Stoke Primary Academy, Lower Stoke, Hoo, to close until April due to Covid | A primary academy will fully close for three months from January. Pupils at Stoke Primary Academy, Lower Stoke, near Hoo, will attend the Allhallows Primary Academy until the end of Term 4, on April 1, to help with growing staffing issues. The Stoke Primary Academy will close until April due to ongoing Covid-19 pressures. Picture: Google Maps The decision will be in effect following the Christmas break. Spokesman Richard Taylor said: "During the pandemic, the challenges of running a small school like Stoke Primary Academy have been amplified. "As a result of ongoing staffing and operational challenges, we have had to make the difficult decision to undertake a temporary closure of the site until the end of term four, by which time we hope we will be in a position to fully reopen.