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Three schools built by the same construction company at a cost of £45 million will be demolished and rebuilt over safety concerns, as the government seeks legal advice on recovering costs from the failed firm.

But one of the schools has confirmed works will not be completed for four years, while another is still unsure of the location for new buildings.

Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Essex, Haygrove School, Somerset, and Buckton Fields Primary School, Northampton, were told in August to close their almost-new buildings constructed by Caledonian Modular.

Surveys found buildings at the three schools, closed in August, could not withstand “very high winds or significant snowfall”.

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