A London school with more than 300 years of history will close abruptly at the end of next term, leaving pupils scrabbling for places elsewhere.
Archbishop Tenison’s Secondary School in Oval will close at the end of the school year due to falling pupil numbers.
The “staggering” move has left parents with just months to find new school places for their children, and will cause major disruption for GCSE students who are half way through their courses.
It comes amid fears that London schools are being hit by a “significant and sustained” reduction in demand for places partly due to Brexit, a declining birth rate and the pandemic.
Archbishop Tenison’s, which is now part of the Southwark Diocesan Board of Education Multi-Academy Trust, has been in existence since 1685. Former pupils include footballer Carl Cort and former Labour MP Tony Banks.
