AS Worcestershire enters the hottest day of the heatwave, more than 100 schools are at least partially closed.
17 schools are fully closed on Thursday (June 25), with many citing the Met Office’s red weather warning and predicted temperatures as high as 38C.
Most are planning to reopen on Friday, June 26.
More than 100 are partially closed, with many opting to close in the afternoon.
READ MORE: Why some Worcestershire schools close in heatwave while others stay open
Full school closures:
Abigail’s Place
Severe weather-heat. School reopening Friday 26th
Bengeworth Academy (Evesham)
Due to the red extreme heat warning school will close at 12.30pm on Wednesday 24th June and remain closed all day on Friday 25th June. We expect to reopen as normal on Friday 26th June.
Bretforton Village School (Evesham)
Severe Weather – Heat
Remote learning has been implemented for this closure.
Burlish Park Primary School (Stourport)
Due to extreme weather conditions forecast for this week and the Government Met Office and UK Health Security Agency red warnings, Burlish Park Primary will be closed all day on Thursday 25th June.
Cropthorne-with-Charlton CE First School (Evesham)
Red weather warning for extreme heat.
Having assessed the risk and for the safety and wellbeing of our pupils, school will be closed on Thursday 25th June.
Eldersfield Lawn CE Primary School (Upton)
Red weather warning for extreme heat.
Having assessed the risk and for the safety and wellbeing of our pupils, school will be closed on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June.
Evesham Nursery School (Evesham)
Nursery will remain closed from 11.30am on Wednesday and all day on Thursday.
Hartlebury CE Primary School (Stourport)
Due to forecasted extreme heat, school will be closed from 1:00 PM on Thursday 25th June.
North Worcester Primary Academy
Due to extreme weather conditions.
Oasis Academy Warndon (Worcester)
Due to the red weather warning with a risk to life, Oasis Community Learning has made the decision to close the academy from 1:00pm on Tuesday 23rd June and remain closed on Wednesday and Thursday.
Pendock CE Primary School (Upton)
Red weather warning for extreme heat.
Having assessed the risk and for the safety and wellbeing of our pupils, school will be closed on Thursday 25th June.
St Matthias Church of England Primary School (Malvern)
Extreme heat and classrooms with very little air flow even following all DfE & LA Advice and for the wellbeing of both pupils and staff.
Suckley School (Malvern)
Red weather warning for extreme heat.
Having assessed the risk and for the safety and wellbeing of our pupils, school will be closed on Thursday 25th June.
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy (Tenbury)
Extreme Heat
The Chase (Malvern)
Given the extreme temperatures expected, we are unable to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for all. The safety and wellbeing of our students and staff remains our highest priority.
Unity Academy
Severe weather – heat. School reopening on Friday 26th June.
Witton Middle School (Droitwich)
Extreme heat and excessive temperatures in teaching spaces, with heat and risk to health increasing. School fully closed to all staff and pupils 25/6/2026.
Partial school closures:
Abbey Park Primary School (Pershore)
Abbey Park Primary School will be closed at 1:15pm on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June due to the red warning for high temperature.
Aston Fields Middle School (Bromsgrove)
Red Weather Warning – The school will be closed from 12.30pm today
Badsey First School (Evesham)
Red Weather Warning
We have assessed the risks of the red weather warning. Parents have been invited to collect their children from 12.30 on both of these days.
Baxter College (Kidderminster)
School close to students at 12.10pm on Wednesday 24th June and Thursday 25th June 2026 due to extreme weather conditions
Bewdley Primary School (Bewdley)
In response to the red weather alert, the school day will be condensed to finish at 1pm on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June 2026.
Birchen Coppice Academy (Kidderminster)
Due to Heatwave school will close at 1pm
Blackminster Middle School (Evesham)
Extreme heat – closed from 12.30 onwards on both days.
Blakedown CE Primary School (Hagley)
Red weather warning has caused severe heat in school especially in the afternoon School will be closed from 1.15 p.m. and home learning available from the school website.
Bredon Hancock’s Endowed CE First School (Evesham)
Red weather warning for extreme heat.
We have assessed the risks of the temperatures in our classrooms. Parents have been invited to collect their children from 1.30pm on both of these days.
Bridge School Malvern
The Hanley site and Sixth Form will close on Wednesday 24th at 12.30 pm. The Hanley site will also close at 12.30 pm on Thursday 25th. The Sixth Form will be closed all day on Thursday 25th.
Broadwas CE Primary School (Martley)
Extreme Heat
Due to the Red Heat Alert school will be closing from 1pm on Wednesday and Thursday due to the high temperatures in all classrooms and the risk of illness to staff and children alike.
Broadway First School (Evesham)
Extreme heat. School will be closed to all pupils at 1.15pm.
Catshill First School & Nursery (Bromsgrove)
Afternoon closure due to hot weather
Catshill Middle School (Bromsgrove)
Afternoon closure due to hot weather
Charford First School (Bromsgrove)
Due to extreme weather conditions, parents are requested to collect children at 1.00 pm on Wednesday and Thursday. Children unable to be collected at this time must be collected at 3.15.
Chawson Community First School (Droitwich)
Red Weather Warning
We have assessed the risks of the red weather warning and school will close at 12noon for all pupils.
Cherry Orchard Primary School, Worcester (Worcester)
Severe weather – extreme heat. National red warning for extreme heat. School will close at 13:15 on 24/06/26 & 25/06/26
Cleeve Prior CE First School (Evesham)
Due to the red heat alert, parents are permitted to collect their children from 12:30pm on Thursday if they wish to do so.
Crabbs Cross Academy (Redditch)
After assessing the risks of the extreme weather warning, we will be opening from 8:35am and closing at 1:30pm for all pupils on Thursday.
Cranham Primary School (Worcester)
Due to the unprecedented weather forecast and The Gov Met Office red warnings, school will close at 12.30pm today.
Cutnall Green CE First School (Droitwich)
School will close at 1.15pm today due to extreme temperatures.
Droitwich Spa High School & Sixth Form Centre (Droitwich)
Due to the heatwave the school will close at 12:20pm for all students.
Dyson Perrins CE Academy (Malvern)
The school will be closing to all students at 12.10pm due to heatwave.
Fladbury CE First School (Pershore)
Red Weather Warning
Foley Park Primary Academy (Kidderminster)
Closing at 12. Current forecasts indicate temperatures of around 29°C at midday, rising to a peak of approximately 33°C by 2:30 pm. Provision in place for working families and vulnerable children.
Fort Royal Community Primary School (Worcester)
After our risk assessment review meeting today we have decided that to keep everybody safe in the heat the school will need to close at 1pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Great Malvern Primary School (Malvern)
Red extreme heat warning – closing at 12:30pm, post lunch, on both Wednesday and Thursday due to weather warning
Great Witley CE Primary School (Martley)
Due to unprecedented weather conditions forecast for this week and the Government Met Office and UK Health Security Agency red warnings, will close at 1pm on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th.
Hallow CE Primary School (Martley)
Red Alert we have assessed the risks of the red weather warning and school will be closed at 12pm on both of these days.
Hanley Castle High School (Upton)
Hot weather
Hanley Swan St Gabriel’s with St Mary’s CE Primary (Upton)
Due to a Red Alert heat warning, the school will close at 12:00pm on Wednesday and Thursday to safeguard pupils against forecast high temperatures.
Harvington CE First and Nursery School (Evesham)
Red extreme heat warning – School will be closed from 1pm for all pupils due to the extreme weather warning.
Heronswood Primary School (Kidderminster)
Due to extreme weather conditions – we will be closing at 12:30 on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June.
Hindlip CE First School (Droitwich)
Red Weather Warning – given the extreme temperatures, school will be closed to all pupils from 1 pm.
Holy Trinity Free School
Due to extreme weather conditions, school will close to students from 12.00pm on Wednesday 24th June and Thursday 25th June 2026.
Holyoakes Field First School (Redditch)
Following ongoing risk assessments, we have taken the decision to close the school during the hottest part of the school day. Parents are asked to collect their children after lunch at 12.30.
Kempsey Primary School (Upton)
Closed from 12 noon on Wednesday and Thursday because of exceptional temperatures.
King Charles I School & Sixth Form Centre (Kidderminster)
Extreme heat has meant the buildings are unusable and so unsafe for students and staff. School will close at 12.30pm on Wednesday and Thursday.
Leigh & Bransford Primary School (Malvern)
Red weather warning for extreme heat.
School will be closed from 1pm.
Moon’s Moat First School (Redditch)
Due to extreme heat and red weather alert, school will close to pupils from 1.00pm on Wednesday 24th June and Thursday 25th June 2026.
Northleigh CofE Primary School (Malvern)
Red weather warning for extreme heat.
School will be closed from 1pm.
Offenham CE First School (Evesham)
Due to the weather forecast for extreme temperatures parents have been invited to pick up their children at 1pm on the 24th and 25th June.
Offmore Primary School (Kidderminster)
We have assessed the risks of the red weather warning and as a consequence school will close at 1pm for all pupils on both Wednesday and Thursday.
Parkside Middle School (Bromsgrove)
Red Weather Warning – Due to extreme weather conditions and increasing temperatures in learning spaces, school will close at 12:30pm.
Pebworth First School (Evesham)
Extreme heat – we will close at 12.40 on both days
Pinvin CE Academy (Pershore)
Pinvin C of E Academy will be closed at 1:15pm on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June due to the red warning for high temperature.
Red Hill CE Primary School (Worcester)
Due to the continuation of these high temperatures tomorrow we will have the option for you to collect your child early.
Parents can come at 1.15pm to collect if you wish.
Rigby Hall School (Bromsgrove)
Due to extreme heat warnings, temperatures and the transportation of vulnerable children, school will be closing at 12.00 after they have had lunch.
Somers Park School (Malvern)
Both sites of the school will be closed from 1:00pm
Red Weather Warning- Extreme Heat
St Andrew’s CE First School, Evesham (Evesham)
Due to high temperatures this afternoon, school will be fully closed to all pupils from 1.00pm.
St Anne’s CE Primary School (Bewdley)
Closing at 1 pm due to extreme heat/ red alert
St Barnabas CE First & Middle, Drakes Broughton (Pershore)
St Barnabas CE Primary School will be closing at 1:15pm on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June 2026 due to the red warning for high temperatures.
St Clement’s CE Primary School (Worcester)
Due to weather alerts we will close at 1pm
St George’s CofE School, Kidderminster (Kidderminster)
Due to the red weather warning for extreme heat, parents will be able to collect children at 1.00pm on Thursday 25th June. School will remain open until 3.15 for other children.
St James’ CE Primary School, West Malvern (Malvern)
Following the Met Office Red Extreme Heat Warning for our area, we have made the decision that, for the safety and wellbeing of our children and staff, school will close at 12:30pm
St John’s CE Middle School (Bromsgrove)
Due to the extreme weather conditions and for the safety and well-being of our pupils school will close at 12.30pm.
St John’s CE Primary School (Kidderminster)
Following a careful review of our risk assessments for extreme weather, we have made the decision to close the school early at 1pm for ALL PUPILS on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June.
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Malvern (Malvern)
Due to unprecedented hot weather conditions forecast for this week, the school will close at 1pm on Wednesday 24th and 1pm on Thursday 25th June.
St Peter’s Droitwich CE Academy (Droitwich)
Forecast extreme weather conditions – School closed from 1pm.
We ask for all children to be collected using normal arrangements at 1pm. All clubs and on-site wrap around care are cancelled.
Stanley Road Primary School (Worcester)
Due to extreme weather conditions school for ALL YEAR groups will close at 1pm
Stoke Prior First School (Bromsgrove)
Due to the current red weather warning for extreme heat, school will be closed during the hottest part of the day on Wednesday and Thursday. Open 8.30am-12pm.
Sytchampton Endowed Primary School (Droitwich)
Due to the increasing temperatures and forecasted red weather alert for Wednesday and Thursday, school will be closed to pupils from 12.45pm on Wednesday and Thursday.
Tenacres First School (Redditch)
Due to the extreme weather conditions and the red alert school will close at 1pm to pupils. Parents and carers collect at 1pm as normal from the playgrounds. Thank you.
The Beacon Primary PRU (Redditch)
The Beacon will be closed from 12:30 onwards due to the extreme heat we are currently experiencing.
The Bewdley School (Bewdley)
In response to the red weather alert, the school day will be compressed to finish at 1pm on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June 2026.
The Chantry School (Martley)
Extreme weather. School will be closed from 12.50pm
The De Montfort School (Evesham)
TDMS will be closed to students from 12.00pm (noon) on Thursday 25 June 2026 due to extreme heat. School will remain open for our youngest Year 6 students, should parents/carers wish.
The Littletons CE First School (Evesham)
Due to the red weather warning for extreme heat, parents may collect their children from 12:30pm.
The Stourport High School & VI Form College (Stourport)
Severe weather – Red Alert Extreme Heat
We will be closing the school site to students at 12:15pm on both Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June.
The Vaynor First School (Redditch)
Closed from 1.45pm due to extreme weather.
Tibberton CE First School (Droitwich)
Red Weather Warning – given the extreme temperatures, school will be closed to all pupils from 1 pm.
Trinity High School & Sixth Form Centre (Redditch)
Severe weather- Heat
The school will be closing at 12:30pm on Thursday 25th June and Friday 26th June for pupils only.
Upton-upon-Severn CE Primary School (Upton)
Red Weather Warning
We have assessed the risks of the red weather warning and parents have been invited to collect their children at 1:30pm on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June.
Walkwood CE Middle School (Redditch)
Due to the extreme weather conditions and for the safety and well-being of our pupils and staff school will close at 1.35pm.
Waseley Hills High School (Rubery)
Severe Heat – school will close at 12.00 on Thursday 25th June.
Welland Primary School (Upton)
The Met Office has issued a rare red “Danger to Life” extreme heat warning. In the interest of safety, school will close to all staff and pupils from 12 noon on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June.
Westacre Middle School (Droitwich)
Hot Weather – Red Weather Warning – Closed to Pupils from 12pm
Woodrow First School (Redditch)
Parents are able to collect children from 1.15pm onwards due to the heat warning. We will remain open for any children who need to be in school.
Wychbold First & Nursery School (Droitwich)
Severe weather – red heat warning
open am – closed from 12.45pm
