- Two historic UK private schools, Durham High School and Ruthin School, are set to close their doors months after their Chinese owners, Galaxy Global Education, faced accusations of asset-stripping.
- Ruthin School, founded in 1284 in Denbighshire, North Wales, reportedly announced its immediate closure, while Durham High School, established in 1884, confirmed it will close at the end of the academic term in July.
- Galaxy Global Education, the Chinese company owning both institutions, was previously accused of asset-stripping in April after it closed Malvern St James in Worcestershire, just a year after acquiring it.
- Durham High School described the closure as the 'darkest of days' for its 281 pupils and staff, expressing deep sorrow that they would not be able to continue at the 'truly special school'.
- Weeks before the closure announcement, a director from Galaxy Global Education had written to parents at Durham High School, denying rumours of closure and reassuring them that the school remained 'fully operational'.
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