It has been a roller-coaster week at Abbotsholme SchoolAbbotsholme SchoolA troubled Staffordshire school has shut with immediate effect. Parents had been left stunned after being told Abbotsholme School, near Rocester, was to shut on Monday 22 June – before being given a stay of execution earlier this week.But in a further twist the school shut for the 2025/26 academic year on Wednesday 10 June. It is now only open for GCSE and A-Level exam students and leftover boarders.It comes as the school has been under new ownership since the end of May. Its staff have not been paid in May.In a letter to parents, school proprietor Tony Costigan said: “We are deeply aware of the worry and uncertainty that the recent news about Abbotsholme School may have cuased you and your family. Please know that the wellbeing and safety of every child in our care remains, and will always remain, our absolute first priority. From Thursday 11 June, and with the safety of pupils at the forefront of every decision we make, the school will be closed to pupils – with the important exception of those sitting examinations.”Get even more North Staffordshire exclusives – and it is free
Top Staffordshire school shuts with immediate effect
