Saffron Walden County High School closed because of adverse weather conditions and shortage of staff.
A statement on the school website added: “Students who have already arrived have been assembled in Saffron Hall and the Boatman Centre until they can return home safely.”
Newport Free Grammar School is alos closed today (Friday).
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