Strike action tomorrow (Thursday) will close nine schools and lead to the partial closure of 31 more.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is gathering information regarding the impact on its schools as a result of staff taking part in a national protest over public sector pay.
At 4pm today (Wednesday) the authority had been informed of seven full closures and 26 partial closures.
A total of 89 schools had confirmed they will remain open. The Council is awaiting information about 13 schools.
The 19 academies and free schools will be responding directly to the Department for Education.
The schools affected are as follows:
Full closures:
Archers Brook SEBD Residential School, Ellesmere Port
Dee Banks School, Chester
Parklands Community Primary School, Ellesmere Port
Rivacre Valley Primary School, Ellesmere Port
Whitby Heath Primary School, Ellesmere Port
Horn’s Mill Primary School, Helsby
The Russett School and the Cheshire Multi Sensory Impairment Unit, Northwich
Woodlands Primary School, Ellesmere Port
Rosebank School, Northwich
Partial closures:
Boughton Heath Primary School, Chester
Chester Blue Coat CE Primary School, Chester
Frodsham Manor House Primary School, Frodsham
Lostock Gralam Church of England Primary School, Northwich
Meadow Primary School, Ellesmere Port
Oldfield Primary School, Chester
St Chad’s C of E Primary School, Winsford
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Winsford
Upton Westlea Primary School, Chester
Upton-by-Chester High School, Chester
Wolverham Primary and Nursery School, Ellesmere Port
Hartford Primary School, Northwich
Hoole Church of England Primary School, Chester
J H Godwin Primary School, Chester
Lower Peover Church of England Primary School, Lower Peover
Neston Primary School, Neston
Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School, Ellesmere Port
Overleigh St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Chester
Queen’s Park High School, Chester
Rossmore School, Ellesmere Port
St Luke’s Catholic Primary School, Frodsham
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School, Ellesmere Port
St Theresa’s Catholic Primary School, Chester
Sutton Green Primary School, Ellesmere Port
The Whitby High School, Ellesmere Port
Weaverham Forest Primary School, Northwich
Huntington Community Primary School, Chester
Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School, Chester
Upton Heath Church of England Primary School, Chester
Winsford High Street Community School, Winsford
Woodfall Primary School, Neston
Libraries hit by strike
Six libraries in the borough will be closed due to the pay strike, and a further three will close two hours early at 5pm this Thursday (July 10).
Libraries closed will be Chester, Lache, Little Sutton, Frodsham, Wharton and Barnton.
Those closing at 5pm rather than 7pm will be Winsford, Northwich and Malpas.
The Winsford-based Education Library Service will not be open to visitors, but staff will be available to answer telephone and email enquiries. Deliveries to schools will operate as normal.
All West Cheshire schoolchildren entitled to free school meals will be provided with packed lunches if hot meals cannot be provided.
The Chester Children in Need team will be providing an emergency service only, and at Winsford, the Children in Care, Children in Need, and Children with Disabilities teams will be covering duty and emergencies only.
The Cheshire Record Office in Chester will also be closed to visitors, but can be contacted via the website, telephone and email.
Some disruption to Streetscene services is expected.
Strike action affects markets
Three markets across West Cheshire will be closed on Thursday (July 10) due to a one-day strike by public sector workers over pay.
Markets at Chester, Ellesmere Port and Northwich will be affected by the joint industrial action of Unison, GMB and Unite.
Winsford market will not be affected by the dispute.
The great majority of operatives and duty officers, responsible for opening the markets, security and cleaning have signified that they will be joining the national protest in support of ‘fair pay’.
A spokesman for Cheshire West and Chester Council said: “The authority regrets that it has no alternative but to shut the markets on safety and security grounds and has informed traders accordingly.
“We apologise to members of the public and traders for any inconvenience caused.”
Chester Market will be open as normal on Wednesday and Friday; Ellesmere Port will be open on Tuesday and Friday and Northwich, Tuesday and Friday.
Only the cafe at Northwich market opens on a Thursday but this will remain closed due to the industrial action.