List of primary school closure areas

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I will be working in a Haringey school travelling from southwark. Absolute madness.
Oh BTW Haringey has one of the highest deprivation rates its a very poor area (certainly not full of yummy mummies)

I can't believe people are still calling for schools to be closed! My children need their education, once everything else is closed then and only then should schools close.

@Eng123 mostly everting is closed what else can they close in tier 4 areas?

My children need their education, once everything else is closed then and only then should schools close

Fuck teachers and school staff eh.

The glaring question is: what happens when the rates all rise in the neighbouring councils? This is the whole problem with tiers - we can't get out, just sucked further in. Now the ground's set they can quietly add more areas to the contingency list whenever they like, without a fuss, and you'll only know when your school sends you a text on Sunday night.

Those primaries that are open but surrounding areas closed it may well be because in the past few months they have had lower cases within the school even though cases outside are higher? Just a guess

Thanks v much for posting this OP

Oh well, at least we know now and not just endless speculation.

DC1 is in year 2 and I really cannot bear the thought of endless months off at home; I am a key worker, DH is not, but we are hopefully going to see if DC1 can still go to school!

@Eng123 completely agree with you. Gutted that our school is on the 'not opening' list as are a huge number of others.

DC1 is in year 2 and I really cannot bear the thought of endless months off at home; I am a key worker, DH is not, but we are hopefully going to see if DC1 can still go to school!

That's not very helpful? The rate won't get any better with more mixing will it. I still think it should be two KW to qualify or what's the point? We could all argue that.

@Eng123

I can't believe people are still calling for schools to be closed! My children need their education, once everything else is closed then and only then should schools close.

Everything else in Tier 4 is closed!

There is nothing left to close except schools. Everything else is essential (e.g., supermarkets)

I can see both sides of the argument on closing schools BUT if you ARE going to close schools in most of London, it makes no sense to keep a few isolated boroughs open.

Agree with pp about it should be schools in all London boroughs/Tier 4 areas.

@dreamingbohemian I would say schools are essential too. Certainly for some children.

I would say schools are essential too. Certainly for some children

They are open for the children they are essential for.

Those primaries that are open but surrounding areas closed it may well be because in the past few months they have had lower cases within the school even though cases outside are higher? Just a guess

Yes, because testing has been that reliable Plus, even if that was the dodgy logic they were using to justify their political point scoring, what about the last 2 or 3 weeks? Kids have been 'outside' (and lots of families not following the rules).

liper

[quote TimeForLunch]@dreamingbohemian I would say schools are essential too. Certainly for some children.[/quote]
Of course, and there should be provisions for those children.

It is not the same as supermarkets. You can't close all the supermarkets for two weeks.

Oops sorry
piper I agree. I too live in central London in area where they are going back. Surrounded by areas where they aren’t.

Is it me or does it seem like GW threw some darts at a map of the south east?

We’re in Hackney, which is somehow ‘open’

If this is helpful to anyone here is a table from today's cases, rate of increase or decrease etc. (Credit @avds on Twitter if anyone wants to look at all the tables, he updates daily)

I can see both sides of the argument on closing schools BUT if you ARE going to close schools in most of London, it makes no sense to keep a few isolated boroughs open.

This. Of course there are arguments for keeping schools open and at a personal level I am dreading the prospect of home schooling and keeping a full time job. But the lack of consistency is utterly insane.

@TheWristBoundLatexBitch

If this is helpful to anyone here is a table from today's cases, rate of increase or decrease etc. (Credit *@avds* on Twitter if anyone wants to look at all the tables, he updates daily)

I forgot to say, this is just the top 80.

Firstly this is not london only, far more of the uk is tier 4 than London! Secondly everything seems to be open in my tier 4 area! Fire works, corner shops, cafe for takeaway, just look at the roads, we haven't locked down in the least!

nosswith

You forgot:

Make kids go to school in Redbridge where Wes Streeting is the Shadow Minister for Schools

So there are only 10 London boroughs that are not closed, spread out across all of London (i.e., often surrounded by boroughs that are shut)

9 Labour, 1 Lib Dem

Two of which were threatened with legal action for trying to close early before Christmas (Greenwich and Islington)

Redbridge has the second highest case rate in London and is staying open FFS

This is either total incompetence or political point scoring (or both I guess)

@dreamingbohemian

So there are only 10 London boroughs that are not closed, spread out across all of London (i.e., often surrounded by boroughs that are shut)

9 Labour, 1 Lib Dem

Two of which were threatened with legal action for trying to close early before Christmas (Greenwich and Islington)

Redbridge has the second highest case rate in London and is staying open FFS

This is either total incompetence or political point scoring (or both I guess)

Greenwich getting the Andy Burnham treatment.

Gav showing them who’s boss.