However, Justice Moore-Bick dismissed Mrs Wilkin-Shaw's case, ruling that Miss Timms's absence from the checkpoint had probably made no difference to the tragic outcome and could not fairly be attributed to Charlotte's death.
Major General John Moore-Bick, head teacher of The Skinners' School, said it would ensure there was sufficient classroom space for the extra pupils after governors had concluded "that the greatly prized standards of the school could be upheld".