More than 300 schools across the North-East and North Yorkshire have been closed today.

Authorities said heavy snow had forced heads to turn pupils away because teachers couldn't get into work.

More than 160 schools are shut in North Yorkshire and over 100 in County Durham.

In Darlington, 18 schools have closed and although Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College is open, all lessons were cancelled by mid-morning.

Across County Durham, 73 schools and nurseries closed, although most are expected to reopen tomorrow, while in North Yorkshire, more than 160 schools have shut.

List of schools, colleges and nurseries closed Darlington: High Coniscliffe; St. Bede's RC; Alderman Leach; St. John's C of E; Firthmoor years 3,4,5,6; St George's C of E; Mount Pleasant; North Road; Springfield; Mowden Junior; Hurworth Comprehensive; Beaumont Hill Special School; Hummersknott Comprehensive; Carmel RC; Phoenix Centre; McMullen House, key stage 4; Education Village open to year 11 only; Eastbourne C of E Academy; Queen Elizabeth 6th Form College is open but there are no classes running.

North Yorkshire: Aiskew, Leeming Bar; Alanbrooke; Allertonshire; Alne; Alverton Infant and Nursery; St Hilda's, Ampleforth; Applegarth Primary; Arkengarthdale; Arncliffe C of E; Askrigg; Austwick; Bainbridge; Beckwithshaw; Bedale C of E; Bedale High School; Bishop Monkton C of E; Bishop Thornton C of E; Bishop Thornton St Joseph's RC; Boroughbridge High; Boroughbridge Primary; Bradleys Both; Brafferton St Peter's; Brompton CP; Brompton on Swale C of E; Broomfield Bullamoor Junior; Burnsall; Burnt Yates Endowed; Carleton Endowed; Carlton Miniott; Carnagill, Catterick; Le Cateau Primary, Catterick; Michael Syddall, Catterick; Clapham; Colburn Primary; Cracoe; Crayke Primary; Dacre Braithwaite; Dales School; Danby C of E; Dishforth Airfield; Dishforth C of E; Egton St Hedda's; Embsay Primary; Eppleby Forcett; Farnely Primary; Forest of Galtres; Fountains Earth; Fylingdales; Gargrave; Glaisdale; Grassington; Great Smeaton CP; Gunnerside Metodist Primary; Hackness C of E; Hamspthwaite C of E; Harrogate High School; Harrogate Rosset Acre Primary; Harrogate St Robert's; Rossett Acre Primary, Harrogate; St Peter's C of E, Harrogate; Wedderburn Infant, Harrogate; Hellifeld Primary; Helmsley; Hipswell C of E; Horton in Ribblesdale; Hovingham; Huby; Hunton and Arrathorne; Hustthwaite C of E; Ingleby Greenhow; Kettlewell; Killinghall; Kirkbymoorside; Aspin Park, Knaresborogh; King James, Knaresborough; St John's C of E, Knaresborough; St Mary's RC, Knaresborough; Knayton C of E; Lady Lumleys; Lealholme Primary; Leavening; Leeming and Londonderry; Leyburn St Peter and St Paul; Long Preston; Luttons Primary; Lythe; Manfield C of E; Markington Primary; Marton cum Grafton; Masham C of E; Masham Kell Bank; Melsonby Primary; Middleton Tyas; Mowbray; Nidderdale High; North Stainley; Norton College; Nun Monkton; Oakridge Primary, Hinderwell; Pickering Junior; Pickering Nursery and Infants; Pickering St Joseph's; Rathmell; Rathmell Primary; Ravensworth; Reeth Primary; Richmond Methodist; Richmond St Mary's RC; Rillington Primary; Ripley Endowed; Ripon Cathedral C of E; Ripon College; Ripon Holy Trinity Junior; Ripon St Wilfrid's; Risedale Community College; Roecliffe; Romanby; Rosedale Abbey; Rossett; Scalby; Scalby School; Scotton Lingerfield; Sessay Primary; Seton Staithes; Settle College; Sherburn C of E; Sheriff Hutton; Sicklinghall Primary; Sinnington Primary; Skipton Girls High; Skipton Parish; Otley Street Nursery, Skipton; Sleights; Slingsby; Snape Primary; South Craven; South Otterington C of E; Springhead; Springwater; St Augustine's; St Francis Xavier; Stakesby CP; Staveley Primary; Stokesley Secondary; Sutton in Craven CP; Sutton on the Forest CP; Terrington C of E; Thirsk Secondary; Thornton Watlass; Threshfield; Tockwith C of E; Topcliffe C of E; Upper Wharfedale; Warthill CE; Weaverthorpe Primary; Welburn CP; Wensleydale; St Nicholas, West Tanfield; Western Primary; Whitby Community College; Whitby St Hilda's C of E; West Cliff, Whitby; Ashfield College; Brackenfield School; Harrogate Ladies College.

Teesside and East Cleveland: Kirkleavington Primary School, Yarm; Hart Primary School, Hartlepool; Elwick Primary School, Hartlepool; Badger Hill Primary School, Brotton, east Cleveland.