Overview
- St Martin's School reported 242 pupils and 12 staff with gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms including fever, cough, vomiting and diarrhoea.
- Headteacher Lee Jarvis told families the closure follows the school's internal risk assessment after consulting Public Health Wales.
- Remote learning is in place during the shutdown and the head said the closure could be extended if needed.
- Parents were urged not to send in children with any symptoms, even if mild, as the average recovery time has been about seven days.
- The cases are described as flu-like without a confirmed cause, as officials nationally warn of an unusually early and intense A(H3N2) flu season.