Staff and pupils at London secondary left ‘angry and confused’ after event was cancelled ‘unilaterally’

Attempts to oust school governors who supported a visit by a gay author left staff and pupils “feeling angry, confused and frustrated”, Ofsted said.

Ofsted said its snap inspection of John Fisher school in Purley was triggered by concerns over the school’s governance, after the Catholic leaders of the archdiocese intervened to cancel a visit by the author Simon James Green to celebrate World Book Day in March.

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