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Full list of school closures as Storm Isha causes travel chaos across UK

This is a list of schools closed on Monday - keep checking as it’ll continue to be updated through the morning

Alex Ross,Maryam Zakir-Hussain
Monday 22 January 2024 10:21 GMT
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Storm Isha blows suitcase across Edinburgh Airport tarmac

Many schools have been closed today as the UK woke up to major travel disruption caused by Storm Isha overnight.

Winds of up to 99mph have batted the country, with a “danger-to-life” amber weather warning issued by the Met Office in place until 6am this morning.

The strong winds resulted in tens of thousands of homes without power, including 45,000 in Northern Ireland, 8,000 in north-west England, and 3,000 in Wales.

Travel was also disrupted with Network Rail cancelling all trains after 10pm. Scottish trains were cancelled after 7pm.

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A greenhouse thrown around in Storm Isha winds landed on a rail line (Network Rail Kent & Sussex @NetworkRailSE/Twitter)

There were also pictures of trees falling across roads last night as commuters woke up this morning to some closures.

Here is our list of closed schools that will be updated through the morning:

Cumbria:

Appleby Primary School - Appleby-in-Westmoreland

Crosby Ravensworth CofE School - Penrith

Dean Barwick Primary School - Grange-over-Sands

Ivegill CofE School - Carlisle

Thousands of people were without power as Storm Isha brought disruption to electricity and transport networks (PA Wire)

Long Marton Community Primary School - Appleby-in-Westmoreland

Milburn School - Penrith

Shankhill CofE Primary School - Carlisle

Thursby Primary School - Carlisle

Scotland:

Aberuthven Primary School - Perth & Kinross

Darvel Primary School - East Ayrshire

Dunbar Primary School’s Lochend Campus - East Lothian

Highland:

Bower Primary School

Canisbay Primary School

Castletown Primary Nursey

Crossroads Primary

Dunbeath Primary

Farr High School

Farr Primary School (Suth)

Farr Primary Nursery (Suth)

Grantown Grammar School

Halkirk School

Keiss Primary School

Kingussie High School

Lochaline Primary

Lochaline Primary Nursery

Lybster Primary

Lybster Primary Nursery

Melvich Primary School

Melvich Primary Nursery

Miller Academy Primary School

Miller Academy Primary Nursery

Mount Pleasant Primary School

Newton Park Primary School

Newton Park Primary Nursery

North Kessock Primary School

North Kessock Primary Nursery

Noss Primary School

Noss Primary Nursery

Pennyland Primary School

Pennyland Primary Nursery

Reay Primary School

Thrumster Primary School

Thrumster Primary Nursery

Tongue Primary School

Tongue Primary Nursery

Tore Primary

Watten Primary School

Wick High School

If you don’t see your school and know it is closed, contact us at maryam.zakir-hussain@independent.co.uk.

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