Colin Hall's departure comes at a turbulent time for Holland Park school, which has faced a string of claims about a “toxic” working environment and failings in student safeguarding.
Parents at the London secondary, where pupils include the children of the housing secretary, Michael Gove, and the former Commons Speaker John Bercow, were told that Hall would be leaving after more than two decades at the helm of a school once known as the Socialist Eton.
A letter from the newly appointed chair of governors, Jane Farrell, paid tribute to Hall's achievements - the school has been rated outstanding by Ofsted in successive inspections - and said that trustees would be planning the transition to a new head at the end of this year.
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