A group of parents backed by the National Education Union have lost a High Court bid to block the transfer of the high-profile Holland Park School to England’s largest multi-academy trust.
The claimants had claimed government failed to properly consult over the controversial decision to move the standalone London academy into United Learning.
But Mrs Justice Hill dismissed the claim in a High Court judgement handed down on Friday, ruling that the DfE’s stakeholder engagement had been a “fair” process. Campaigners said they were “deeply disappointed”.
The decision paves the way for the transfer, backed by trustees and the Department for Education, to go ahead.
