Schools in Rutland and Melton will benefit from a £868,000 government chash boost to expand classrooms and improve facilities.

The money comes from a £560 million Government programme to help ensure schools have well-maintained facilities to provide students with safe environments that support a high-quality education.

The government says this major new investment will ensure schools and colleges can focus on teaching, with brand new buildings and better facilities so that every child gets the world-class education they deserve.

The schools to benefit in Rutland and Melton are Bottesford Church of England Primary School, Sherard Primary School at Melton and Uppingham Church of England Primary School, who gain £860,000 between them.

No breakdown at indvidual school level was available.

Rutland and Melton MP, Alicia Kearns, said: "The pandemic has taken a toll on us all, not least our children, who have been kept from their friends, their teachers and their schools.

"I am so very pleased that three of our wonderful local schools will benefit from the Government's hard work in releasing this additional £560 million at great speed."