Britain’s smallest primary school and ‘key part of the community’ to shut for good as council issues devastating statement

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Britain's smallest primary school will close permanently at the end of August, after more than 14 decades of educating local children.Ysgol Y Garreg, situated in the North Wales village of Penrhyndeudraeth, has been described as "a key part of the community" but will close its doors on August 31 after 143 years of operation.The tiny school, which has served generations of families in the Welsh village, faced mounting financial pressures that ultimately proved insurmountable.Rising costs forced the decision to permanently close the institution, ending over a century of primary education at the site.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The school experienced a dramatic collapse in pupil numbers over a remarkably short period.Attendance plummeted by more than 90 per cent in just two years.Student numbers fell sharply from 17 children to just two pupils, both of whom are in year six and will move on to secondary education following the summer break.Currently, the school has no children...

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