A SCHOOL is to remain closed for the remainder of the week due to problems with its heating.

Skerne Park Academy, in Skerne Park, Darlington, said on Tuesday morning that it was closing for the day with immediate effect.

On Wednesday it was announced the primary school and the adjoining Coleridge Centre would remain closed for the remainder of the week.

The school’s office said there had been an issue with the heating and an engineer was working to fix the problem.