SEVERAL schools across the county have been forced to close their doors this morning.

The University of Sussex said this morning that the campus will not open today as a red weather warning is issued for the area.

It comes after the Met Office has urged people to stay indoors.

Colleges and schools across the area have reached out to parents and students to inform them of the closures, with many opting for online learning.

Here are the ones we know to be closed this morning:

  • Chichester College
  • Brighton College
  • Crawley College
  • Haywards Heath College
  • Holy Trinity Primary School, Cuckfield
  • Worthing College
  • Warden Park Secondary School, Cuckfield
  • Downlands Community School, Hassocks
  • Windmills Junior School, Hassocks
  • Hassocks Infants School
  • St Wilfrid's Primary School, Burgess Hill
  • Durrington High School, Worthing
  • Steyning Grammar School
  • Tanbridge House School, Horsham
  • St Nicholas and St Mary CE Primary School, Shoreham
  • Millais Secondary School, Horsham
  • The Forest School, Horsham
  • Bohunt School, Horsham
  • The Weald Community School, Billingshurst
  • Oathall Community College, Haywards Heath
  • Upper Beeding Primary School, Upper Beeding
  • Hazelwick School, Crawley
  • Ifield Community College, Crawley
  • Sackville School, East Grinstead
  • St Paul’s Catholic College, Burgess Hill
  • St Peter’s CoE Primary School, Ardingly
  • Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
  • Rumboldswhyke School, Chichester
  • Swift Gardens Primary, Shoreham
  • Box Grove CoE, Chichester
  • St Mary’s CoE Primary School, East Grinstead
  • Lyminster Primary, Littlehampton
  • Brinsbury College, Pulborough
  • Collyers College, Horsham
  • BHASVIC College, Brighton
  • Glebe Primary School, Southwick

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