Bulwell primary school axe plan prompts dismay and surprise
If the plan goes ahead, the school is expected to close in August 2026.Speaking outside the school, mother Emma, 35, said: "It's a bit upsetting because all my children have come here, I've been coming here a long time and then we have got the worry of finding a new school."But it was at the Christmas performance when we were sat in the hall and we were really shocked at how few children there was."When my eldest was here there was 30 in a class and now there's more like 15."Her son, Jenson, 8, said: "I was actually crying because it felt like all my old memories were just gone."All my old friends might not come to the same school and I might miss them."
Sandra, 50 said her daughter, Paige could be upset by the move."Since she has been here she has settled really well."She is autistic and has ADHD and so with those learning difficulties, they have done so much for her."So I'm quite worried really."She has had the same teacher since nursery and she doesn't respond to change well, so it could have a drastic effect on her."
Carl, 35, who has two children at the school, said: "I couldn't believe it, I was really shocked."There is another school not too far away but they will miss their mates."They say they are closing it because the number of kids but when I'm here there seems to be loads of kids."Danielle said her daughter Bella was the last of her three children to have Snape Wood. "My eldest really struggled, then got a good teacher but when she left my daughter got left and didn't know what to do so that came out as being naughty - but she's doing better at senior school."My other two know how to learn so they have flown through - so it's been a mixed experience."My daughter's class is quite small, there's about 15 kids in it, and that's because so many have left."But it's not good that it's closing because the parents and kids are going to have to uproot and go further afield."
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