More London sixth-form schools face threat of legal cases for exclusion

Sally Weale:

Lawyers acting for families who claim their children have been illegally excluded from St Olave’s grammar school are considering launching proceedings against a number of other London schools after being contacted by parents.

The news comes as a former St Olave’s governor complained about a lack of transparency in the governance of the school and called on the headteacher and current governing body to “right the wrong” being done to pupils.

The row at St Olave’s, in the London borough of Bromley, over sixth formers being kicked out halfway through their course has prompted a number of inquiries from families who say they are facing similar situations in other selective and non-selective London schools.