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Four-hundred year-old West Cumbrian school to close

A West Cumbrian school that's been open for more than 400 years is to close.

St Bees School offers boarding and day education. It will shut at the end of the 2015 summer term, the governors have announced.

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Hundreds of parents and local community members attend meeting

St Bees School Credit: ITV Border News

A 'rescue team' has been formed to try and help save the historic St Bees school from closure.

It was created at a meeting on Monday night of hundreds of parents and local community members. The team of 12 intends to carry out a viability study as its first task. One parent, Hillary Carter, whose son is at the school, estimated 700 people were at the meeting.

Governors announced on Friday the independent school in west Cumbria is set to close in the summer due to dwindling students numbers. They say the school's financial position is "unsustainable".

A Parents and Governors meeting is being held on Wednesday when more details will be discussed.

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