Boris Johnson visited Castle Rock School in Coalville where students started back today (Wednesday) after the Coronavirus lockdown.

North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen tweeted a photo of the Prime Minister speaking to students at the Meadow Lane school.

Mr Bridgen said: "Delighted to welcome the Prime Minister to North West Leicestershire today to visit Castle Rock School.

"He got his usual great reception in the area and saw for himself the great work our schools have done to get kids back in a Covid safe environment."

Castle Rock High School is a mixed gender academy for students aged between 11-14 years of age.

Mr Bridgen later added he was delighted to see the Prime Minister speak to pupils about returning to school and congratulate the staff for getting children back in a Covid safe environment.

"As Leicestershire schools open ahead of the rest of the Country, the Prime Minister wished to see for himself the steps that have been taken by the school in following the Government guidance and putting in place safeguards to enable parents to return children to school with confidence," he said.

During his visit the Prime Minister met with staff and toured the school speaking to pupils.

Mr Bridgen added: "I am delighted that the Prime Minister chose North West Leicestershire to see the pupils returning to school.

"Our district has the lowest new infection rate of Covid 19 in the County of Leicestershire and with this, parents can have confidence that it is safe for their children to return to school with the guidelines set out by the Government.

"I believe the Prime Minister enjoyed his visit to North West Leicestershire, speaking to the pupils of the school and asking their views of their future and feelings as school returns.

"He was pleased to hear that amongst the fears they had, the risk of Covid was not one of them."

Mail Online said the Prime Minister apologised for A-Level and GCSE exam results affected by a 'mutant algorithm' that forced an embarrassing Government U-turn last week.

He told the students: 'From now on, from getting back into school, the hours and days and weeks of this new term, you will experience things with an intensity and clarity, believe me, that is seldom repeated in your lives.

"You'll remember these days and weeks and months, you really really will.

"And when you have been struggling with something in the classroom or whatever, some concept that you cannot get, like the supine stem of confetti or nuclear fusion or is Harry Potter sexist? Answer: no, by the way. Is it politically acceptable to sing Rule Britannia? Yes ...

"When you are struggling with complex questions, or something that you are worried about, somebody very probably a teacher, a brilliant teacher, will say something and a light will go on, the clouds will lift and you will never, ever forget that moment.

"That moment is absolutely irreplaceable. It is invaluable and it can only happen in school."

LBC reported: "Boris Johnson has urged pupils to return to school next week. The Prime Minister explained the Government's U-turn on face coverings during a trip to Castle Rock High in Coalville, Leicestershire."

The Prime Minister later posted on social media: "Today I visited Castle Rock High School in Leicestershire, to see how they are getting students back to school safely this term.

"It's absolutely vital that we get children back to school, so they can continue with their education."