More than 90 English primary schools to close or face closure for lack of pupils

Guardian analysis lays bare effect of dwindling pupil numbers and associated funding amid rising housing and childcare costs

‘Where am I going to send my children?’: anguish as schools close

More than 90 English primary schools – many of them in cities and towns – are to close or are at risk of closure because they are more than two-thirds empty, according to Guardian analysis of government data.

A combination of falling birth rates and the urban exodus of young families in the face of rising housing and childcare costs, mean many primary schools are having their numbers – and associated funding – drop, with some struggling keep their doors open as a result.

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