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Consultation on School Closure from September 2026 - Wraxall CofE Primary School

Lighthouse Schools Partnership, working with the Department for Education, is opening a formal listening period regarding the closure of Wraxall CofE Primary School from September 2026.

Over recent years, the school has experienced a significant and sustained decline in pupil numbers and projections suggest ongoing declining birth rates in the local area.

After careful review, including extensive conversations with North Somerset Council, Bath and Wells Diocese and the Department of Education, we now begin a formal listening period.

Timeline

The timeline for this proposal is below:

Monday 26 January 2026	Formal listening period begins
5.30pm Thursday 12 February 2026	Public Information Session at Cross Tree Centre, Wraxall, BS48 1BL Click here to register for this meeting.
12noon on Monday 2 March 2026	Closure of listening period. All comments/feedback provided to the Department for Education.
End of March 2026	Decision on closure of Wraxall School expected from the Department for Education.
July 2026	If closure is decided upon: At the end of the school year Wraxall School closes to all pupils in current Years R-4.
July 2027	If closure is decided upon: Wraxall School closes final year group (Year 6)

Should the closure of Wraxall School be agreed, to ensure continuity for pupils who will enter Year 6 in September 2026 (current Year 5 pupils) education provision will continue, at Wraxall School, for these children until July 2027 so they can complete their primary education before moving to secondary school.

Listening Period: This begins on Monday 26 January 2026 and will end at 12noon on Monday 2 March 2026.

How to respond : We have created a frequently asked questions document. Please take a look at this document before making a formal response to this proposal. More information, including the FAQs, can be found on the LSP website.

If you would like to comment during this listening period, please send your response to enquiries@lsp.org.uk using ‘Future of Wraxall School’ as the subject of your email by 12noon on Monday 2 March 2026.

All comments/feedback received will be gathered and passed to the Department for Education.

The decision on Wraxall CofE Primary School will be made by the Department of Education, and this will be communicated when we know what their decision is, we expect this to be towards the end of March 2026.

Click here to view the letter, on this listening period, prepared for the Wraxall CofE Primary School Community.

Click here to view a list of Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) related to this proposal.