Last Friday the school bell rang for one last time for hundreds of year 11 pupils as the Government told all schools to shut their gates.
Many pupils' time at school has been cut short, forcing them to part from one another and move on to their next chapter in life.
After five years of hard work, friendship and fun, some of these pupils are left feeling disheartened.
While facing the fact that they will never sit their GCSE exams and that their memorable prom has been postponed, ChronicleLive spoke to pupils from Kenton School.
The school's closure takes away the precious few months that students had left together before going their separate ways.
Coming to the realisation that they will never be walking down the corridors again, these pupils said their emotional final farewells in an assembly on Friday.
On their last day, the classmates and teachers shared letters of good luck with one another - as they may never see each other again.
Kenton School Pupil, Holly Hope is devastated that her time at school with her friends has drawn to an early close.
The 16-year-old said: “I feel heartbroken as no one was really prepared for what was coming.
“I felt devastated on my last day, it will not be the same as we will all be separating from each other for a long period of time.
“My thoughts are with people who are struggling to find food, who are isolated and have mental issues or who have lost a loved one to coronavirus.”
Together since day one, this group of friends will all be keeping touch through social media to support each other through this difficult time.
Not only did the pupils have to face the fact that they won’t be seeing each other’s faces every day, but they also have to come to terms that their exams have been cancelled.
Over the past year, pupils have been stressed out by working hard to prepare for exams – something that they now won't be able to do.
Pupil, Terri Ridley, who is now going to focus on preparing for the next stage of her education in sixth form, is disappointed after working hard for her GCSE exams.
The 15-year-old said: “Our last day was emotional as we feel like we are leaving a big piece of our lives behind but it’s also hopeful as we are moving onto the next chapter.
“Since the start of our high school life we have been reminded about how important GCSE exams and that these exams decide our future.
“I feel like I haven’t achieved what my full education had to offer as we won’t know what accomplishment feels like and we cant applaud ourselves for our results as we know we haven’t actually achieved them.
“It’s disappointing that everything can’t go to plan and it feels like we are missing out on key life events like prom. These days are meant to be memorable and unforgettable and it’s sad that these things will either not happen or be delayed.”
Kenton School has postponed their Year 11 students prom and will be holding a leavers celebration assembly for all students, parents and teachers to attend once it’s safe to do so.
Sarah Holmes-Carne, head teacher of Kenton School said: “I must take this opportunity to say that the students of this school have been fantastic to their response to this situation and we are all incredibly proud of them.
“Please be assured we are closely monitoring information from the Government in order to respond accordingly to the comment the Prime Minister made “exams will not take place as planned in May and June.
“We will make sure that pupils get the qualifications they need and deserve for their academic career.
“Our continued thanks goes out to all of Kenton students, parents and staff for the continued support in challenging and unique circumstances.”
