Extreme UK heat warning forces schools to close with full list confirmed

School students across the UK will be wrapping up their end-of-year exams right now, but the weather may well prevent them from going in.

A red weather warning has been issued for some parts of England, with temperatures potentially set to exceed the record of 40.3 degrees which was measured back in 2022.

Anyone who has lived in the UK knows that once it gets past 25 degrees, things start to get a little uncomfortable but for the next four days, most of the country will be dealing with temperatures well into the 30s.

Naturally, this can cause a lot of issues in the work and travel sector, with offices potentially closing for the day in favour of working in the garden with a beer, while taking any form of public transport will feel like you're stepping into a sauna.

Staying cool at school isn't easy (Getty Stock Image)

But while school kids are perhaps more used to having snow days that stop them from getting in, sun days might well be the new big thing, when it simply becomes too hot to think or learn.

Thanks to the Covid pandemic, most schools are now set up to provide online learning, so it's not all good news for any kids who were planning on spending the day playing outside.

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has written to all its members with advice on how to deal with the heat and in some circumstances, the best option might be to simply close.

Paul Whiteman, NAHT general secretary, said: “While there is no legal ‘upper limit’ for temperature in schools, (school leaders) will certainly be doing all they can to mitigate the effects of such high temperatures.”

A red weather warning has been issued (Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)

One reason why schools might close when your office might not is because children are deemed to be more at risk of becoming ill from a heat-related illness, especially if you're at a posh school where you're usually donning a shirt and tie.

School closures

For those wondering about sending kids in with the hot weather this week, a full list of schools who have already confirmed to be closed can be seen below:

• Sydenham School, London
• Cranbourne School, Basingstoke
• Eggar’s School, Alton
• Grateley Primary School, Grateley
• Swanmore College, Swanmore
• Creswood Community School, Eastleigh
• Harrow Way Community School, Andover
• The Bulmershe School, Reading
• Cheam High School, Surrey
• The Hurst School, Tadley
• Reading School, Reading
• King’s Academy Prospect, Reading
• St. Crispins, Wokingham
• The Willows Primary School, Newbury
• Churchend Primary School, Reading
• Ditton Park Academy, Slough
• Silverwood School, Wiltshire
• Wren Academy, Enfield
• Kingdown School, Warminster
• Clarendon Academy, Trowbridge
• Pewsey Vale School, Pewsey
• Dilton Marsh Primary, Westbury
• Kingsholm Primary, Gloucester
• St Michael’s School, Larkhill
• Isebrook School, Kettering
• Woodland Middle School Academy, Flitwick (only for year 7 and 8)
• The Dorcan Academy, Swindon
• St John’s Marlborough School, Marlborough
• Malmesbury School, Wiltshire
• Finlay Community School, Gloucester
• Archway School, Stroud
• New Close School, Warminster
• St Michael's Academy, Somerset
• Piggot C of E School, Wargrave
• Radstock Primary School, Earley
• Maiden Erlegh School, Reading
• Willow Bank Infant School, Woodley
• South Lake Primary School, Woodley
• River Academy, Reading
• Katesgrove Primary School, Reading
• Beechwood Primary School, Woodley
• Gerrards Cross CofE School
• Hughenden Primary School
• Princes Risborough Primary School
• Ley Hill School
• Farnham Common Infant School
• Chalfonts Community College
• Denham Village School
• Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
• Dropmore Infant School
• Kingsbrook View Academy
• Iver Heath Junior School
• Misbourne School
• The Iver Heath Infant School and Nursery
• Farnham Common Junior School
• Overstone Combined School
• Marsworth Church of England Infant School
• Brookmead School Bourton
• Meadow Academy
• The Steeple Claydon School
• Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit
• Bierton Church of England Combined School
• Turnfurlong Infant School
• Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School
• Great Kimble Church of England School
• Aylesbury Vale Academy
• Weston Turville Church of England School
• Disraeli School and Children's Centre
• Iver Village Junior School
• St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School
• Green Ridge Primary Academy
• Orchard View Primary Academy
• Ivingswood Academy
• Chepping View Primary Academy
• Kite Ridge School
• Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy
• Waddesdon Village Primary School
• Wooburn Green Primary School
• Quainton Church of England School
• Oakridge School
• Denham Green E-Act Primary Academy
• Waterside Primary Academy
• Waddesdon Church of England School
• Filton Avenue Nursery School
• Fairfield High School
• Elmfield School For Deaf Children

You can check if a school is open on your local council website, here.