DOZENS of schools in Dorset are closed, or partially open, today due to the snow and bad weather.

A Met Office weather warning for snow remains in place across parts of the county – including Dorchester, Wareham and more – after a deluge this morning.

The full list of schools from Dorset Council is:
Bere Regis Community School, Bere Regis
Bridport Primary School, Bridport
Broadmayne First School, Dorchester
Buckland Newton CE School, Dorchester
Burton Bradstock CE VC Primary School, Bridport
Cerne Abbas CE VC First School, Dorchester
Charmouth Primary School, Charmouth
Cheselbourne Village School, Dorchester
Dorset Studio School, Kingston Maurward, Dorchester
Downlands Community Primary School, Blandford Camp
Greenford CE Primary School, Dorchester
Hampreston CE VA First School, Wimborne
Lulworth & Winfrith Ce Primary School, West Lulworth
Milborne St Andrew First School, Blandford
Piddle Valley CE First School, Dorchester
Portesham CE VA Primary School, Weymouth
Powerstock CE VA Primary School, Bridport
Puddletown CE First School, Dorchester
Shaftesbury School, Salisbury Road
St Mary’s CE VC Primary School, Bridport, Bridport
The Gryphon School, Sherborne
The Sir John Colfox Academy, Bridport
The Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester
Thorncombe, St Mary’s CE Primary Academy, Chard
Thorners CE VA Primary School, Dorchester
Winterbourne Valley CE VA First School, Dorchester

Schools in Dorset partially open are:
Beaucroft Foundation School, Colehill
Dorchester Learning Centre, The Old Rectory, Winterbourne Monkton, Dorchester
Lytchett Matravers Primary School, Wareham Road
Sandford St Martin CE VA Primary School, Nr Wareham
St Mary’s CE Middle School, Puddletown, Puddletown
Sticklands CE VA Primary School, Dorchester
The Compass Centre, 307A Chickerell Road, Weymouth
The Forum Centre, Park Road, Blandford Forum
Wyvern School, Weymouth

Meanwhile, in Somerset, Hinton St George CofE School (from 12.15pm), Elmhurst Junior School, and Churchstanton Primary School are also shut due to the bad weather.
Elsewhere, Corfe Castle has closed for the remainder of Thursday (November 21), while several roads were forced to shut amid downpours this morning, but have since re-opened.

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