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MORE than 500 schools have been forced to close their gates on the first day back after the Christmas break.

Weather warnings remain in force across much of the UK on Monday morning after most of the country saw heavy snow or icy rainfall over a wintry weekend.

A child sledding down a snowy street.
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A youngster enjoys being pushed along in a sledge in Hexham, NorthumberlandCredit: NNP
UK weather map showing areas with yellow weather warnings for snow, ice, and rain.
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Weather warnings remain in force across much of the UK on Monday morningCredit: MET Office
Families sledding on a snowy hill.
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Families out sledging in Honley, West Yorkshire, as the snow turns to mist and rainCredit: Alamy
Person walking through heavy snow on a city street at night.
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A person walks through snow in BradfordCredit: PA

A yellow rain warning for southern England from Cornwall across to Kent will last until 9am on Monday.

A separate rain warning covering much of Wales, the Midlands and parts of Greater Manchester and Yorkshire is in force until 8am.

A yellow warning for snow and ice covering most of northern England and Wales is in place until midday on Monday.

While a yellow ice warning covering large parts of Northern Ireland expires at 11am.

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The north and west of Scotland are covered by a yellow warning for snow and ice until 11am on Monday.

Another is in place for snow and ice in central and eastern parts of the country until midday.

A further yellow snow warning covering part of the Scottish Lowlands including Edinburgh is in place until midday.

An amber weather warning for snow - which covered parts of Lancashire, Cumbria and the Lake District - expired at 6am on Monday.

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A fresh yellow weather warning was issued for snow across southern parts of England lasting from 9am to midnight on Wednesday.

It was also the UK's coldest night of winter so far.

Met Office issues rare amber snow warning with 'communities to be cut off'

The temperature fell to -13.3°C in Loch Glascarnoch, Scotland

And the wintery conditions have seen some schools forced to tell students to stay home.

Here is a list of schools that we understand are closed for the day - or opening late.

If your child's isn't on the list and you have doubts, contact their school.

Full list of closures

Lancashire

Burnley

  • Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School
  • Burnley Rockwood Nursery School
  • Burnley Springfield Community Primary School
  • Burnley St James' Lanehead Church of England Primary School
  • Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
  • Cherry Fold Community Primary School
  • Padiham Primary School
  • Reedley Hallows Nursery School
  • Ridgewood Community High School
  • Rosewood Primary School
  • Shuttleworth College
  • Unity College
  • Worsthorne Primary School

Chorley

  • Brinscall St John's Church of England/Methodist Primary School

Hyndburn & Ribble Valley

  • Accrington Peel Park Primary School
  • Accrington Peel Park Primary School
  • Accrington Woodnook Primary School
  • Broadfield Specialist School For Sen
  • Gisburn Primary School
  • Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School
  • Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School
  • Oswaldtwistle Moor End Community Primary School
  • Oswaldtwistle School
  • Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
  • Ribblesdale School
  • Rhyddings
  • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School
  • St Anne's and St Joseph's RC Primary School
  • St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington

Pendle

  • Barnoldswick Coates Lane Primary School
  • Barnoldswick CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
  • Barrowford School
  • Bradley Primary School
  • Colne Christ Church Church of England Primary School
  • Colne Park Primary School
  • Colne Primet Primary School
  • Earby Springfield Primary School
  • Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Va Primary School
  • Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson
  • Kelbrook Primary School
  • Lomeshaye Junior School
  • Marsden Community Primary School
  • Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
  • Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School
  • Nelson Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Unit
  • Pendle Community High School and College
  • Pendle Vale College
  • Pendle View Primary School
  • Roughlee Church of England Primary School
  • Salterforth Primary School
  • Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, Colne
  • St John Southworth RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
  • Trawden Forest Primary School
  • West Street Community Primary School

Rossendale

  • All Saints' Roman Catholic High School
  • Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School
  • Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School
  • Haslingden Hillside Nursery School
  • Haslingden Primary School
  • Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School
  • Haslingden St James Church of England Primary School
  • Newchurch St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
  • Northern Primary School
  • Sharneyford Primary School
  • St Anne's Church of England Primary School
  • St John's Stonefold Church of England Primary School
  • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup
  • St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School and Nursery
  • St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden
  • Water Primary School
  • Waterfoot Primary School

West Yorkshire

Bradford

  • Addingham Primary School
  • All Saints' CofE Primary School (Ilkley)
  • Appleton Academy
  • Atlas Community Primary School
  • Baildon Church of England Primary School
  • Baildon Glen Primary School
  • Bankfoot Primary School
  • Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy
  • Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery
  • Beckfoot Heaton Primary
  • Beckfoot Nessfield
  • Beckfoot Phoenix
  • Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery
  • Beckfoot School
  • Beckfoot Thornton
  • Beckfoot Upper Heaton
  • Beechcliffe Special School
  • Belle Vue Girls' Academy
  • Ben Rhydding Primary School
  • Bingley Grammar School
  • Blakehill Primary School
  • Bowling Park Primary School
  • Brackenhill Primary School
  • Bradford Academy
  • Bradford Forster Academy
  • Bradford Girls' Grammar School
  • Bradford Schools Online
  • Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School
  • Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
  • Byron Primary School
  • Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children
  • Carlton Keighley
  • Carlton Mills
  • Carrwood Primary School
  • Cavendish Primary School
  • Chellow Heights Special School
  • Christ Church Church of England Academy
  • Clayton St John CofE Primary School
  • Clayton Village Primary School
  • Co-op Academy Delius
  • Co-op Academy Penny Oaks
  • Co-op Academy Princeville
  • Copthorne Primary School
  • Cottingley Village Primary School
  • Crossflatts Primary School
  • Crossley Hall Primary School
  • Cullingworth Village Primary School
  • Denholme Primary School
  • Dixons City Academy
  • Dixons Manningham Academy
  • Dixons Marchbank Primary
  • Dixons McMillan Academy
  • East Morton CofE Primary School
  • Eastwood Community School
  • Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
  • Eldwick Primary School
  • Fagley Primary School
  • Farfield Primary and Nursery School
  • Farnham Primary School
  • Feversham Primary Academy
  • Foxhill Primary School
  • Girlington Primary School
  • Greengates Primary Academy
  • Grove House Primary School
  • Hanson Academy
  • Harden Primary School
  • Haworth Primary School
  • Hazelbeck Special School
  • Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School
  • High Crags Primary Leadership Academy
  • High Park School
  • Hill Top CofE Primary School
  • Hollingwood Primary School
  • Holybrook Primary School
  • Holycroft Primary School
  • Home Farm Primary School
  • Horton Grange Primary School
  • Horton Park Primary School
  • Hoyle Court Primary School
  • Idle CofE Primary School
  • Ilkley Grammar School
  • Immanuel College
  • Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School & Nursery
  • Killinghall Primary School
  • Knowleswood Primary School
  • Lady Royd Primary School
  • Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
  • Lapage Primary School and Nursery
  • Laycock Primary School
  • Lees Primary School
  • Ley Top Primary School
  • Lidget Green Primary School
  • Lilycroft Primary School
  • Long Lee Primary School
  • Low Ash Primary School
  • Low Moor CofE Primary School
  • Lower Fields Primary Academy
  • Margaret McMillan Primary School
  • Marshfield Primary
  • Meadow Bank Community School
  • Merlin Top Primary Academy
  • Miriam Lord Primary School
  • Myrtle Park Primary
  • Newhall Park Primary School
  • Oakworth Primary School
  • Oasis Academy Lister Park
  • Oastlers School
  • Oldfield Primary School
  • One In A Million Free School
  • Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School
  • Our Lady of Victories Catholic School
  • Oxenhope CofE Primary School
  • Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy
  • Parkside School
  • Parkwood Primary School
  • Peel Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy
  • Reevy Hill Primary School
  • Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School
  • Russell Hall Primary School
  • Ryecroft Primary Academy
  • Saltaire Primary School
  • Sandal Primary School
  • Shibden Head Primary Academy
  • Shipley CofE Primary School
  • Shirley Manor Primary School
  • Silsden Primary School
  • Southmere Primary Academy
  • St Anne's Catholic Primary School
  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (Clayton)
  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (Shipley)
  • St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
  • St Columba's Catholic Primary School
  • St Cuthbert & The First Martyrs' Catholic Primary
  • St Francis Catholic Primary School
  • St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School
  • St John's CofE Primary School
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Bingley)
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Bradford)
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Keighley)
  • St Luke's CofE Primary School
  • St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
  • St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy
  • St Paul's CofE Primary School
  • St Philip's CofE Primary School
  • St Stephen's CofE Primary School
  • St William's Catholic Primary School
  • St Winefride's Catholic Primary Academy
  • St. Clare's Catholic Primary School
  • Stanbury Village School
  • Steeton Primary School
  • Stocks Lane Primary School
  • Swain House Primary School
  • Thackley Primary School
  • The Academy At St. James
  • The Holy Family Catholic School
  • The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
  • Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy
  • Thornton Primary School
  • Thorpe Primary
  • Titus Salt School
  • Tong Leadership Academy
  • Victoria Primary School
  • Wellington Primary School
  • Westbourne Primary School
  • Westminster Church of England Primary Academy
  • Wibsey Primary School
  • Wilsden Primary School
  • Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy
  • Woodside Academy
  • Worth Valley Primary School
  • Wycliffe CofE Primary School

Kirklees

  • All Saints Catholic College - Secondary School
  • Ashbrow School - Primary School
  • Beaumont Primary Academy
  • Berry Brow I and N School - Primary School
  • Birdsedge First School (The Mast Academy Trust)
  • Birkby I and N School - Primary School
  • Birkby Junior School
  • Birkenshaw CE (VC) Primary School
  • Birstall Primary Academy
  • Brambles Primary Academy
  • Brockholes CE (VC) J and I School - Primary School
  • Bywell CE (C) Junior School - Primary School
  • Carlinghow Academy
  • Castle Hall Academy - Secondary School
  • Castle Hill School - Special educational needs (SEN)
  • Christ Church CE Academy - Primary School
  • Clough Head J and I School - Primary School
  • Colne Valley High School - Secondary School
  • Crossley Fields J and I School - Primary School
  • Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School - Primary School
  • Crowlees CE (VC) J and I School - Primary School
  • Cumberworth CE (VA) First School - Primary School
  • Dalton School Junior Infant and Nursery - Primary School
  • Denby CE (VA) First School - Primary School
  • Denby Dale First and Nursery School - Primary School
  • Diamond Wood Community Academy - Primary School
  • Earlsheaton Infant School - Primary School
  • Eastborough Academy
  • Engage Academy
  • Ethos College - Referral Unit
  • Fairfield School - Special School
  • Farnley Tyas CE (VC) First School - Primary School
  • Field Lane J I and N School - Primary School
  • Fieldhead Primary Academy - Primary School
  • Flockton CE (VC) First School - Primary School
  • Golcar J I and N School - Primary School
  • Grange Moor Primary School - Primary School
  • Hanging Heaton CE (VC) J and I School - Primary School
  • Hartshead J and I School - Primary School
  • Headlands CE (VC) J I and N School - Primary School
  • Healey J I and N School - Primary School
  • Heaton Avenue, A SHARE Primary Academy - Primary School
  • Heckmondwike Grammar School - Secondary School
  • Helme Church of England Academy
  • Hepworth J and I School - Primary School
  • High Bank J I and N School - Primary School
  • Highburton CE First Academy - Primary School
  • Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School - Primary School
  • Hinchliffe Mill J and I School - Primary School
  • Holme J and I School - Primary School
  • Holmfirth J I and N School - Primary School
  • Honley CE (VC) J I and N School - School Street Site
  • Honley CE (VC) J I and N School- Jaggar Lane Site
  • Howard Park Community School - Primary School
  • Hyrstmount Junior School - Primary School
  • Joseph Norton Academy - Special School
  • Kaye's Academy - Primary School
  • King James's School - Secondary School
  • Kirkburton Middle School
  • Kirkheaton Primary School
  • Lepton CofE Primary Academy - Primary School
  • Lindley Church of England Infant School - Primary School
  • Lindley Junior School - Primary School
  • Littletown J I and N School - Primary School
  • Luck Lane, A SHARE Primary Academy
  • Lydgate J and I School - Primary School
  • Manorfield I and N School - Primary School
  • Meltham CE Primary School
  • Millbridge, A SHARE Primary Academy - Primary School
  • Moldgreen Community Primary School
  • Moor End Academy - Secondary School
  • Moorlands Primary School
  • Mount Pleasant Primary School
  • Netherhall Learning Campus High School
  • Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
  • Netherhall St James (VC) C of E Infant and Nursery School
  • Netherthong Primary School
  • New Mill Infant School - Primary School
  • New Mill Junior School - Primary School
  • Newsome Junior School - Primary School
  • Nields Academy
  • North Huddersfield Trust School - Secondary School
  • Oak CE (VC) Primary School
  • Old Bank Academy - Primary School
  • Orchard Primary Academy - Primary School
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
  • Park Road J I and N School - Primary School
  • Purlwell I and N School - Primary School
  • Ravenshall School - Special School
  • Ravensthorpe CE (VC) Junior School
  • Reach Academy
  • Reinwood Community Junior School - Primary School
  • Reinwood I and N School - Primary School
  • Roberttown CE (VC) J and I School - Primary School
  • Rowley Lane J I and N School - Primary School
  • Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy - Secondary School
  • Savile Town CE (VC) I and N School - Primary School
  • Scapegoat Hill J and I School - Primary School
  • Scholes (Holmfirth) J and I School - Primary School
  • Scholes Village Primary School
  • Scissett CE Academy - Primary School
  • Scissett Middle School
  • Shaw Cross I and N School - Primary School
  • Shelley College, a SHARE Academy - Secondary School
  • Shelley First School - Primary School
  • Shepley First School - Primary School
  • Skelmanthorpe Academy - Primary School
  • Slaithwaite CE (VC) J & I School - Primary School
  • Southgate School - Special School
  • Spen Valley High School - Secondary School
  • St Aidan's CE Academy - Primary School
  • St John's CE (C) Primary School (Dewsbury) - Primary School
  • St John's CE (VA) J and I School (Golcar) - Primary School
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Dewsbury)
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Huddersfield)
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy (Huddersfield)
  • St Peter's CE (VA) Junior, Infant and Early Years School - Primary School
  • St Thomas CE (VC) Primary School
  • Staincliffe CE (VC) Junior School - Primary School
  • The Mirfield Free Grammar School and Sixth Form
  • Thornhill Lees CE (VC) I and N School - Primary School
  • Thurstonland Endowed (VC) First School - Primary School
  • Upper Batley High School - Secondary School
  • Wellhouse J and I School - Primary School
  • Westborough High School - Secondary School
  • Westmoor Primary School
  • Whitcliffe Mount, A SHARE Academy
  • Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
  • Wilberlee J and I School - Primary School
  • Windmill Church of England Primary School
  • Woodley School and College - Special School
  • Woodside Green, A SHARE Primary Academy - Primary School

Leeds

  • Abbey Grange C of E Academy
  • Adel Primary School
  • Adel St John The Baptist C of E Primary School
  • Bankside Primary School
  • Bardsey Primary Academy
  • Beeston Primary School
  • Benton Park School
  • Birchfield Primary School
  • Bishop Young Church of England Academy (formerly DYCA)
  • Blackgates Primary Academy
  • Bramley St Peter's CE Voluntary Aided Primary School
  • Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
  • Christ the King Catholic Primary, Voluntary Academy, Bramley
  • Churwell Primary School
  • Cobden Primary School
  • Cockburn School
  • Cookridge Holy Trinity C of E Primary School
  • Cookridge Primary School
  • Co-op Academy Woodlands
  • East SILC - John Jamieson School
  • East SILC Jack Clark (Primary Site)
  • East SILC Roger Cannon (Secondary Site)
  • Fountain Primary School
  • Gildersome Primary School
  • Gledhow Primary School
  • Grange Farm Primary School
  • Green Meadows Academy
  • Guiseley School
  • Hill Top Primary Academy
  • Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell
  • Horsforth Featherbank Primary School
  • Horsforth School
  • John Smeaton Academy
  • Kirkstall St Stephen's C of E Primary School
  • Lawnswood School
  • Leeds City Academy
  • Leeds West Academy
  • Morley Newlands Primary Academy
  • Oulton Academy (formley known as Royds)
  • Park View Primary Academy
  • Parklands Primary School
  • Penny Field School
  • Pivot Academy Leeds East
  • Pudsey Grammar School
  • Quarry Mount Primary School
  • Ralph Thoresby High School
  • Richmond Hill Primary Academy School
  • Ryecroft Academy
  • Shadwell Primary School
  • Shakespeare Primary School
  • Springwell Leeds Academy
  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
  • St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
  • St Chad's C of E Primary School
  • St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley
  • St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy
  • Summerfield Primary School
  • Temple Learning Academy Through School (Primary Phase)
  • Temple Learning Academy Through School (Secondary Phase)
  • Temple Moor High School & Sixth Form
  • The Farnley Academy
  • The Rodillian Academy
  • The Ruth Gorse Academy
  • West SILC Milestone Site
  • Westwood Primary School
  • Whingate Primary School
  • Woodkirk Academy

Wakefield

  • Altofts Junior School
  • Alverthorpe St. Paul's CE (VA) School 3-11yrs
  • Ash Grove Primary Academy
  • Carlton J & I School
  • Castleford Academy
  • Crofton Junior School
  • Dane Royd J & I School
  • Enrich Academy
  • Evolve Academy
  • Fairburn View Primary School
  • Featherstone Academy, The
  • Fitzwilliam Primary School
  • Highfield School
  • Horbury Primary Academy
  • Kettlethorpe High School
  • Kingsland School (Stanley site)
  • Kingsland School Castleford
  • Lawefield Primary School
  • Mackie Hill J & I School
  • Methodist (VC) J I & Nursery School
  • Minsthorpe Community College A Specialist Science College
  • Netherton J & I School
  • Oakfield Park School
  • Outwood Academy City Fields
  • Outwood Academy Freeston
  • Outwood Academy Hemsworth
  • Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green
  • Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
  • Rooks Nest Academy
  • Shay Lane Primary J & I School
  • Snapethorpe Primary School
  • South Hiendley J, I and EY School
  • South Parade Primary School
  • Southdale CE (VC) Junior School
  • St. John’s CE (VA) J & I School
  • St. Wilfrid’s Catholic High School Sixth Form College, A Voluntary Academy
  • Stanley St. Peter’s CE (VC) Primary and Nursery School
  • West Bretton J & I School

County Durham

  • Beechdale Nursery School
  • Benfieldside Primary School
  • Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School
  • Castleside Primary School
  • Consett Infant School
  • Consett Junior School
  • Delves Lane Primary School
  • Lanchester EP Primary School
  • Leadgate Primary School
  • Moorside Primary Academy
  • Shotley Bridge Primary School
  • St Marys Catholic Primary School Consett
  • St Patricks Catholic Primary School Consett
  • Stanley Crook Primary School
  • The Grove Primary School
  • Tow Law Millennium Primary School

North Yorkshire

  • Darley and Summerbridge Primary Schools
  • Forest Moor School
  • GS Federation - Admiral Long, Sicklinghall and Goldsborough Primary School
  • Harrogate Grammar School
  • King James’s School
  • Oatlands Junior School
  • Outwood Academy Ripon
  • Rossett School
  • Tadcaster Grammar School
  • The Forest School
  • The Skipton Academy
  • Western Primary School

Cheshire

  • Brine Leas, Nantwich
  • Malbank, Nantwich
  • Shavington Academy

Derbyshire

  • New Bolsover Primary School

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Wrexham

  • Ysgol Bryn Alyn

Flintshire

  • Ysgol Maes Hyfryd
  • Bryn Tirion (Plas Derwen)

UK 5 day weather forecast

Today:

Rain and snow clears eastwards, with brighter skies to follow.

Staying cold in brisk northerly winds, with wintry showers bringing hail, sleet and snow showers expected throughout the day.

Gales around some coasts.

Tonight:

Some clear spells developing but further wintry showers expected across the north and west, with a few moving across central areas.

Widespread frost expected with a rick of ice.

Tuesday:

More sunny spells with wintry showers in the north and along windward coasts.

Southern areas becoming fine and dry but winds staying strong along the coasts.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Cold with a mixture of sunny spells and wintry showers, these most frequent in the north and northwest.

A more prolonged period of snow in the south possible on Wednesday.

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