A former senior staff member at Holland Park School is suing the country’s largest trust for up to £70,000, claiming an investigation into the academy’s alleged “toxic” culture defamed him.
Nicholas Robson, a former associate headteacher at the west London secondary, has filed the claim at the High Court, show documents seen by Schools Week.
He alleges the independent investigation, which uncovered sexism, racism and the public humiliation of pupils, is libellous.
The investigation was carried out by governors parachuted in by the government after claims from Holland Park pupils of a “toxic” environment at the school, once dubbed the “socialist Eton”.
