Two schools are “coordinating efforts” to support students who will be impacted when one of them closes at the end of the current term. Elizabeth Laffeaty-Sharpe, the principal of Downham Preparatory School, confirmed late last month that it will close for good in July. The closure has once again thrown a shortage of childcare places in the town into the limelight – and there are fears that things could get even worse if the adjoining Montessori Nursery shuts down too. However, it has now been confirmed that Wisbech Grammar School – located roughly 14 miles and a half hour drive from Downham P…
