Major fire at Sussex school

A temporary structure will be built on the site of a Sussex school gutted by fire last weekend.

All 400 students at The Academy Selsey will be able to be taught in the temporary building, with work starting in the next few weeks and expected to be completed by early Autumn.

While the structure is being put up, students will be taught at various locations in the town. Year 7 and 8 students will have lessons at Selsey Town Hall, Year 9 students at The Academy Selsey Sports Centre and Years 10 and 11 will study at Bunn Leisure, with some specialist lessons at at Chichester High School.

The start of term has been delayed until Monday 12th September to allow teachers and other staff to prepare.

An anxious twenty four hours starts for students who'll receive their GCSE results tomorrow.

Pupils at the Academy Selsey - destroyed by fire at the weekend - are to go to the local primary to collect their grades. There are contingency plans for those returning next month.

Fire investigators believe they have identified the cause of a major fire that destroyed a Sussex school.

Firefighters were called to the Selsey Academy on Sunday morning. West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service say the most likely cause of the fire was accidental ignition caused by a workman carrying out maintenance on the roof. They reiterate there is no evidence to support online speculation that this was arson.

Firefighters have a spent a second day at the scene of a fire which destroyed a secondary school in West Sussex.

More than 75 firefighters were called to tackle the flames - which ripped through Selsey Academy - leaving only a metal skeleton.

Luckily there were no injuries and an investigation into the cause of the fire is now underway. Richard Slee reports.

Around 15 firefighters remain on scene at a large fire at a Sussex school. School Lane in both directions closed due to earlier serious building fire between B2145 High Street and Paddock Lane / Horsefield Road.

The road remains closed following a large fire at The Academy school on Sunday morning.

The Headteacher at a fire-ravaged school West Sussex, has told ITV Meridian that his priority at the moment is working out a plan to ensure that pupils can return to their education in September.

A huge fire destroyed the main building of The Academy, Selsey. More than 60 firefighters were needed to bring it under control.

Firefighters expect to remain at the secondary school until tomorrow. An investigation is underway to try and determine the cause of the blaze.

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West Sussex County Council and The Kemnal Academies Trust are working to ensure that the education of pupils at Selsey Academy is not affected by today’s fire.

Both the Trust and Council officials are working together to make sure plans are in place for the start of the new term in September.

A spokesman for TKAT, the Trust which runs Selsey Academy, added: “ Our priority is to ensure that the children of the Selsey Academy can return to school as soon as possible.”

Fire crews have been working tirelessly to extinguish the flames that have burnt down a school in Selsey.

Selsey Academy was engulfed by flames early this morning and crews have been battling to keep it under control.

The cause of the fire is still unknown.

People living in the town of Selsey have rallied together to help fire and emergency crews battling a school fire.

Residents have gathered sandwiches, drinks, snacks and numerous cups of tea for crews who have been working relentlessly since 8am trying to bring the flames under control.

Aerial photographs reveal the extent of the damage caused by a blaze at a school in Selsey, that broke out at 8am this morning.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue service told ITV News Meridian that 14 pumps and crew are currently working to get the fire under control.

Dozens of people have gathered around the school, in shock at scale and severity of the fire.

The cause of the blaze is not yet known,