The school will endeavour to remain open in the event of severe weather and will only be closed to students and staff in extreme circumstances.

In the unlikely event of a school closure the Headteacher will make a decision by 7:00 a.m. The school will employ a variety of measures to communicate this to parents, carers, students and staff to include:

1. An announcement on the school website ( www.holycross.kingston.sch.uk )
2. A Parent Pay mail will be sent to all parents / carers registered.
3. Kingston local authority’s Open Check Service can be checked by:  Ringing 020 8408 7508  and entering the school’s 7 digit DCSF code which is 314 5402 to receive a message stating whether or not the school is open or re-opening on a given day, or by navigating to the website: Open Check Service to receive this information.
4. The school’s outgoing telephone message will be altered to reflect a change in open/closed status.
5. The school’s facebook and twitter accounts will be updated.