The Department for Education has removed the controversial Birmingham Muslim School from its register of independent schools, triggering its closure.
An investigation into its owners, Albayan Education Foundation Ltd, is still under way by the Charity Commission, connected to an unreported "serious incident" relating to the lSmall Heath school.
The school's head, Janet Laws, also known as Aisha Abdrabba, had previously been subject to an interim prohibition order banning her from teaching because she was deemed "a potential risk to pupils" - though we understand the ban, imposed in February last year, was lifted in the autumn.
The school, which had 80 pupils aged 4-11 on roll, shut down for good on December 16, says the report.
Two inspectors from Ofsted, the schools' watchdog, stood by to ensure head teacher Aisha Abdrabba, also known as Janet Laws, was closing it down, it adds.
The school, in Golden Hillock Road, Small Heath, has been under regular review by Ofsted since 2014.
It opened in 2001 and throughout its 19 year history the school has never been graded 'Good' or better by Ofsted. [Birmingham Mail] Read more
