Vote to close 167-year-old school angers villagers in North Yorkshire

Opponents claim Skelton Newby Hall school – which has just one pupil – is victim of ‘managed wind-down’

• More than 90 English primary schools to close or face closure for lack of pupils

A 167-year-old village primary school in North Yorkshire with just one pupil is to be closed, with opponents of the move claiming it has been the victim of a “managed wind-down”.

The school in the quiet village of Skelton-on-Ure, near Ripon, has had declining pupil numbers for several years.