Dorset prep school closes its doors after 103 years

A Dorset prep school is closing after 103 years.

Thornlow Prep School in Weymouth will shut its doors for the final time today due to falling pupil numbers.

The school say they've been affected by a drop in overseas students including those from Spain and China, and that the school's closure feels like "a complete and total bereavement".

We spoke to the Director, Rupert Fowke:

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THORNLOW SCHOOL