Plans to convert closed Northumberland school into three-bedroom house
The former Acklington CofE First School. By the autumn, a report recommending closure at the end of December that year was presented to county councillors, in line with the governing body’s approval. Between May and the new academic year, the number of pupils on roll had fallen even further, from 13 to eight, with places available for them in other schools across the Coquet Partnership. However, the family and children’s services scrutiny committee, while agreeing to support the closure, against the wish of parents, did back the school staying open until the end of the academic year (Augu...
Source: northumberlandgazette.co.uk