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Historic Lambeth girls school closing due to shortage of pupils saved for educational use

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A London girls’ school that is closing after more than 300 years will be turned into a therapeutic centre for vulnerable pupils, it has been revealed.

St Martin-In-The Fields High School for Girls in Lambeth, which was established in 1699, will close in the summer due to lack of pupils.

But its Tulse Hill site has been saved for educational use, and will be turned into a centre

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