William Perkin Church of England High School


History

In September 2018, the school began to temporarily host Ada Lovelace Church of England High School, another Twyford Academies Trust member, for two cohorts of students until a permanent location is completed for Ada Lovelace School in September 2020.

Controversies

In July 2017, a 13-year-old student who attended the school, Karanbir Cheema, died after having a severe allergic reaction at his school in west London on 28 June 2017. Cheema was severely allergic to wheat, gluten, all dairy products, eggs and all nuts. The Metropolitan Police Service arrested an unnamed 13-year-old student who also attended the school on suspicion of attempted murder. Reportedly, the unnamed student had thrown a piece of cheese at Cheema. However, all charges against the unnamed student were eventually dropped.
A Coroner's inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Cheema ruled that the main factor in his death was his severe allergy.
The ruling also called for schools to better educate pupils to the dangers of allergies and for care plans for children with allergies to be 'beefed up'.