THIS is the damage caused by a fire which caused more than £1m damage to a Hampshire school.

The massive clear-up at Thornden School in Chandler's Ford - which suffered extensive smoke damage - is under way.

education chiefs say the campus will not be open to all of its 1,300 pupils until next week.

Meanwhile two youths have been charged in connection with the blaze which wiped out six classrooms.

Eastleigh detectives confirmed a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old were last night charged with arson.

The pair, who live in Chandler's Ford, will appear at Southampton Youth Court on Friday.

Education bosses plan to bring in temporary buildings to the campus to get some pupils back at school by the end of the week.

Hampshire County Council's executive councillor for education, Don Allen, said: "I was dismayed to hear a fire has destroyed a large part of Thornden School. This is a great shame and very upsetting for pupils and staff, as well as their families and the community.

"The fire has caused a huge disruption. The school will not be open before the end of the week but we are working hard to get some pupils back to school as soon as we can this week.

It is not known if any course work has been damaged, but the school together with examination boards has procedures to ensure the evaluation of pupils work will not suffer as a result of the fire.

He added that the county was working swiftly to have temporary classrooms in place once the school is made safe and the classrooms cleaned of smoke.

It will cost tax payers an estimated £1m to repair.