Bedford Academy: School reopens after man's body found

Bedford Academy was closed on Monday 8 November as police cordoned off the area

A school has reopened a day after the discovery of a man's body on the site.

Bedford Academy, run by the Heart Academies Trust, on Mile Road, was shut on Monday.

The man, in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene after officers were called at 07:50 GMT, Bedfordshire Police said.

His next of kin have been informed and were being supported by specialist officers, but his death was not being treated as suspicious, the force added.

A file will be handed to the coroner.

Emergency services were called 07:50 on Monday morning