South West schools named for free breakfast pilot
The first schools to offer free breakfast clubs for pupils as part of the Government's flagship scheme have been named ahead of a trial of the programme
Some 750 state schools with primary-aged children from every region of England have been selected to join the pilot, which is expected to run from April before a national rollout.
The schools chosen for the trial are expected to offer a free breakfast to all pupils and at least 30 minutes of childcare before school.
The £7 million "early adopters" scheme - which will test the delivery of the programme ahead of a wider national rollout in England - was announced at Labour's party conference last September.
It is expected to run until July before being expanded as soon as possible.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the clubs would help to break the link "between background and success" for families "all over the country".
"Alongside our plans to roll out school-based nurseries and get thousands more children school-ready, this Government is delivering the reforms needed to give every child, wherever they grow up, the best start in life," she said.
The headteachers' union welcomed the expansion of breakfast clubs, which some schools already run, but expressed concerns that funding would fall short of the cost.
"It will be crucial that these concerns are addressed before the programme is rolled out across the country to ensure that it does not place further pressure on already strained school budgets, and that children and families can fully reap the benefits," said Paul Whiteman, general secretary of NAHT.
The full list of schools in the South West, by local authority, is:
Bath and North East Somerset
- St Michaels Junior Church School
- Peasedown St John Primary School
City of Bristol
- Summerhill Academy
- Oasis Academy New Oak
- Nova Primary School
- Chester Park Junior School
- Briarwood School
North Somerset
- Worle Village Primary School
South Gloucestershire
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School
- Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School
Swindon
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- Seven Fields Primary School
- Wroughton Junior School
Devon
- Broadclyst Community Primary School
- East Worlington Primary School
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster
- Bearnes Voluntary Primary School
- Charleton Church of England Academy
- Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy
- Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School
- Dunsford Community Academy
- Whipton Barton Junior School
- Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School
- Lifton Community Academy
- Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School
- St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
- Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary School
- St Andrew's Church of England Academy
- Sandford School
- Ilfracombe Infant and Nursery School
- Shebbear Community School
- Tavistock Primary & Nursery School
- Stoke Canon Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
- Goodleigh Church of England Primary School
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School
- Glendinning Academy
- Ellen Tinkham School
- Bidwell Brook School
Plymouth
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- St Peter's RC Primary School
- Widey Court Primary School
- Pilgrim Primary Academy
- Pennycross Primary School
Torbay
- St Michael's Church of England Academy
- Sherwell Valley Primary School
Cornwall
- Trenance Learning Academy
- St Ives Infant School
- St Merryn School
- Altarnun Primary School
- Carclaze Community Primary School
- Tregony Community Primary School
- Luxulyan School
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School
- Mount Charles School
- St Francis CofE Primary School
- Egloskerry Primary School
- Jacobstow Community Academy
- Gwinear Community Primary School
- Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy
- Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Gloucestershire
- The Rosary Catholic Primary School
- Kemble Primary School
- Grange Primary Academy
- Bream Church of England Primary School
- St Catharine's Catholic Primary School
- Calton Primary School
- Kingswood Primary School
- Stonehouse Park Infant School
- Down Ampney Church of England Primary School
- Huntley Church of England Primary School
- Paternoster School
- Battledown Centre for Children and Families
- Belmont School
- Sladewood Academy
- The Shrubberies School
Somerset
- St Mary's & St Peter's Church School
- Shepton Beauchamp Church School
- Castle Cary Community Primary School
- West Pennard Church of England Primary School