An Ipswich school has reopened after it was forced to close due to flooding. 

Westbourne Academy, in Marlow Road, shut early on Tuesday due to flooding across the school site. 

A statement from the school said "multiple areas" were flooded.

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However, a spokesman for the school has confirmed it is open as normal on Wednesday. 

It comes amid heavy rain which has hit Ipswich and Suffolk. 

Water was seen gushing down Fitzgerald Road in Bramford on Tuesday evening, while a number of roads are shut across the county.