A primary school in Leeds has "delayed" its reopening after a health and safety visit highlighted "issues".
Bardsey Primary School were last week forced to delay the reopening of its classes for all but year five and six pupils, after a member of staff tested positive for coronavirus.
The member of staff and others they had been working with at the school in preparation for the new school year all had to self-isolate.
But in a letter to parents dated yeserday (September 7) the school's head teacher, Mrs Sally Clark, said that the school must now delay its opening for those pupils as well.
Mrs Clark said: "I wrote to you at the end of last week outlining the issues we had had in school with a number of staff being told by Public Health England to self-isolate.
"As a result of this, we delayed the re-opening to all pupils other than those in Years 5 and 6.
"I am very sorry to have to inform you that despite our best efforts to keep the school open for pupils in Years 5 and 6, we have had to take the hard decision today to also delay the reopening for these children and vulnerable children, the children of key workers."
She said that this situation is the result of a health and safety visit, which has "highlighted further issues" and means that the school cannot be confident that it is safe.
Mrs Clark said that this is a particular concern given the number of people in the community who have tested positive for the virus.
She said: "We know that this will be deeply frustrating for you and cause considerable inconvenience. I can only apologise for this.
"However, I am sure you would agree that safety has to come first. Our aim is to welcome back Years 1, 5 and 6 on Monday next week and we will keep you posted regarding our progress towards this goal."
This comes as Leeds continues to see an increase in the number of infections, as the city's infection rate has once again soared.
Leeds has been warned that if the infection rate does not fall, 'movement restrictions' could be put in place.
