Further school closures have been announced due to the heat alert (Image: Newsquest)
Further school closures have been announced across the West Midlands.
Several schools have announced early closures to protect students amid an "extreme heat" warning.
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a red health warning for six regions of England – the West Midlands, East Midlands, South East, South West, London, and east of England – from 1am on Wednesday (June 24) until 11pm on Thursday (June 25).
Forecasters say temperatures could soar to 38C and 40C in some parts of England and Wales.
Here is a list of the confirmed school closures as of Tuesday afternoon (June 23):
Worcestershire
- Birchen Coppice Academy in Kidderminster will close at 1pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- Wribbenhall School will be closed from Tuesday (June 23) to Thursday (June 25).
- ContinU Plus Academy in Kidderminster will be closed for pupils at 1.30pm each day for the rest of the week.
- Rigby Hall School in Bromsgrove will be closing at 12pm on Wednesday (June 24), Thursday (June 25) and Friday (June 26) after the children have had lunch.
- Tenacres First School in Redditch which will be closing at 1pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- Stoke Prior First School will be closed from 12pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- Beoley First School in Bromsgrove will close at 1.30pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- The Bewdley School will close at 1pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- Burlish Park Primary School in Stourport will be closing at 1pm on Wednesday (June 24), Thursday (June 25) and Friday (June 26).
- Baxter College in Kidderminster which will close at 12.10pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25) due to extreme weather conditions.
- Heronswood Primary School in Kidderminster will be closing at 12.30pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- Unity Academy in Kidderminster will be closed on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25). The school will reopen on Friday (June 26).
- St John's CE Middle School in Bromsgrove will close at 12.30pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- Bewdley Primary School will close at 1pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- The Stourport High School & VI Form College will close at 12.15pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- Offmore Primary School in Kidderminster will close at 1pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- King Charles I School & Sixth Form Centre in Kidderminster will close at 12.30pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- St Anne's CE Primary School in Bewdley will be closing at 1pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- Crabbs Cross Academy in Redditch will be closing at 1.30pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
- Charford First School in Bromsgrove will be closing at 1pm on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25). Children unable to be collected at this time must be collected at 3.15pm.
Black Country
- Halesowen College will be moving classes online on Wednesday (June 24) and Thursday (June 25).
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