Closed private school asks parents for donations

Administrators of a private school that closed last month have said pupils could still sit their GCSE exams at the school if parents provided more money.

King's House Moorlands in Luton closed in February after giving parents less than an hour's notice due to an "unsustainable financial burden".

Accountants Mercer & Hole, which have been appointed administrators, said if the school goes into liquidation it would remain closed, but additional funding would allow parts of the school to remain open while a buyer was found.

Parents have been asked if they would continue paying school fees and possibly donate money while additional funding was secured.

During a meeting on Thursday the accountancy firm told parents that if the school enters liquidation they were unlikely to receive refunds of school fees and the school would remain closed.

But if the school was rescued by a buyer after entering administration then investors would operate the school.

Parents were told if an investor was found within a couple of days the school could reopen in about two weeks, allowing GCSE students to sit their exams at the school.

A Mercer & Hole spokesperson told the BBC: "We have written to parents to explain these options, to clarify that the current headmaster Dr Cook will have no continued involvement in operations, and to explore their willingness to commit to paying school fees for the next term and possible donations."

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