HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL issued the following statement this evening (Monday): "We have had further advice from health experts that the particles in the air are a particular risk to children and young people and following that advice we have decided that all schools within a ten mile radius of the incident should be closed.

"This means that some schools which were open today will close tomorrow. We were working towards reopening schools except those in the immediate vicinity but this strong advice has meant a change of plan.

"There is a continuing risk in regard to the plume of smoke and likely problems with traffic congestion.

"We appreciate that this is a difficult situation for parents but the health and safety of children must be paramount.

"The situation is being monitored constantly and preparations are being made for a return to normal school opening as soon as this is possible."

Primary Schools Closed * Abbey C of E Voluntary Aided Primary (The) * Abbots Langley * Aboyne Lodge * Alban Wood Primary and Nursery * Aldbury C of E Primary * Applecroft * Arnett Hills JMI * Ashfield Junior * Aycliffe Drive Primary * Barncroft Primary * Bedmond Village Primary School * Beech Hyde Primary and Nursery * Beechfield * Bellgate Primary * Belswains Primary * Bernard's Heath Infant * Bernards Heath Junior School * Berrygrove Primary and Nursery * Birchwood Avenue Primary * Bournehall Primary * Bovingdon Primary * Bowmansgreen Primary * Boxmoor Primary * Breachwood Green JMI * Broadfield Infants' * Broadfield Junior * Brockswood Primary * Bromet Primary * Brookmans Park * Bushey Heath Primary * Bushey Manor Junior * Camp Primary and Nursery * Cassiobury Infant & Nursery * Cassiobury JM * Central Primary * Chambersbury Primary * Chater Infant * Chater Junior * Chaulden Infants' and Nursery * Chaulden Junior * Cherry Tree Primary * Chipperfield St Paul's VA C of E Primary * Chorleywood Primary * Christ Church Church of England * Clore Shalom * Coates Way JMI and Nursery * Cockernhoe Endowed C of E Primary * Codicote C of E Primary VAC * Colney Heath JMI * Countess Anne VA C of E Primary * Cowley Hill Primary * Crabtree Infants' * Crabtree Junior * Creswick Primary and Nursery School * Cunningham Hill Infant * Cunningham Hill Junior * De Havilland Primary * Divine Saviour RC Primary * Eastbrook Primary * Eastbury Farm JMI & Nursery * Fair Field Junior * Field Infant and Nursery * Field Junior * Flamstead Village School * Fleetville Infant & Nursery * Fleetville JM * Gaddesden Row JMI * Gade Valley JMI and Nursery * Garden Fields JMI * George Street Primary * Great Gaddesden C of E Primary * Green Lanes Primary * Greenway First & Nursery * Grove Infant & Nursery(The) * Grove Junior (The) * Grove Road Primary * Hammond JMI & Nursery * Hartsbourne Primary * Harvey Road Primary * Hertsmere Jewish Primary (VA) * High Beeches Primary * Highwood Primary * Hobbs Hill Wood Primary * Hobletts Manor Infant & Nursery * Hobletts Manor Junior * Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery * Holtsmere End Junior * Holy Rood RC Infant * Holy Rood RC Junior * Holywell Primary * How Wood Primary * Howe Dell Primary * Jupiter Drive JMI * Killigrew Infant & Nursery * Killigrew Junior * Kimpton Primary * Kings Langley Primary * Kingsway Infant * Kingsway Junior * Knutsford * Laurance Haines School * Lea Primary (The) * Leavesden Green Primary * Leverstock Green Church of England Primary * Lime Walk Primary * Little Gaddesden CE Voluntary Aided Primary * Little Green Junior School * Little Reddings Primary * London Colney JMI * Malvern Way Infant & Nursery * Mandeville Primary * Manland Primary * Maple * Margaret Wix Primary * Markyate Village School & Nursery * Martindale Primary and Nursery * Merry Hill Infant School & Nursery * Meryfield Primary School * Micklem Primary * Mount Pleasant Lane JMI * Nascot Wood Infant & Nursery * Nascot Wood Junior * Nash Mills C of E Primary * New Briars Primary & Nursery * Newberries Primary * Oakwood Primary * Orchard Primary * Our Lady's RC Primary * Oxhey Infant * Oxhey Wood Primary * Park Street C of E V A Primary School & Nursery * Parkgate Infants & Nursery * Parkgate Junior * Parkside Community Primary * Peartree Primary * Pixies Hill Primary School * Potten End First C of E * Prae Wood Primary * Redbourn Infant & NurserySchool * Redbourn JM * Rickmansworth Park JMI * Rossgate Primary * Roundwood Primary * Russell (The) * Ryde (The) * Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School & Nursery * Sandridge * Sarratt Church of England * Sauncey Wood Primary (Previously Batford JMI) * Shenley Primary * Shepherd Primary School * Skyswood Primary * South Hill Primary * St Adrian's RC Primary School & Nursery * St Alban & St Stephen RC Infant & Nursery * St Alban & St Stephen RC Junior * St Albert the Great RC Primary * St Anthony RC Primary * St Bartholomew's C of E VA Primary (Wiggington) * St Bernadette RC Nursery and Primary * St Catherine of Siena RC JMI * St Cuthbert Mayne RC Junior * St Dominic RC Primary * St Giles' C of E Primary * St Helen's Church of England Primary * St John Fisher RC Primary * St John's C of E Infant and Nursery * St John's RC Primary * St John's VA C of E Primary * St Joseph's RC Primary * St Mary's C. of E. Primary * St Mary's Church of England Primary * St Mary's VA C of E First School * St Meryl School * St Michael's C of E VA Primary * St Nicholas C of E VA Primary * St Nicholas Elstree C of E VA Primary * St Paul's C of E Primary * St Paul's Walden Primary * St Peter's * St Peter's C of E VA Primary * St Philip Howard RC Primary * St Rose's Catholic Infants * St Teresa's RC Primary * St Thomas More RC Primary * Stream Woods Primary * Swing Gate First and Nursery * Tanners Wood JMI * Templewood Primary * The Reddings Primary & Nursery School * Tudor Primary * Two Waters Primary * Victoria C of E First School * Warren Dell Primary * Welwyn St Mary's C of E VA Primary * Westfield First * Wheatfields Infants' & Nursery School * Wheatfields JM * Windermere JMI * Wood End * Woodlands * Yorke Mead Primary Secondary Schools Closed * Adeyfield * Ashlyns * Astley Cooper (The) * Beaumont * Bishop's Hatfield Girls * Bridgewater * Bushey Hall * Bushey Meads * Cavendish (The) * Francis Bacon * Francis Combe School and Community College * Hemel Hempstead (The) * Hertswood * John F Kennedy Roman Catholic * Kings Langley * Longdean * Loreto College * Marlborough * Monks Walk * Nicholas Breakspear RC * Onslow St Audrey's * Parmiter's * Queens' * Rickmansworth * Roundwood Park * Sandringham * Sir John Lawes * St Albans Girls' * St Clement Danes * St George's * St Joan of Arc RC * St Michael's Catholic High School * Stanborough * Thomas Coram C of E VA Middle(The) * Townsend C of E (VA) Secondary * Verulam * Watford Grammar School for Boys * Watford Grammar School for Girls * Westfield Community Technology College Special Schools Closed * Batchwood * Boxmoor House * Breakspeare * Collett (The) * Colnbrook * Falconer * Forest House Education Centre * Garston Manor * Haywood Grove * Heathlands * Lakeside * Meadow Wood * Southfield * St Luke's * Watling View * Woodfield