some of the classes apparently and the head has been sending out emails asking parents to complain more politely!!!! I’d be more worried that I was getting complaints rather than how they are phrased. Does anyone on the inside know? Although they usually tell the parents last?

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Em1972 · 26/07/2025 21:19

One for another day. Or 2, or 3 !

Cuckoo10 · 26/07/2025 19:54

Em1972 · 26/07/2025 19:28

Yep, classes are being merged. I think it's because the class sizes have been getting too small, so they're going to merge some of them.

Can only assume numbers are down like in a lot of private schools. There have been a few other issues though as well. Will have to see what pans out.

What other issues have been going on?

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Cuckoo10 · 26/07/2025 19:53

TheyFuckYouUpYourMamAndDad · 26/07/2025 17:10

What makes you think they are going to close?

Low pupil numbers and obviously they will be affected by taxes on private schools. I suppose they’ve got the GDST propping them up

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Em1972 · 26/07/2025 19:28

Yep, classes are being merged. I think it's because the class sizes have been getting too small, so they're going to merge some of them.

Can only assume numbers are down like in a lot of private schools. There have been a few other issues though as well. Will have to see what pans out.

TheyFuckYouUpYourMamAndDad · 26/07/2025 17:10

What makes you think they are going to close?

Cuckoo10 · 26/07/2025 16:36

Friends child is there and I’m thinking about it but obviously don’t want to move to a school that’s going to shut?

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Yesyourecorrect · 26/07/2025 15:58

Does your child attend the school?

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