- Dorset MPs are urging the Department for Education to investigate the sudden closure of Leweston School, a historic private school near Sherborne.
- The Catholic boarding and day school, which charges up to £14,990 per term, closed unexpectedly after the October half-term, giving no advance notice to staff, parents, or local authorities.
- The decision has impacted nearly 600 pupils, leaving parents out of pocket and staff unpaid without warning.
- Concept Education, which took over the school recently, claimed the closure was caused by severe pre-existing financial difficulties and unforeseen operational issues.
- A working group comprising parents, pupils, and staff has been established to protest the closure and campaign to reopen the institution.
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