A Birmingham primary school that was at the centre of a year-long probe under Government orders has been shut down.
The Department for Education has removed the controversial Birmingham Muslim School from its register of independent schools thereby triggering its closure following an investigation into its owners, Albayan Education Foundation Ltd, which is still under way by the Charity Commission, and was connected to an unreported "serious incident" relating to the lSmall Heath school.
According to Birmingham Live 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 it is believed that the ban, which was imposed last February had been lifted in the autumn.
Ofsted revealed the school’s closure in a final report published last week and says that the school had 80 pupils aged 4-11 on roll, shut down for good on December 16.
Two inspectors from the schools' watchdog, stood by to ensure the head teacher was closing it down, it adds.
The school, 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.
It has previously been criticised for failing to protect pupils from risk of radicalisation and extremism, along with other safeguarding failings.
Closure marks the end of the road for the school which has been dogged by controversy and a catalogue of concerns.
