SCHOOLS in Worcestershire have offered more than 150 places to children fleeing the Ukraine conflict.

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 167 Ukrainian pupils have been offered school places in Worcestershire as of May 27 – the latest available data.

A further 12 pupils were still waiting for an outcome to their application but may since have been granted a place.

The figures also show that 41 offers have been given to pupils settled from Afghanistan and 14 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 700 in the West Midlands.

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 per cent of councils responding.

Separate data from the Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show 963 refugees had been given visas in Worcestershire under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme as of July 5, 709 of which have arrived in the UK.

This is up from four weeks ago, when there were 516 arrivals from 814 offers.