Man sues son's posh private school after teenager passed just one GCSE

Published: 2016 August 17 19:00:07 (13791 Views)

An angry father is suing his son's private school after the teen left with just one GCSE.

Scott Craddock, 57, spent thousands of pounds in fees for his son David's education and he was left fuming when the 17-year-old got just a single GCSE - a Grade C in science.

Scott is now suing Abbotsholme School for £125,000, the cost of David's education .

He has served papers on the school in Rocester, Staffs, accusing them of failing in their duty of care.

The retired truck driver, from Burntwood, Staffs, said: "The school is not value for money in any way, shape or form. He would have done better at a local comp.

"I paid £28,000 a year for five years for David. They have not provided what they promised in any shape or form.

"The teachers said he would come away with at least five GCSE's but he has got one.

"He wasn't the only one to underachieve. The standard of teaching there is way below what one would expect from a public school education."

"David was disheartened when he got his results. He said 'you spent all that money on my education and I walk away with one GCSE'."

Scott, who worked in the Middle East to pay for his son's education, added: "Public school should give you a leg up in life.

"But £125,000 is a lot of money and I have not got what I paid for. The staff are clearly not capable of getting the best out of the children.

"I feel like I've been ripped off, they just don't do what they say on the tin. I paid money for a public school education and I did not get a public school education.

"They are obliged to meet certain results and should be held accountable for not providing the standards they should be achieving.

"The only thing he came away from Abbotsholme with differently is that his best friend is the son of a Russian oligarch."

David is now studying arboriculture and horticulture at Reaseheath College, in Nantwich, Cheshire.

Abbotsholme School is an independent boarding and day school for boys and girl aged between two and 18.

The school charges up to £30,000-a-year in fees. Its GCSE results from the summer of 2015 were lower than the national average.

Just 60 per cent of pupils from the independent boarding and day school received grades between an A* and a C.

Headmaster Steve Fairclough admitted last year's results were "not as good" as previous years.

He added: "I am unable to comment on any contact or dealings that Abbotsholme School has with Mr Craddock for legal reasons.

"We recognised that our results were not as good as in previous years, and have taken a number of steps to reverse this situation.

"In doing so, we are now on course to receive excellent results this year due to the hard work of all the teaching staff."

Source - Mirror

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