Students at more than 20 schools across region test positive for virus
MORE than 20 schools in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire have had positive tests for coronavirus among their students or staff since term started - with more reporting “suspected” cases.
This comes after three schools in the area confirmed cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
After just over two weeks back in the classroom, scores of pupils and staff are now self isolating following a turbulent start to the term.
The exact number of pupils and staff forced to self-isolate as a result of the outbreaks is not known, but at least 20 schools across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire have been hit by coronavirus so far.
Schools at which Covid-19 cases have been confirmed:
Bristol
The Post asked Bristol City Council for the latest information on outbreaks at local schools on Wednesday, but nothing was provided.
We are aware of 11 schools in Bristol hit by the virus:
» Oasis Academy Brightstowe in Shirehampton has told parents not to be “alarmed” after a Year 7 pupil was confirmed as having Covid-19 on Monday, September 21
» St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School, Bristol’s biggest in terms of pupil population, has sent home all of Year 11 after a case was confirmed
» Two Mile Hill Primary School in Kingsway - two students tested positive and 160 people of mixed ages were self-isolating . The school is now fully open.
» Shirehampton Primary School had a case confirmed on Thursday, September 10. One Year 6 child has
been diagnosed with the virus and the entire year group is self-isolating for 14 days.
» John William Oasis Academy in Hengrove had one case confirmed on Thursday, September 10. All of its Year 7 cohort were asked to isolate.
» Bedminster Down School in Bishopsworth has confirmed a coronavirus case in its “school community” and its Year 9 students must self-isolate as a result of this .
» Compass Point Primary School had a case confirmed on Friday, September 11. Students at the Bedminster school were sent home and told to isolate there for 14 days after someone in their “pod” tested positive for coronavirus. Staff who had been teaching the Year 6 pod have also been sent home and told to self-isolate. In total one case has been confirmed and 29 children and three staff members are isolating.
» Bristol City Council confirmed a coronavirus case at Elmfield School for Deaf Children in the Southmead ward. The school has one case and 19 students are self-isolating.
Coronavirus was confirmed at Bristol Brunel Academy in the Eastville ward by the council as well. The entirety of year eight are selfisolating.
» Clifton College confirmed a case last week. All of year eight are selfisolating.
» Air Balloon Primary School, in St George, forced an entire Year Five class to self-isolate before a positive coronavirus test was confirmed - being one of the first Bristol schools to close a class before a positive test
» Pupils are also self isolating at Cheddar Grove Primary School in Bedminster. The school has not had any confirmed cases but has one suspected case.
» A student at the University of the West of England has also tested positive for the virus.
South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire Council has confirmed four schools have been affected.
» Kings Forest Primary School in Kingswood - one Year 1 student has tested positive and 28 people are self-isolating. The pupil first came down with symptoms the week beginning on September 7.
» Culverhill School, in Yate - Culverhill School has 71 pupils self isolating. The positive case there was reported on September 14.
» Tockington Manor School
» Charfield Primary School. The council confirmed one Year 4 student has tested positive for coronavirus at the school, with 31 students being sent home as a result.
North Somerset
The Post asked North Somerset Council for information on outbreaks at local schools, but no information was provided.
We are aware of cases at six schools in the area:
» Churchill Academy and Sixth Form in North Somerset confirmed a case on Tuesday, September 8. 57 pupils were forced to self-isolate following a confirmed case.
» Hans Price Academy in Westonsuper-Mare saw a teacher test positive on Monday, September 7. The school remained open.
» Bournville Primary School. Two hundred students at the Westonsuper-Mare primary school have been told to self isolate after four members of staff tested positive for Covid 19.
» Gordano school in Portishead - one pupil tested positive and 41 students are having to quarantine for two weeks as a result, together with two staff members.
» Nailsea School - the school has confirmed two positive cases , with one of them being a staff member. The school said the second coronavirus case was unrelated to the first one, which saw pupils in year groups 8 and 9 told to self-isolate after a positive test among the student body.
» Kingshill Church School, in Nailsea. A year five class has been told to self isolate after a fellow student tested positive.