Isle of Wight Council will press ahead to close five schools but drops proposals to shut Godshill.

The village school's deficit "significantly worsened" from £2,000, according to auditors.

The county council said it has 70 schools with 150 pupils or fewer which had smaller budgets.

Six groups of parents affected by proposed primary school closures form "save our school" groups.

Primary school numbers in London are set to fall at double the national average, putting pressure on budgets.

Plans that would see children only getting free buses to their nearest school have been rejected.

St Bartholomew's CE Primary in Brighton will now close on 31 December following a review.

The heads of two very different schools in Essex say the education funding debate must be part of the election campaign.