A £300,000 extension to a North Yorkshire school will be opened officially next week.

The extension to the community primary school at Norton, near Malton, incorporates four new classrooms in the original school style.

The school has 540 pupils and the extra room will relieve pressure on the existing building as well as providing better facilities.

The design has also provided additional areas of playground space suitable for quiet, recreational activities.

The school has also been able to equip a new library in a now-redundant temporary classroom.

Future projects include a purpose-built library and a new front to the building.

The official opening will be carried out on Thursday evening by the county council's director of education, Cynthia Welbourn.