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Warwick Davis backs campaign to save Cambridgeshire primary school

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Actor and presenter Warwick Davis has lent his voice to a campaign to keep a primary school open

A campaign to save a primary school from closure because of the low number of pupils has been backed by film and TV star Warwick Davis.

Great Gidding Church of England Primary School, near Sawtry, in Cambridgeshire, currently has 47 pupils and that was expected to fall to 40 by 2023-24.

Actor Davis tweeted: "This school did great things for my son... it would be a travesty to see it close."

The county council has now started a consultation on the school's future.

Davis, who comes from nearby Peterborough, ed others campaigning for the survival of the primary school.

He said his son had attended the school, and urged others: "If you feel inclined and believe in good education and learning environments, please sign the petition..."

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The school's catchment area includes the villages of Great Gidding, Little Gidding, Steeple Gidding, Winwick and Hamerton, and a council report said pupil numbers had dropped from 75 in the last 10 years.

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The number of pupils at Great Gidding Primary School has fallen from 75 to 47 in the last 10 years

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