Katharine Birbalsingh is the founder and headmistress of Michaela Community School, a free school which was established in London in 2014.
The school’s success “including its positive impact on ethnic minority children and the track record it has on social mobility, were all part of the reason that Birbalsingh was considered the best candidate for the role,” according to the government’s equalities office.
The school has a “no excuses” behaviour policy with pupils given demerits or detention for forgetting to bring a pencil or pen, or for talking in corridors between lessons.
Ofsted has rated the school “outstanding” in all areas.
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