School inspectors have heavily criticised a private faith school in Tooting for keeping boys and girls illegally segregated.
But Al Risalah School says it plans to formally separate into two schools - one for boys and the other for girls - rather than educate both genders together.
Ofsted inspected the school in March and in the report released this month (May) rated the school as 'requires improvement' because of the segregation, and said it is breaching the Equalities Act 2010 by keeping pupils separate.
The report reads: "The school’s work to promote pupils’ personal development and welfare requires improvement.
"The school’s otherwise effective work in this area is undermined by the unlawful segregation by sex. [MyLondon] Read more
