Pupils walking outside Westminster School. Past and present pupils of Westminster School have created a dossier of sexual abuse allegations. It is the latest school to face claims of 'rape culture' as people continue to speak out on Everybody's Invited in the aftermath of Sarah Everard's death.
Past and present Westminster School pupils created a dossier of sexual abuse and harassment allegations (Picture: Westminster.org)

A top private school is facing accusations of ‘rape culture’ after past and present pupils made a dossier of sexual abuse allegations. 

Girls who attended Westminster School put together a 21-page document with 76 entries showing what they call the ‘everyday life’ of female pupils there, The Times reported. 

One video shows a purported sixth-former taking a girl to a group of younger boys, holding her in front of them and asking who wants ‘first dibs’. 

A social media post shows a person said to be a teacher watching a photo of a female pupil being projected onto a screen asking if other pupils would ‘smash or not’. 

Boys at the school, which educated six former prime ministers, are also alleged to have forced girls to perform sex acts on them. 

One entry in the dossier read: ‘I was raped by a very close friend at Westminster.

‘He invited me over to his house, got me super drunk … when I physically resisted and asked him not to.

‘I remember not having the strength to fight back. It was awful and I’m still dealing with the mental pain that event caused me.’

Westminster School. Past and present pupils of Westminster School have created a dossier of sexual abuse allegations. It is the latest school to face claims of 'rape culture' as people continue to speak out on Everybody's Invited in the aftermath of Sarah Everard's death.
The private school costs £41,000 a year and has educated six prime ministers (Picture: Westminster School Instagram)

Westminster School, which costs £41,000 a year, is the latest private institution to face claims of harassment and abuse. 

In the aftermath of Sarah Everard’s death, many people flocked to the website Everyone’s Invited to speak out about the treatment of young girls at top schools. 

The website was founded last year specifically to platform stories about those who have suffered with ‘rape culture’.

One girl wrote on Everyone’s Invited: ‘I was inappropriately touched by both teachers and students at Westminster school and by the time i finally left i had been hurt and scarred to the extent that i had to seek therapy in order to improve my mental state. 

‘I was diagnosed with both PTSD and Schizophrenia and the impacts of my time there still effect me to this day. If anyone has had a similar story at Westminster please reach out and help end this disgusting behaviour that takes place there.’

Last night, the Tory chairman of the education select committee Robert Halfon said the allegations coming out from the schools are ‘horrific’. 

‘There needs to be rapid reform in terms of respect and treating female students properly but also in terms of safeguarding,’ he added. 

Robert Halfon. Past and present pupils of Westminster School have created a dossier of sexual abuse allegations. It is the latest school to face claims of 'rape culture' as people continue to speak out on Everybody's Invited in the aftermath of Sarah Everard's death.
Robert Halfon, the Tory chairman of the Commons education select committee, has called for reform in the schools (Picture: Rex Features)

Westminster School’s headmaster, Gary Savage, said in a statement: ‘We take the very concerning issues raised by current and former pupils extremely seriously. The safeguarding of every single pupil in our care is the most important thing we do as a school.

‘We will continue to investigate specific allegations that are brought to our attention. Although anonymised, we have referred the accounts to our local authority with whom we work closely to safeguard children. We will continue to be in touch with them and action will be taken where appropriate.

‘Behaviours and attitudes like these have absolutely no place at our school, or in society in general, and we are determined to help and support pupils past and present who are affected.

‘We encourage individuals to come forward and assure them any issues will be investigated thoroughly.

‘Last September, we launched a whole-school consultation into our ethos and values to ensure everyone had the opportunity to help define and shape what the School believes in and stands for.

‘This process has allowed pupils to put across their feelings on inclusion, equality and diversity as well as the importance of being kind, empathetic and treating everyone with respect.

‘We are developing this discussion into concrete and positive actions, one of which is to commission external reviews into the treatment of issues around race, sex and gender which will build on the internal work undertaken so far. These will have a broad remit and include a review of our policies, procedures, training and curriculum.

‘The findings will help us to discover ways, both inside and outside the classroom, to embed the inclusive and respectful values we cherish and ensure they are lived up to every day and truly inform every pupil’s experience at Westminster.’

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