SCHOOLS on the Isle of Wight have offered dozens of 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 42 Ukrainian pupils have been offered school places on the Isle of Wight as of May 27 – the latest available data.

The figures also show that four offers have been given to pupils settled from Afghanistan and two 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 2,200 in the South East.

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 216 refugees had been given visas on the Isle of Wight under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme as of July 5, 164 of which have arrived in the UK.

Islanders have been giving Ukrainians room to stay in their own homes, as part of the scheme.