Children who attend a school that burned down following a suspected arson attack are being told to turn up to another school when the new term begins.

As previously reported, the Island Learning Centre on the Isle of Wight was destroyed by fire last Friday.

Now pupils are being told to attend the old Hunnyhill Primary School site from September.

Meanwhile the site of their former school on Albany Road, Newport, will be renovated using insurance cash.

Isle of Wight Council leader Cllr Jonathan Bacon said: "There is a very short window over the summer holidays to ensure that a facility is brought up to the specification required to ensure that pupils and staff can move into the building in the new term.

"We are confident that the site at Hunnyhill will provide a very welcome new home for the Island Learning Centre."

The devastated site on Berry Hill, Lake, is currently fenced off and out of bounds to the public.

It is set to be demolished in the coming days.

Island Learning Centre head teacher Tom Pegler said: "After the devastating events of last week, I feel very grateful and pleased that we have managed, with the Isle of Wight Council, to find a workable solution to our relocation so quickly.

"This has been a disastrous event for our children, who are some of the most vulnerable children on the Island. I am so impressed and grateful for how the community is rallying round to ensure these children have a school to go to in September.

“People are being so supportive and I want to thank them."