A private Islamic school which had been rated "inadequate" secretly stayed open after telling the Department for Education it had closed, and repeatedly blocked inspectors from carrying out checks, it has emerged.
The Islamic Preparatory School Wolverhampton informed the DfE it had closed in September, but just days later Ofsted saw pupils entering and leaving the building.
The school was rated inadequate by Ofsted back in February, when an inspector found “several hazards” on the school site.
This included an “unlocked cupboard in the girls’ toilets” with “flammable and hazardous materials” inside, and a fire door which “opened out onto a small enclosed area”.
.... A new inspection report published this week reveals that Ofsted returned in September. According to Ofsted, Mr Raja informed the DfE on 23 September that his school had closed.
Ofsted visited the school two days later. During the visit, Mr Raja said there were 11 pupils receiving four hours tuition a day from Monday to Thursday, which he claimed meant it did not need to be registered with the DfE or inspected. Once again he denied the lead inspector entry to the school. [inews.co.uk] Read more
