High court upholds top London school’s ban on prayer rituals

Muslim pupil loses case against Michaela community school, run by former government social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh

A high court decision to uphold a prayer ban at one of the highest performing state schools in England has been welcomed by Rishi Sunak and Kemi Badenoch, who described it as a victory against activists trying to subvert our public institutions".

The case against Michaela community school in Brent, north-west London, which is famous for its strict discipline code, was brought by a Muslim pupil, known only as TTT in court proceedings, who claimed the ban was discriminatory and breached her right to religious freedom.