--- title: "School closed due to snow- Monday 6th January" url: "https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-01-06-school-closed-due-to-snow-monday-6th-january" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # School closed due to snow- Monday 6th January ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/472699101_967606755416313_7000468859903982703_n.jpg) 6 January 2025 Good morning parents and carers, Mr Fairbanks and I have assessed the snow situation. The roads around school are awful and the road near school hasn’t been gritted. It is still snowing now and not due to stop for several hours. We have taken the difficult decision to close, which those of you who have had children at St Barnabas for a while know, we haven’t taken lightly, as we always try to stay open. However as the children know, my number one job is to keep everyone safe and that includes the children, staff and parents. Several of our staff live far away and are unable to get into school safely and it isn’t safe for our children or parents to be travelling to school. The snow is drifting in places as we seem to have our own micro-climate up at St Barnabas! Please keep safe and I hope the children are able to enjoy the snow once it is safe to do so. Thank you in advance for your understanding and sorry for the inconvenience. ![](https://st-barnabas-primary-school.schudio.com/images/news/472699101_967606755416313_7000468859903982703_n.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/7BF9557C-FC78-42C8-ADA2-8534398CF12B.jpeg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2024-12-20-year-6-and-choir-carol-singing) Previous ### [Year 6 and Choir - Carol Singing](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2024-12-20-year-6-and-choir-carol-singing) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/472330944_968247872018868_5642753698931922713_n.jpg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-01-07-school-open-tuesday-7th-january) Next ### [School Open- Tuesday 7th January ](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-01-07-school-open-tuesday-7th-january) ### Personal Development - [News](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)