Ysgol Y Garreg, a village school in Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, in north Wales, closes after 144 years, according to multiple reports. The school is described as Britain’s smallest, with only two pupils remaining in recent terms. Local staff and the remaining pupils hold a final send-off as the school prepares to end operations, with classes ceasing due to a continued decline in pupil numbers. The closure is attributed to an insufficient school roll to sustain the school. The reports describe the school’s long history and note that the two remaining pupils are saying goodbye to staff as the establishment ends its service to the community. No alternative arrangements for the pupils are detailed in the provided accounts, but the decision follows the general pattern of consolidation when small schools no longer have enough students to operate. The coverage focuses on the end of the school’s run and the immediate impact on the last enrolled pupils and staff.