North East Lincolnshire schools take in several Ukrainian refugee pupils

Schools in North East Lincolnshire have offered several places to children fleeing the Ukraine conflict, new data shows.

The UK Government currently operates resettlement schemes for refugees and migrants leaving Ukraine, Afghanistan and Hong Kong – many of whom are families with children.

Figures from the Department for Education show at least seven Ukrainian pupils have been offered school places in North East Lincolnshire as of May 27 – the latest available data.

A further pupil was still waiting for an outcome to their application but may since have been granted a place.

The figures also show that four offers have been given to pupils settled from Afghanistan and eight to children from Hong Kong.

The Government estimated 11,400 applications have been made for Ukrainian child refugees nationally up to May 27, of which nearly 10,000 had been given offers – including around 500 in Yorkshire and The Humber.

A further 5,400 Afghan and 8,000 Hong Kong pupils have been offered places in English schools, according to estimates.

The figures were compiled through a survey given to local authorities, with 77% of councils responding.

Separate data from the Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show 73 refugees had been given visas in North East Lincolnshire under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme as of July 5, 43 of which have arrived in the UK.

This is up from four weeks ago, when there were 38 arrivals from 63 offers.