Britain’s ‘strictest teacher’ says middle class parents shun her school

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Britain’s ‘strictest teacher’ says middle class parents shun her school
Published June 17, 2026

‘People imagine I am walking along the corridor with whips and chains, but I can be quite funny,’ the strictest headmistress in Britain insists

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