It is with great disappointment to say the Department for Education (DfE) has recommended we temporarily close the school site tomorrow, Wednesday 27th September, due to the named storm (Agnes) which is expected to affect our region tomorrow.

The main school building is closed due to issues with structural integrity, which could potentially be impacted by adverse weather conditions. The health and safety of our students and staff is our absolute top priority, which is why we must close the full school site on Wednesday to ensure we are taking every possible precautionary measure as part of our robust health and safety procedures during this unprecedented situation.

We are very sorry for the challenges this temporary closure will have on the families of students who are currently attending classes on our site, we realise this is far from ideal. Fortunately, we will not need to do this for every weather event as we have been assured by the DfE that once the current work underway to scaffold and wrap the main school building is complete, risk to the structure due to adverse weather will be mitigated. We do not yet know the expected date for the scaffolding and wrapping works to complete, but we will of course keep you updated as progress is made.

Students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 11 will receive remote learning for Wednesday through our website.

Year 10 students should attend the Haygrove Campus at Bridgwater & Taunton College (BTC) as usual. Further information has been emailed to parents. 

We are pleased to be able to say Baroness Barran, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Education, visited Haygrove on Friday to see the extent of the challenges we are facing first-hand. She noted the huge efforts of our staff in doing everything possible to support students’ learning and congratulated us on the resilience the school community has demonstrated at this time. We are grateful for her support and will continue to work closely with her to ensure we are getting the best possible outcome for Haygrove.

We really do share your frustration with this situation and thank you again as always for your continued support. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority and we will always do what we need to do to ensure everyone remains safe.