108 schools hit by Covid since the start of term

108 schools in Greater Manchester have been affected by Covid since they reopened.

Yesterday marked three weeks since pupils returned to primary and secondary schools across the region.

While the majority of schools have had little or no disruption, more than 100 have been impacted by positive cases among pupils, staff or both.

Many of the confirmed cases are being picked up by lateral flow tests being done by secondary students and staff working across all education settings.

But union leaders fear this may well drop off if parents don’t get on board with the testing from home and asymptomatic cases will go undetected while they spread the infection among classmates.

Among the bubble closures reported today are at Abraham Moss Community School in Manchester, where Year 1 and 3 bubbles closed yesterday, with children now expected back after the Easter break.

Year 1 and 3 bubbles have closed at Abraham Moss Community School
(Image: MEN Media)

St Anne’s CE Academy, in Middleton, has had a number of confirmed cases in Year 8 and schools where cases had already been reported have had further cases, including Denton Community College in Tameside, where a Year 8 student has tested positive, and Kings Leadership Academy, in Bolton, where another two people have tested positive, one of them in Year 7.

If your school is affected by a positive Covid test, let us know in the comments here, or email emma.gill@reachplc.com.

Today’s list of schools:

  • Abraham Moss Community School, Manchester – (Years 1 and 3)
  • St Anne’s RC Primary, Crumpsall – (cases confirmed)
  • Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, Salford (cases confirmed Years 7 and 8)
  • St Anne’s CE Academy, Middleton – (cases confirmed Year 8)
  • Heap Bridge Primary, Bury – (cases confirmed Year 5)

The schools where cases have already been confirmed since March 8:

Manchester

  • Oasis Academy Aspinal, Gorton – (a key worker bubble)
  • The Divine Mercy RC Primary, Rusholme – (case confirmed in Year 5, close contacts isolating)
  • St John’s CE Primary, Longsight – (Three bubbles closed)
  • Wright Robinson College, Gorton, Manchester – (case confirmed in Year 10)
  • Didsbury High, Manchester – (case confirmed)
  • Webster Primary, Hulme, Manchester – (case confirmed, small number of children isolating)

  • St Ambrose RC Primary, Manchester – (cases confirmed in Years 3 and 6)
  • Alma Park Primary, Levenshulme – (both Year 6 classes isolating)
  • Briscoe Lane Academy, Manchester – (Year 3, 4 and 5 bubbles)
  • Camberwell Park School, Manchester – (two bubbles isolating)
  • Bowker Vale Primary, Crumpsall – (Classes from Years 3, 4 and 6 isolating)
  • Manchester Health Academy, Manchester – (case confirmed Year 10)

  • St Barnabas CE Primary Academy, Openshaw – (cases confirmed in Years 1 to 6)

  • King David High School, Crumpsall – (three confirmed cases Year 11, whole year isolating)

  • Chapel Street Primary, Levenshulme – (case confirmed Year 3)

Salford

  • Co-op Academy Swinton – (Cases confirmed, including one in Year 7)
  • The Friars Primary, Salford – (Closed to all but Early Years)
  • Co-op Academy Walkden, Salford – (case confirmed Year 9, close contacts isolating)

  • Light Oaks Juniors, Salford – (Several confirmed cases in Year 6)
  • Lewis Street Primary, Eccles, Salford – (confirmed case in Reception)
  • Godfrey Ermen Primary, Eccles, Salford – (case confirmed Year 4)

  • St Peter’s CE Primary, Swinton – (five confirmed cases, plus teacher. Years 3 and 4 isolating)

  • The Deans Primary, Swinton – (whole of year 6 isolating)

  • UTC@MediaCityUK, Salford – (case confirmed)

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Bolton

  • Little Lever School, Bolton – (confirmed case in Year 7)
  • Bolton St Catherine’s Academy, Bolton – (case confirmed in Year 8)
  • St James CE Primary, Farnworth – (Classes 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10)
  • Highfield Primary, Bolton – (Year 3)
  • Kings Leadership Academy, Bolton – (confirmed cases)
  • SS Simon and Jude C of E Primary, Bolton – (whole of year 1 isolating)

  • Canon Slade, Bolton – (cases confirmed)

  • Westhoughton High, Bolton – (cases confirmed in Years 7 and 10)

Oldham

  • Co-op Academy Failsworth, Oldham – (confirmed case in Year 10)
  • Knowsley Junior School, Oldham – (case confirmed in Year 6)
  • St Martin’s CE Primary, Oldham – (case confirmed in Year 6)
  • Oasis Academy Leesbrook, Oldham – (case confirmed in Year 10, bubble isolating)

  • Beever Primary, Oldham – (confirmed case in Nursery/Reception bubble)
  • Oasis Academy Limeside – (Reception)
  • New Bridge School, Oldham – (case confirmed Year 11)

  • Oasis Academy Oldham – (cases confirmed in Years 8 and 10)
  • North Chadderton School, Oldham – (cases confirmed in Years 7 and 11)
  • E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy, Oldham – (case confirmed Year 11)
  • Saddleworth School, Oldham – (case confirmed Year 10)
  • Newman College, Oldham – (cases confirmed in Years 7, 9 and 11, small bubbles isolating)

Stockport

  • Hazel Grove High, Stockport – (Confirmed case/s)
  • Greave Primary, Stockport – (case confirmed Year 2N)
  • Werneth School, Romiley, Stockport – (case confirmed Year 10, 90 pupils isolating)
  • Alexandra Park Primary, Stockport – (Year 1)
  • Reddish Vale High, Stockport – (case confirmed in Year 8)
  • Meadowbank Primary, Cheadle – (two cases confirmed)
  • Priestnall School, Stockport – (confirmed cases)

  • St Matthew C of E Primary, Stockport – (confirmed cases in years 1 and 4)
  • Laurus Cheadle Hulme Secondary, Cheadle Hulme – (confirmed case in year 7)

Trafford

  • Manor Academy, Sale – (case confirmed in Year 7)
  • St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary, Stretford – (confirmed cases in Reception and Year 5/6)
  • North Cestrian School, Altrincham – (case confirmed, close contacts isolating)

  • The Firs Primary, Sale, Trafford – (confirmed case)

  • Worthington Primary, Sale, Trafford – (Nursery and Year 2 isolating / Years 1, 3 and 4 have had periods of isolation)

Rochdale

  • Wardle Academy, Rochdale – (case confirmed, close contacts isolating)
  • Hollins Primary, Middleton – (Nursery, Reception and a Year 6 class)

  • Sandbrook Primary, Rochdale – (case confirmed Year 5)

Bury

  • Philips High, Whitefield – (confirmed case Year 9)

Wigan

  • Westfield Community School, Wigan – (case confirmed in Reception and Year 5)
  • Shevington High, Wigan – (Multiple cases Year 8)
  • St Mark’s CE Primary, Wigan – (case confirmed in Reception)
  • Garrett Hall Primary, Wigan – (number of positive cases, school closed for deep clean)
  • St Edmund Arrowsmith, Wigan – (case confirmed Year 11, close contacts isolating)
  • Fred Longworth High, Wigan – (cases confirmed, whole of Year 10 among those remote learning)
  • Westleigh High, Wigan – (confirmed case)

  • St Mary’s Catholic High School, Astley, Wigan – (cases confirmed)
  • Castle Hill St Philip’s Primary, Wigan – (case confirmed in Year 1 bubble)
  • Atherton St George’s Primary, Wigan – (case confirmed)
  • Hindley Green Community Primary, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • Hindley Junior and Infants, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • Leigh CE Primary, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • Marsh Green Primary, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • Platt Bridge Community School, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • St Marie’s Catholic Primary, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • St Mary’s and St John’s Catholic Primary, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • St Michael’s CE Primary, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • St Thomas Junior and Infants, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • Winstanley Community Primary, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • Byrchall High School, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • Deanery High, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • Golborne High, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • Hawkley High, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • Hindley High, Wigan- (case confirmed)
  • St Peter’s Catholic High, Wigan- (case confirmed)

Tameside

  • Mossley Hollins High, Tameside – (confirmed cases in Years 10 and 11)
  • Inspire Academy Ashton, Tameside – (a key worker bubble from last week)
  • Corrie Primary, Denton, Tameside – (Cases in Reception and Year 6, Year 4 also isolating)
  • Denton Community College, Tameside – (cases confirmed)

  • All Saints Catholic College, Dukinfield, Tameside – (case confirmed Year 7)
  • Alder Community High, Hyde, Tameside – (confirmed case Year 9)
  • Rayner Stephens High, Dukinfield, Tameside – (case confirmed Year 11)
  • Yew Tree Primary, Dukinfield, Tameside – (confirmed case Year 2)

  • Holden Clough Primary, Ashton, Tameside – (Reception isolating)

  • Arundale Primary School, Hyde – (Year 5 bubble sent home)
  • Holy Trinity C of E Primary, Ashton – (confirmed case in reception)
  • Denton West End Primary, Tameside – (cases confirmed in Years 4, 5 and 6)
  • Moorside Primary Academy, Droylsden – (Years 1, 5 and 6 isolating)
  • Fairfield High School For Girls, Droylsden, Tameside – (cases confirmed in Year 8)

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