A JUNIOR school has suffered ‘significant flooding’ in its hall, kitchen and classrooms following heavy rain.

Staff at Hook Junior School, in Ravenscroft, and at Hook Infant School, which was also impacted, worked into the early hours of the morning to remove water from the building after flash flooding on Thursday, August 1.

A statement posted on the school’s Facebook page said school staff will now have to work during the summer holidays to ‘ensure the school is safe, clean and welcoming for all children in September’.

The school was one of several places impacted by flooding and heavy rain on August 1, which caused disruption across the borough and surrounding areas.

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The school’s hall, kitchen and parts of the central area along with three classrooms were impacted by the floods as staff ‘responded quickly’ contacting Yateley Borough Council to bring equipment and support with removing water.

In its statement it thanked the council and its site manager for working into the early hours of the morning.

“We hope this has reduced much of the long-term damage to many areas of the school. We now await all areas to fully dry out to assess the full extent of damages incurred and the subsequent costs and we will work closely with Hampshire County Council and their contractors to rectify damaged areas and furniture,” it said.

The school was still able to hold two summer camps the following day on Friday, August 2.

It said: “We wish to reassure you that staff will continue to work hard during the holidays to ensure the school is safe, clean and welcoming for all children in September and we will endeavour to replace damaged resources in time. We wish to thank governors and parents who have reached out and offered their support to the school at this challenging time.”

A spokesperson for Hampshire County Council said: “We carried out an initial assessment of damage at Hook Infant and Hook Junior School following exceptionally heavy rainfall on Thursday evening.

"Equipment has been brought in to dry out a number of classrooms and other areas in the buildings. A further assessment will be undertaken in the next few days to determine what repairs may be needed.”