Revealed: Full list of areas where primary schools face delayed return
Written by on 30 December 2020
Hundreds of thousands of pupils face a delay returning to many primary schools in England due to high rates of coronavirus.
The government is implementing a “contingency framework” in areas with very high rates of incidence or transmission of the virus – in many London boroughs and across the South East.
Children of key workers will still be able to attend, and early years provision will continue.
The framework says where primary schools need to, they should use remote education – by teaching online.
The closure of primary schools will be reviewed on 13 January, Boris Johnson has said.
According to Sky News analysis, the London schools alone have more than half a million pupils. The schools in Essex, Kent, and the other counties may have as many as 300,000 more.
The list of areas affected are:
LONDON
Barking and Dagenham
Barnet
Bexley
Brent
Bromley
Croydon
Ealing
Enfield
Hammersmith and Fulham
Havering
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Kensington and Chelsea
Merton
Newham
Richmond-Upon-Thames
Southwark
Sutton
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
Wandsworth
Westminster
ESSEX
Brentwood
Epping Forest
Castle Point
Basildon
Rochford
Harlow
Chelmsford
Braintree
Maldon
Southend on Sea
Thurrock
KENT
Dartford
Gravesham
Sevenoaks
Medway
Ashford
Maidstone
Tonbridge and Malling
Tunbridge Wells
Swale
EAST SUSSEX
Hastings
Rother
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Milton Keynes
HERTFORDSHIRE
Watford
Broxbourne
Hertsmere
Three Rivers
