Board at Holland Park school expresses ‘deep regrets’ as damning report concludes ‘every complaint happened’

An independent investigation into allegations of misconduct at a top London state school – including safeguarding breaches, discrimination, bullying and favouritism – has found that “on the balance of probabilities” every complaint made happened.

More than 100 former students and staff at Holland Park school in west London submitted evidence to the investigation, which also considered allegations that Ofsted was misled by senior leaders and that there was “overt sexism, Islamophobia, and racism” at the school.

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