Oakenrod Primary School, 2008

The school closed in 2004, and boarded up.

Here are some of the headlines from the Rochdale Observer, leading up to the closure:

• April 2001 – “Shrinking pupils mean big problems for closure-threatened schools”
• April 2002 – “Why can’t they leave us alone”?
• September 2002 – “Merger plan to close schools”
• October 2002 – “School axe hovers again”
• October 2002 – “Who’s next on the list?”
• October 2002 – “Oakenrod parents: “we don’t want this merger”
• October 2002 – “Park safety fear in school protest”
• November 2002 – “This is a fight to the finish”
• December 2002 – “Last-ditch bid to save school under threat”
• December 2002 - Record goes on report”
• January 2003 – “School boycott fears”
• March 2003 – “Closure still looms at cost-shock school”
• March 2003 – “Mum will go it alone”
• April 2003 – “D-Day for schools in battle against closure”
• June 2003 – “It’s the end for Oakenrod”
• July 2004 – “School marks top class finish”
• July 2004 – “Schools out with a smile and a tear”