School has 20 sets of twins on the roll

Taking the register is a little more tricky, but one school is celebrating having 20 sets of twins on the roll.

The Grange School in Hartford, near Northwich, Cheshire, achieved that distinction when four new pairs enrolled this month.

That means that roughly one in 28 of those attending the 1,140-pupil school in Cheshire is a twin.



The Grange says it has so much experience teaching twins that it specialises in looking after them.

Stephen Bennett, the headmaster, said his staff always treated pupils as individuals and were not afraid to separate brothers and sisters if they felt they would benefit.

"Some twins, especially when starting school, seem to flourish better with the close support of their brother or sister. Others are keen to stop being one of a pair as soon as possible. Just because twins start off together, doesn't mean they remain that way."