St Michael'S Prep School, Otford

St Michael's Prep School is a coeducational preparatory school in Otford, located in a 90acre site in the North Downs, Kent, England. HistorySt Michael's was founded at Hatcham in 1872 by the Reverend Arthur Tooth as a school and home for the sons of the clergy, naval and military officers as well as professionals who had suffered bereavement or fallen on hard times. The school now has more than 460 pupils. Abuse allegationsIn 2005, actor John Hurt stated in an interview with the Independent on Sunday that when he was a pupil at the school he was abused by Donald Cormack, then Senior Master of the school and later became Head Teacher until his retirement in 1981. According to Hurt, Cormack used to remove his two false front teeth and insert his tongue into boys' mouths. Hurt also said that Cormack used to rub the boys' faces with his stubble. Hurt said that the experience affected him "hugely". According to the interviewer, Sholto Byrnes, he and Hurt have a mutual friend who had earlier made the same allegations to Byrnes. Notable alumniTeachersRoy Martin HainesPupilsJohn HurtRoy Martin HainesTom Bosworth - represented his country in race walking in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Lizzy Yarnold - silver medallist in the 2011 Bob Skeleton Junior World Championships and 2014 winter Olympic gold medalist.

St Michael's Prep School is a coeducational preparatory school in Otford, located in a 90acre site in the North Downs, Kent, England. HistorySt Michael's was founded at Hatcham in 1872 by the Reverend Arthur Tooth as a school and home for the sons of the clergy, naval and military officers as well as professionals who had suffered bereavement or fallen on hard times. The school now has more than 460 pupils. Abuse allegationsIn 2005, actor John Hurt stated in an interview with the Independent on Sunday that when he was a pupil at the school he was abused by Donald Cormack, then Senior Master of the school and later became Head Teacher until his retirement in 1981. According to Hurt, Cormack used to remove his two false front teeth and insert his tongue into boys' mouths. Hurt also said that Cormack used to rub the boys' faces with his stubble. Hurt said that the experience affected him "hugely". According to the interviewer, Sholto Byrnes, he and Hurt have a mutual friend who had earlier made the same allegations to Byrnes. Notable alumniTeachersRoy Martin HainesPupilsJohn HurtRoy Martin HainesTom Bosworth - represented his country in race walking in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Lizzy Yarnold - silver medallist in the 2011 Bob Skeleton Junior World Championships and 2014 winter Olympic gold medalist.