Just of over half of primary schools in England opened their doors to more pupils last week, official statistics have revealed.
From last Monday schools, have been encouraged to reopen for pupils in nursery, reception, primary one and primary six. But teachers unions, head teachers, and parents warned that the move was happening too quickly and schools were not ready to take pupils back.
Government stats published today have revealed that around half of primary schools in England reopened to more children last week.
The pupil attendance rate in nursery and primary schools was 11% on Thursday last week. While that figure takes into account the years that are not yet allowed back to school, it also suggests that take up among parents allowed