School hit by flood

YOUNGER pupils at St Augustine’s RC high school will be getting extra Christmas holidays following a festive flood on Boxing Day.

Oldham Council’s First Response team were called out after detecting a problem on site at 6.50am.

Some parts of the school suffered water damage but council staff were able to prevent more substantial damage.

As a result, a partial school closure is in place next week due to scheduled repair and assessment work.

The school will re-open to Year 10 and Year 11 pupils only on Monday.

Year 9 pupils can return on Tuesday.

Parents of Year 7 and Year 8 pupils will be told on Tuesday morning when their children can return to school.