How pupils with special educational needs are more likely to see their schools close
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Source: BBC News
Published: 2026-06-02 09:04 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Education, Elections, World News
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Nine-year-old Blake is trying to climb over the locked gates of his former primary school, St Dominic's in Hackney, when we meet him. It closed last year due to falling pupil numbers. The playground is overgrown, and the modular buildings stand quiet and empty.
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