Parents are set to sue the owner of the school formerly attended by the Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex over the sudden closure of their children’s pre-prep.
Families were told on Thursday that Falcons Pre-Preparatory School in Chiswick will shut in December.
The decision comes after the then school owner launched a consultation on the second day of the new school year.
The closure was announced by Alpha Plus Group, which agreed earlier this year to sell 17 schools, including Falcons, to Inspired Education Group. The sale completed this month.
Other schools in the group, which will remain open, include central London’s Wetherby Preparatory School, once attended by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex.
In a statement, Falcons’ parents said the decision to close the school was “motivated by pure financial greed”.
They said: “The distress and upset that this process has caused pupils, parents and staff has been immense.
“To be given less than 30 days to try to find alternative provision will be near impossible and will be deeply damaging to pupils’ wellbeing.
“The multimillionaire owners have refused to listen to any of our concerns and have dismissed options to keep the school open out of hand, it is shocking that they have also refused to meet parents.”
