HTML - why's there a big gap?!

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Edit: RESOLVED just loaded it in Chrome and fount that the CMS is trying to put an image in at the top - HTML is fine.

 

Please could someone who's better at HTML than me (doesn't take much) tell me why there's a big gap above the table on this page on the school website?

Online: Cartmel Priory CofE Secondary School - Local Offer

Screenshot:

 

It's a custom made CMS, but I'm assuming the problem is in the html for the content of that page as the text "This bit is at the top of the html - why the big gap below?" is at the top of the content entered for the page, and that's in the right place; I just can't see why the table insists on putting several lines of blank at the top.

This bit is at the top of the html - why the big gap below?
</pre><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="801" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; width: 602pt">
   
       
           CARTMEL PRIORY SCHOOL  ~ LOCAL OFFER
       
       
           Under the Children and Families Bill which became
           law in 2014, Local Authorities are required to publish, and keep under
           review, information about services that they expect to be available for
           children and young people with disabilities and Special Educational Needs
           aged 0-25.  This is called the Local
           Offer.  The intention of the Local
           Offer is to improve choice and transparency for families.  It will also be an important resource for
           professionals in understanding the range of services and provision in the
           local area.
       
       
           Cartmel Priory School is a fully inclusive school
           that is totally committed to providing the best possible education to all of
           its children regardless of their gender, ethnicity, social background,
           religion, sexual identity, physical ability or educational needs.  This document is intended to give you
           information regarding the many ways in which we ensure we support all of our
           children, including those with SEND. 
           It is important to note that it may not include every skill, resource
           and technique that we employ as these are continually being developed and
           modified to meet the changing requirements of individual children.  Please click on the links for additional
           information.
       
       
           SCHOOL NAME:
           Cartmel Priory School
  
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Edited January 14, 2015 by BatchFile

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Sorted now just a little reformatting needed and the top couple of rows of text taken out of the table. all we need now is an open source carey-sharey image to go in the (now obvious) image space and we're away!