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Kell Bank Primary School, near Masham, which has just six pupils A PROPOSAL to close an outstanding-rated school as it celebrates its 200th anniversary has moved forward after a public consultation failed to identify a viable option to keep it going. North Yorkshire County Council officers have proposed Kell Bank C of E Primary School, between Healey and Fearby, near Masham, should be closed at the end of the academic year after its roll fell from 45 pupils in 2013 to just six, despite having been awarded Ofsted’s highest accolade. In a report to the authority’s executive, officers said the closure would be in the best interests of the children at the school and the future education of pupils in the area.