A SCHOOL which has been closed for more than two months after asbestos was found on site will reopen on Monday.

The King Edmund School in Rochford was closed on November 15 after contractors brought in by the Department for Education (DfE) to lead the construction of a new 30-classroom building discovered “traces of asbestos” in the rubble of a demolished building.

Several delays to the process have seen the school’s reopening pushed back, with pupils working from other school buildings in the meantime.

The school is finally set to reopen on Monday.

In a letter to parents headteacher Jonathan Osborn said: “I am very pleased to be able to let you know that the Department for Education have confirmed that we are now able to begin the process of reoccupying the school site.

“We are very pleased to now be moving forward with all of this ready for Monday and are very much looking forward to welcoming students back to school.”

A Department for Education spokesperson said: “Our priority has been the health and safety of pupils, although we understand that parents will have been frustrated by the closure.

“The school has delivered as much face-to-face learning as possible to minimise the disruption to pupils’ learning and has received positive feedback from parents on this.”