St Leonard's had to shut for half a day today after a power outage affected the school.

Parents were contacted this morning and the school was closed.

The electrical issue has now been fixed and children will be back to school as normal tomorrow.

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A spokesperson for St Leonard's said: "St Leonard's had to partially close for half a day on Monday 14th October due to a power outage on the Our Lady of Help site.

"All families were communicated with and pupils' safety was, as always, top priority.

"The issue has now been resolved and all pupils will return to school as normal on Tuesday. "