Rendcomb College, near Cirencester across the border from Oxfordshire, permanently shut its doors this summer. This brought an end to a 106‑year history of educating day pupils and boarders in the heart of the Cotswolds. The independent day and boarding school opened in 1920 and had around 380 pupils on its roll at the time of the closure. "The staff and governors have done everything to make Rendcomb College an excellent school, and its closure is highly unfortunate but sadly unavoidable. "For many years, the college has benefited from significant funding from the Rendcomb College Foundation.