WORCESTER schoolboy Oscar Saxelby-Lee has returned to his primary school after nearly two years fighting a battle against cancer.

The schoolboy from St John's stepped back through the doors for a short taster session as part of a phased return to the classroom.

He was able to play with a few of his friends as he begins to return to normal life following nearly two years battling a rare childhood cancer.

Oscar was last in the classroom at Pitmaston Primary School in December 2018 just before he was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

He then faced a gruelling bone marrow transplant before travelling to Singapore for life-saving CAR-T cell therapy a year ago after the nation backed his family’s plea to raise £500,000 to afford the treatment.

They had been told no other treatment options were available on the NHS after his first bone marrow transplant failed.

Oscar has now been cancer-free for nine months.

The family had been desperately looking forward to Oscar's return to school with mum Olivia Saxelby and dad Jamie Lee accompanying him through the doors.

Olivia said: "He went into school for a very short half an hour block with a few of his peers.

"He was exhausted after half an hour but he just didn't want to leave.

He was absolutely buzzing.

"He loved walking through the doors. He even signed himself in. I was so emotional."

Ms Saxelby said Oscar will return to the St John's school again tomorrow and will build up to longer sessions after the half term break.

She added: "He can't wait to go in tomorrow again for another session.

"This has been a goal for so long."