Click here for SCHOOL CLOSURE UPDATE: December 12 2017

A HOST of school closures have been announced after a snowstorm battered Essex yesterday. 

Services throughout the county were affected, and that disruption is set to continue today with a number of primary and high schools shutting due to safety concerns and treacherous conditions. 

Hedingham school and Sixth form confirmed yesterday that it would be closed today. 

De Vere Primary School has now announced it will close early at 2pm, while The Ramsey Academy will shut at 1.10pm.

For a full list of school closures, visit https://www.essex.gov.uk/Education-Schools/Schools/Dates/Pages/Emergency-School-Closures.aspx