Parents at an elite state school dubbed the 'socialist Eton' have threatened legal action over plans to join a multi-academy trust after Ofsted issued it with a termination notice amid reports of a culture of 'fear, favouritism and inequality'.
Holland Park School in Kensington, west London, was issued a termination warning notice last month after its Ofsted rating dropped from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate'.
It came after a report into historical allegations, commissioned by the school's governors, uncovered safeguarding breaches and ‘exploitation within teacher-student relationships’.
It also found ‘very little support’ was provided to students after traumatic events such as the Grenfell tragedy, and that ‘public humiliation’ or shouting was used as a behaviour policy.
