Prep school pupils are injured in ceiling collapse in South London
Prep school pupils injured in ceiling collapse: Multiple children are rushed to hospital after incident at £15,000-a-year south London school
Ceiling collapses on second floor of Rosemead Preparatory School and NurseryThree fire engines and 20 firefighters race to scene in Dulwich, South LondonParamedics from London Ambulance Service take multiple children to hospitalOther people treated at 156-year-old building following the collapse at 9.20am
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Injured pupils have been taken to hospital after a ceiling collapsed on the second floor of a £15,000-a-year preparatory school in London this morning.
Three fire engines and 20 firefighters raced to the scene at Rosemead Preparatory School and Nursery in Dulwich, South London, after the collapse at about 9.20am.
Paramedics took multiple children to hospital while other people were treated at the school for their injuries. The total number of people injured was unclear.
All other children and staff were evacuated from the 156-year-old building, with fire crews from West Norwood and Brixton fire stations sent to the scene.
Photographs showed police cars, fire engines and ambulances outside the school, but the London Fire Brigade said there was ‘no further risk of collapse’ at the site.
Three fire engines are at Rosemead Preparatory School and Nursery in Dulwich this morning
Twenty firefighters are at the scene at Rosemead Preparatory School and Nursery today
Fire crews was called at 9.22am and the incident was over for them by 11.50am. The school teaches pupils aged two to 11 and has fees of £4,323 to £4,920 per term.
Rosemead was founded in 1936 and its current building was used by a drama school run by the Old Vic in the 1950s, known for educating various future acting stars.
These include Prunella Scales, known for playing Sybil Fawlty in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers, and Joan Plowright, Keith Michell, Jerome Willis and Alan Dobie.
The building housing Rosemead was built in 1865, but the school only moved into it in 1974 when a group of parents bought it from the Old Vic who decided to sell.
The road on which the school is located, Thurlow Park Road, has an average house value of £519,388 – while the figure for the wider SE21 postcode area is £1,013,207.
Paramedics and police officers outside Rosemead Preparatory School in South London today
Rosemead School teaches pupils aged two to 11 and has fees of £4,323 to £4,920 per term
The school, whose headteacher is Phil Soutar, has 325 pupils and its most recent report by the Independent Schools Inspectorate judged it to be excellent.
Helen Hayes, the Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, tweeted today: ‘Very concerned to hear of the collapse of a ceiling at Rosemead School this morning.
‘My thoughts are with the children, staff and parents. I hope no-one is seriously injured. I’ve contacted the school to offer my support. My thanks to the emergency services who attended the scene.’
And Andy Simmons, the Labour councillor for Dulwich Wood ward, said: ‘Thoughts with the pupils, parents and staff of Rosemead School following a ceiling collapse this morning.
‘Hoping that injuries are only minor. Thank you to all the hard working emergency services teams on site.’
Rosemead Preparatory School and Nursery is located in Dulwich, South London
An London Fire Brigade spokesman said: ‘Three fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to a ceiling collapse at a school in Thurlow Park Road, Dulwich.
‘A ceiling had collapsed on the second floor. A number of people were treated on the scene for minor injuries and a number of children taken to hospital by London Ambulance crews.
‘All other children and staff were safely evacuated from the building.
‘Firefighters carried out a systematic search of the building and confirmed with the school that all children and staff were accounted for.’
The London Fire Brigade tweeted this photograph of emergency services at the school today
He added: ‘A specialist Urban Search and Rescue team and equipment were also used to confirm the building was at no further risk of collapse.
‘Fire crews from West Norwood and Brixton fire stations attended the incident. The Brigade was called at 9.22am and the incident was over for crews by 11..50am.’
‘The brigade was called at 9.22am and the incident was over for crews by 11.50am.’
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: ‘We were called at 9.24am today to reports of an incident at Rosemead Preparatory School, SE21.
‘We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, medics in cars, advanced paramedics, incident response officers, emergency planning resilience officers, our hazardous area response team, and a command support vehicle.
Police at the scene today after the fire brigade was called at 9.22am and paramedics at 9.24am
‘Our crews treated a number of patients at the scene and have now been stood down.’
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘London Fire Brigade called police at approximately 9.25am following reports of a ceiling collapsed at a school on Thurlow Park Road, SE21.
‘Officers are in attendance at the school alongside London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance service.
‘All children and staff have been accounted for and the school is currently in the process of contacting parents.
‘We await an update on assessment of any injuries. There are extensive road closures in place as emergency services respond.’
A Rosemead Preparatory School spokesman said: ‘This morning in one of our Year 3 classrooms, a ceiling collapsed resulting in the attendance of the emergency services.
‘Some injuries were sustained and some of those involved have been taken to hospital, and we are working with our students and families to support them.
‘We are working closely with the authorities to understand the cause of the incident and we will provide more information as soon as we can.
‘Parents and families can be reassured that the school day is continuing as usual today for the rest of the school.’
