THE HEAD of a Keighley school has reassured parents over its planned visit to Paris.

Our Lady of Victories Primary School has changed the itinerary of its trip in the light of terrorist attacks in the city earlier this month.

Pupils will no longer walk through the city centre but will instead see landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower from a boat on the River Seine.

School head John Devlin said the change was less about the risk of further attacks, but to avoid the children being confronted with the highly-visible presence of armed police and soldiers.

He said: “There will be heightened security, which adds to the long queueing. I don’t want to frighten the children with all the guns.

“We couldn’t possibly cancel the trip, the children are so excited about it. It gives them a wonderful life experience."

Mr Devlin said some parents had been in touch with him after hearing about the attacks.

He said: “They weren’t asking for the trip to be cancelled, they were just asking what our thoughts were and making sure we were monitoring the situation."

Our Lady of Victories, off West Lane in Keighley, provides a subsidised trip to Paris every year for its leavers’ class.

The youngsters usually stay at a children’s activity centre outside Paris and visit Disneyland Paris, a First World War battlefield and the school’s mother church of Notre Dame des Victoire. Instead of the city walk the children are likely to visit Versailles.