A London school is being forced to closed because there aren't enough children to fill the classrooms.

Archbishop Tenison's School in Vauxhall will close at the end of the academic year as a lack of young families meant the site faced "unsustainable financial pressure".

Local Labour MP Florence Eshalomi said she was inundated with messages from shocked residents.

The school has stood on the site in South London since 1685.

"So many people are worried about what would happen to the school," Florence Eshalomi told ITV News London.

"We cannot lose a fantastic community asset like this. I hope whatever comes after here is a community facility.

"Pupil numbers across not just in Lambeth, but across London and the UK are falling. In my constituency we are seeing cases where more and more people are moving further out because they simply cannot afford to live here.

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