An Islamic faith private school 'unlawfully' segregates its pupils according to their sex, an emergency Ofsted inspection has revealed.
Markazul Uloom in Blackburn, Lancashire, charges parents £1,500 a year and is registered as 'mixed'.
But an unannounced inspection by the education watchdog found male and female pupils are separated 'for the whole of their education and at social times'.
Students at the school, which caters for 11 to 19-year-olds, are 'not well prepared for life in British society', the report said.
Lead Ofsted inspector John Nixon found boys and girls being taught in separate buildings and following different timetables.
Male pupils were banned from studying textiles, while girls were banned from taking history at GCSE level. [Daily Mail] Read more
