A school has made a defiant stand against arsonists by rebuilding a classroom and gaining a glowing inspectors' report, only three months after being ravaged by fire.
Children's schoolwork went up in flames and a classroom was gutted after arsonists smashed a window and set fire to books at Stonesfield Primary School in March.
Although teachers, parents and children were devastated, the school immediately set about clearing up and rebuilding the classroom.
Twenty-three eight and nine-year-old pupils have now moved from a makeshift classroom set up in the High Street school's hall into the new classroom, and work on replacing their lost work is well under way.
Rebuilding work and replenishing equipment has cost up to £90,000 and, although no-one has been arrested in connection with the blaze, headteacher Ed Read said the school was determined not to let the incident have a long-term effect.
He said: "There is still some work to do emotionally with the children they've found it hard to come to terms with why someone would did this and there's a worry it might happen again but we want to show we're not going to be broken by this.
"We have just had a fantastic Ofsted report and we will continue going from strength to strength."
Ofsted inspectors went into the 137-pupil school earlier this month and the school has seen a draft copy of their report, which delivered "outstanding" verdicts on its standard of teaching and work on each individual pupil's personal development.
Mr Read said: "It wasn't ideal having the children in the school hall, but they've been able to get back into the classroom and have settled in very well. It was very encouraging to receive the feedback that our work in looking after the children was recognised after everything that has happened."
Four fire crews and 20 firefighters were called in to put out the blaze on March 11, after a neighbour reported smelling smoke at about 6.30am. The fire also caused smoke damage to three other classrooms.
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