[2] It was one of 62 primary schools extant in the London Borough of Lambeth[3] built in the residential district of Stockwell, between Liberty Street and Hackford Road.

[7] A full inspection confirmed the fears and reported that its previous recommendations had been ignored and the school was now inadequate and the management was weak and did not have the capacity to make the necessary changes.

On the strength of this judgement the Secretary of State ordered that the school should be closed, and rebrokered, the assumed new sponsor was the Harris Federation.

[8] The Education and Skills Funding Agency ruled that the buildings should be passed back to Lambeth Council at zero cost.

Harris pulled out on discovering the complexity of the land ownership and leasing, and the risky legal agreements with Durand Educational Trust.

[10] London Horizons, is a wholly owned the company that has built and manages a leisure centre on Durand Educational Trust land.