Friday 1 July 2022 07:00 PM Holland Park School is issued with termination warning notice after being rated ... trends now
An elite state school nicknamed the 'socialist Eton' has been issued a termination warning notice after its Ofsted rating was cut from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate' last month.
The Department for Education said that Holland Park School, in West London, won't close imminently and the way forward is via a trust if improvements are made.
The Regional Schools Commissioner's Office received an Ofsted notification on June 7 confirming the school was deemed 'inadequate and has serious weakness', a warning notice sent to members and trustees of the school said.
In a Termination Warning Notice to the Members and Trustees of Holland Park School on June 10, Dame Kate Dethridge, wrote: 'I need to be satisfied that the trust has capacity to deliver rapid and sustainable improvement at the academy.
'If I am not satisfied that this can be achieved, I will consider whether to terminate the funding agreement in order to transfer the academy to an alternative academy trust.'
Dame Kate, Regional Schools Commissioner for North-West London and South-Central Region, continued: 'In making the decision on whether to terminate the funding agreement I will consider any written representations you wish to make in response to this Termination Warning Notice [by Friday, July 1].'
Holland Park School - an elite state school nicknamed the 'socialist Eton' - has been issued a termination warning notice after its Ofsted rating was cut from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate' last month
A Department for Education spokesperson told MailOnline tonight: 'Holland Park Academy's recent Ofsted inspection underlines the need to address the issues at the school and make sure similar failings do not recur.
'Today, United Learning has been identified as the preferred trust for HPS to join, as a strong trust with a proven track record of school improvement.
'The wellbeing and education of the school's pupils will continue
