Schools in Hertsmere and Three Rivers where pupils have been told to self-isolate

Public Health England data shows COVID-19 has mainly spread in educational settings since the start of term - and several schools across Hertsmere, Three Rivers and Kings Langley have confirmed that some students have been asked to stay at home.

Below is a list of schools where pupils have been asked to self-isolate.

Bushey Meads School, Bushey

Further pupils have tested positive for COVID-19 at Bushey Meads School.

The school says it has identified most of the close contacts that were made by students who recently tested positive for the virus.

In a newsletter sent out headteacher Jeremy Turner said any close contact would have happened within the friendship groups of those who tested positive.

While the school did not identify which year groups this involved, it is believed some students from Year 11 and Year 9 are among those who tested positive or were told to self-isolate.

Some staff members were also told to self-isolate since the start of the new term.

Chorleywood Primary School, Chorleywood

It was reported last week that a number of pupils from Chorleywood Primary School have been asked to self-isolate.

A spokesperson for Chorleywood Primary School said: "I can confirm that following government guidelines, and having worked closely with Public Health England (PHE), we have asked a number of pupils from our school to self-isolate before returning to school.”

The Reach Free School, Mill End

Richard Booth, the headteacher at The Reach Free School, confirmed in a letter to parents on Monday (September 28) that a Year 13 student had tested positive for coronavirus.

The letter assured parents that the child had not been in school for more than 48 hours before developing symptoms.

St Joan of Arc Catholic School, Rickmansworth

It was reported in September that several pupils were told to self-isolate due to a positive coronavirus case.

A spokesperson for St Joan of Arc Catholic School said: “I can confirm that following government guidelines, and having worked closely with Public Health England (PHE), we have asked a number of pupils from our school to self-isolate before returning to school.”

Shepherd Primary School, Rickmansworth

It was reported in September that Shepherd Primary School asked “a number of pupils” to stay at home before returning after working closely with Public Health England.

A source has told the Watford Observer that a student at the school had tested positive for coronavirus.

Hartsbourne Primary School, Bushey

Hartsbourne Primary School said in September that pupils were asked to self-isolate.

The Observer understood that the self-isolating pupils would mainly be from Year 2, after at least one child from that year group tested positive for COVID-19.

Hertsmere Jewish Primary School

The Jewish Academy Trust said in September a “small number of pupils” at Hertsmere Jewish Primary School, near Radlett, had tested positive for the virus – and three classes were isolated as a result.

The trust linked the cases to “social events” that occurred before the school opened for the new term.

Queens School, Bushey

Queens' School in Bushey said in September that a person within the school community tested positive for coronavirus, but did not confirm whether it was a staff member or pupil.

It told people who have been in close contact with the person to self-isolate.

Kings Langley Primary School

Hertfordshire County Council said there had been a positive COVID-19 test of a year five student at Kings Langley Primary School in September - and that pupils in the year group were sent home as a result.

The council said the year five bubble was self-isolating for 14 days.