Hundreds of children and parents at fee-paying Belmont School, near Dorking, Surrey, were left shocked by the bombshell closure announcement this week. It comes after a doomed £5m expansion.

Belmont School was founded in Blackheath, ... Surrey, with about 200 places for a mixture of day pupils and boarders. ... [WEATHER MAPS] ...

A 143-year-old school described as a “magical place” will close within days unless an unlikely rescue buyer steps in. Efforts to make independent Belmont School near Dorking financially viable ...