MULTIPLE schools across Dorset have confirmed cases of coronavirus since classrooms reopened in January, with students and staff self-isolating as a result.

Despite schools being closed to most pupils, they must remain open for children of key workers and vulnerable pupils.

Dorset Echo is providing a list of Dorset schools who have pupils and/or staff affected by coronavirus in January and will regularly update this list. 

The list gives the name of the school and the date that pupils went into the 14-day self-isolation period.

The following schools have all confirmed a single case of coronavirus, along with the reported date of the positive test:

  • Oakdale Junior School, Poole, January 22
  • Winton Primary School, Bournemouth, January 21
  • The Grange, Christchurch, January 21
  • Moordown St John's Primary, Bournemouth, January 20
  • Springdale First School, Broadstone, January 20
  • Longspee Academy, Poole, January 19
  • Elm Academy, Bournemouth, January 19
  • Victoria School, Poole, January 19
  • Tregeonwell Academy, Bournemouth, January 19
  • Parley First School, Ferndown – January 19
  • Verwood First School, Verwood – January 18
  • Baden-Powell and St Peter's Junior, Poole, January 18
  • St Joseph's Primary School, Poole, January 18
  • Winchelsea School, Poole, January 18
  • Kingsleigh Primary School, Bournemouth, January 18
  • Avonwood Primary, Bournemouth, January 18
  • St Luke's Primary, Bournemouth, January 18
  • St Michael's Primary, Bournemouth, January 18
  • Courthill Infant School, Poole, January 18
  • Queens Park Infant Academy, Bournemouth, January 18
  • Livingstone Road Junior, Poole, January 18
  • St Mary & St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Wareham – January 17
  • Budmouth Academy, Weymouth, – January 17
  • Wimborne First School, Wimborne – January 16
  • Wyke Regis Infant School, Weymouth – January 16
  • Wyvern Academy, Weymouth – January 15
  • Holy Trinity Primary School, Weymouth – January 14
  • Archbishop Wake C of E Primary School, Blandford Forum – January 14
  • Stanley Green Infant Academy, Poole, January 14
  • Moordown St John's Primary, Bournemouth, January 14
  • Manorside Academy, Poole, January 14
  • Malmesbury Park Primary School, Bournemouth, January 13
  • St Peter's Catholic School, Bournemouth, January 13
  • Lytchett Minster School, near Poole– January 13
  • Christchurch Infant School, January 12
  • Christ the King Catholic Primary School, Bournemouth, January 12
  • Canford Heath Junior School, Poole, January 12
  • Longfleet CE Primary School, Poole, January 12
  • Bere Regis Primary School, Bere Regis – January 11
  • Pimperne Primary School, Pimperne – January 11 and January 18
  • Malmesbury Park Primary School, Bournemouth, January 11
  • Manorside Academy, Poole, January 11
  • St Michael's C of E Primary School, Bournemouth, January 11
  • Archbishop Wake C of E Primary School, Blandford Forum, January 10
  • Montacute School, Poole, January 9
  • Stourfield Infant School, Bournemouth, January 9
  • St Aldhelm's Academy, Poole, January 8
  • Broadstone First School, January 8
  • Mountjoy School, Beaminster – January 7
  • Shaftesbury School, Shaftesbury – January 6
  • St Mark's CofE Primary School, Bournemouth, January 4
  • Ad Astra Infant School, Poole, January 4
  • Radipole Primary School, Weymouth – January 4