A BRADFORD primary school cannot open today due to a gas leak. 

An alert on Bradford Council's emergency closure alert system was issued earlier this morning for Atlas Community Primary School in Manningham. 

It said the school was unable to open due to a boiler fault.

The alert added: "We will provide an update as soon as possible once an engineer has arrived."

An update to the alert says: "School will be closed all day today.

"A gas leak has now been confirmed and is in the process of being repaired.

"Apologies for any inconvenience. A text has been sent to all parents/carers."