Horncastle Community Primary School pupils head back to the classroom!

The Government has asked schools to re-open for Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 from today as part of ongoing moves to ease the country out of Coronavirus lockdown.

Pupils and their parents/guardians seemed keen to return this morning, as these pictures taken by freelance photographer John Aron show.

But many parents are thought to be reluctant to send children back yet – and there are also some schools that have decided not to open their doors.

In Lincolnshire, the county council as local education authority has left the decision for individual schools.

• See this week’s Horncastle News for an exclusive interview with Horncastle and Louth MP, Victoria Atkins - who has her say on pupils returning to school.