Cornwall woke up on Monday to a widespread freeze - with people urged not to travel unless it's essential and 999 services dealing with reports of hundreds of accidents linked to ice over the weekend.

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said it dealt with more than 300 reports of road accidents on Saturday and Sunday.

Cornwall Council's highways contractor has been working around the clock to salt major routes, with gritters on the road from lunchtime on Sunday.

A number of schools have announced closures on Monday, with others choosing to delay opening times.

Cornwall Council said: "The following schools have notified us that they are either opening late or will be closed on Monday 12 December. Opening times are specified where we have been notified of a time."

Altarnun Primary School - 11.00am

Beacon ACE Academy - 10.00am

Berrycoombe School - 10.00am

Biscovey Academy – 10.30am

Biscovey Infant and Nursery School – opening late

Bishop Cornish CE VA Primary School - CLOSED

Blisland Primary Academy - 11.00am

Bodmin College – 11.15am

Boskenwyn School - CLOSED

Bosvigo School - 10.00am

Boyton Primary School - CLOSED

Braddock CofE Primary, East Taphouse - 10.00am

Brunel Primary Academy - 11.00am

Bugle School – opening late

Burraton C.P. School - 10.00am

Callington Primary School – 9.45am; the register will remain open until 10.30am

Camborne Science & International Academy (CSIA) - 10.15am

Camelford Primary School - CLOSED

Cape Cornwall School - 10.15am

Carclaze School – 10.00am

Cardinham School - 10.30am

Charlestown Primary School – 11.00am

CHES Academy (Glynn House) - 11.00am

Constantine Primary School - 10.00am

Coverack School - 11.00am

Crowan Primary School - opening late

Cubert School – 11.00am

Curnow School - 10.30am

Darite Primary Academy - 10.00am

Delabole School – opening late

Delaware Primary Academy - 10.30am

Devoran School - 10.00am

Doubletrees School – 11.00am

Duchy College (Stoke Climsland Campus) – CLOSED lessons will be delivered online. The planned parents evening will be a virtual event

Duloe Academy - 10.00am

Egloskerry Primary School - 11.00am

Falmouth Area Resource Base - 10.00am

Falmouth Primary Academy - 10.00am

Fowey Primary School - 10.00am

Fowey River Academy - CLOSED

Foxhole Learning Academy - 10.30am

Garras CP School – 10.00am

Germoe School - CLOSED

Gerrans School - 10.30am

Godolphin Primary School - 10.00am

Grade Ruan School - 10.30am

Grampound Road School - 9.30am

Grampound with Creed C of E School - 10.00am

Gunnislake Primary Academy - 10.30am

Gwinear School - 10.00am

Halwin School - 11.00am

Hayle Academy - 10.30am

Heamoor School - opening late

Helston Community College - 10.30am

Humphry Davy School - 10.45am

Indian Queens Primary School – opening late

Kea Preschool - 11.00am

Kea School – 11.00am

Kehelland Village School - 10.30am

Kennall Vale Primary School - 10.30am

Ladock C of E School - 10.00am

Landewednack C P School - 11.00am

Landulph School - 11.00am

Launceston College - 11.00am

Launceston Primary School - 11.00am

Lerryn Primary School - 10.30am

Lewannick Primary School – opening late

Liskeard School and Community College - 10.45am

Looe Community School - CLOSED

Looe Primary Academy - 10.00am

Lostwithiel School – 10.00am NB the nursery will open at 8.00am

Luxulyan School – 10.00am

Mabe Primary School - 10.30am

Madron Daniel C of E School - 10.30am

Manaccan School - 11.00am

Marazion Primary School - 10.00am

Mawgan in Pydar Primary School – opening late

Mawnan School - 10.30am

Menheniot Primary School - 11.00am - children are requested to bring a packed lunch

Mevagissey Primary School - 10.00am

Mount Charles Primary School (including the Area Resource Base) – 10.00am

Mount Hawke Academy – 10.30am

Mousehole School – 10.00am

Mullion Community Primary School - 10.00am

Mullion School - 10.40am

Mylor Bridge School - opening late

Nancealverne School - 10.30am

Nancledra School - 10.30am

Nansledan School - opening late

Nansloe School – opening late

Newlyn School - 10.00am

Nine Maidens Academy - 10.30am

North Cornwall AP Academy - 10.30am

Oak Tree School - 10.30am

Otterham Primary School - CLOSED

Padstow School – opening late

Parc Eglos School - 10.00am

Pelynt Primary Academy - 10.00am

Pencalenick School - 10.30am

Pencoys School - 10.30am

Penponds Primary School - 10.00am

Penrice Academy - 10.00am

Penryn Primary Academy – opening late

Pensans School - 10.30am

Pensilva School - 10.30am

Penwith Academy - 10.30am

Perran-ar-Worthal School - 10.00am

Polperro Primary School - 10.00am

Polruan Primary Academy - 10.00am

Poltair School - 10.00am

Pondhu Primary School – 10.00am

Portreath Primary School - 10.00am

Port Isaac School - CLOSED

Porthleven School - 10.00am

Probus Primary School - 10.30am

Red Moor School – opening late

Redruth School - 10.00am

Restormel AP Academy - 10.30am

Rosemellin School - 10.00am

Saltash Community School - open as normal at 8am however for those that cannot make this due to travel conditions then we can expect them by 10am

Sandy Hill Academy – opening late

Shortlanesend School - 10.30am

Sir James Smith’s School - CLOSED

Sir Robert Geffery's School - 10.00am

Sithney CP School - 10.00am

Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery - 10.30am

South Petherwin School - opening late

St Breock Primary School - opening late

St Breward School - CLOSED

St Catherine's C of E School - 9.30am

St Cleer Primary Academy - 10.00am

St Columb Major Academy - 10.30am

St Day and Carharrack School - 10.30am

St Dennis Primary Academy – 10.30am

St Dominic School - 11.00am

St Issey C of E School - 10.00am

St Ives Infant School - 10.00am

St Ives Junior School – 10.00am

St Ives School - 10.30am

St Just Primary School - 10.15am

St Keverne School - 11.00am

St Kew ACE Academy - 11.00am

St Martin's CofE Primary, Liskeard - 10.00am

St Mary's C of E School (Penzance) - 10.30am

St Mary's C of E School (Truro) - 10.00am

St Mary's RC Primary School (Bodmin) - 11.00am

St Mawes Primary School – opening late

St Mellion CE Primary School - 10.00am

St Meriadoc Infant School - 10.00am

St Meriadoc Junior School - 10.00am

St Merryn School - 10.00am

St Mewan School – 10.00am

St Michael's C of E School - 10.00am

St Minver School – opening late

St Neot C P School - CLOSED

St Newlyn East Learning Academy - 10.00am

St Petroc's CE School - 10.30am

St Stephen Churchtown Academy – opening late

St Stephens Community Academy (Launceston) - 9.30am

St Teath CP School - CLOSED

St Wenn School - CLOSED

St Winnow Primary School - 10.30am

Stithians Community Primary School - 10.30am

Stoke Climsland School - 10.30am

Stratton Primary School - open for pupils who need to come in, inc Breakfast Club; we ask all other pupils to come in between 9:30 and 10.00am

Summercourt Academy – opening late

The Bishop’s CofE Learning Academy – 10.30am

The Roseland Academy - 10.30am

Tintagel Primary School – opening late

TPlus Centres - CLOSED

Treleigh School - 10.00am NB breakfast club is cancelled

Trannack School - 10.00am

Trenode Primary School - 10.00am

Treverbyn Academy – opening late

Trevisker Primary School - 10.30am

Trevithick Learning Academy - 10.00am

Trewidland Primary School - 11.00am

Troon Community Nursery and Primary School - 10.00am

Truro Learning Academy - 10.30am

Truro Nursery School - 10.00am

Trythall CP School - 10.15am

Upton Cross ACE Academy - 11.00am

Veryan CE School - 10.30am

Wadebridge School - CLOSED

Wadebridge Primary Academy - 10.15am

Warbstow Primary Academy – CLOSED

Whitemoor Academy – opening late

Windmill Hill Academy - 10.00am

Councillor Connor Donnithorne, portfolio holder for transport, said: "Our emergency services and gritting lorries are working hard to keep residents safe but we're calling on everyone to avoid travelling unless absolutely essential as it is treacherous out there.

"Please help our emergency services get to the people most in need by keeping routes clear and staying safe at home."

Councillor Barbara Ellenbroek, portfolio holder for children and families, said: "We need everyone to stay safe and take extra care to avoid the risk of falls and injuries during this extreme weather."