But parents at Philip Morant School and College are in open revolt at the “no homework” policy, as they complain it will lead to a generation of children “flunking” their exams.

Philip Morant School and College announced at the beginning of the new school year in 2016 that no obligatory homework was to be set, but that enough work would be done in class.

A headteacher has been suspended after a parent backlash over the school’s controversial “no homework” policy. Catherine Huntley, principal of Philip Morant School and College, has been ...