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Kindergarten children were 'at significant risk of harm' at 'toxic' Wynstones Steiner School
A Steiner school which closed last month left children 'at risk of serious harm' and the school's principal described its culture as 'toxic', Ofsted inspectors found.
Wynstones Steiner School, an independent boarding school in Whaddon, closed in January following an inspection by education watchdog Ofsted earlier that month.
In a damning report published today, Ofsted said leaders did not address or challenge staff behaviour 'that is unacceptable and places pupils at significant risk'.
Children in kindergarten aged between three and four years old were also 'at risk of significant harm' as child protection issues were not dealt with 'in line with statutory safeguarding requirements.'
According to the report, child protection records are 'not kept effectively' and leaders are 'unable to explain the actions they have taken or describe the outcomes'.
The school’s single central record of checks on the suitability of staff to work with children meets current requirements, the report said.
The report also said the school's principal described its culture as 'toxic'.
A representative of the school's Trustees has apologised for its failures and is 'addressing the shortcomings'.
The school teaches a range of mixed pupils aged three to 19 years old, and annual fees cost as much as £10,225.
Une école Steiner-Waldorf fermée en Angleterre