STAFF at a boarding school in Malvern have been offered redundancy, just weeks after the school admitted it was facing a "challenging economic climate".
Malvern St James confirmed that its staff are being offered voluntary redundancy as part of a period of "restructuring".
It said this was optional and not targeted at any specific members of staff.
The news comes less than a month after the school announced headmaster Gareth Lloyd would be taking an "early retirement" halfway through the school year and two years after he took up the role.
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Frances King is now serving as interim headmistress, while the rest of the senior leadership team is said to be unchanged.
The school has also refuted claims that managerial positions have been transferred to partner schools.
A spokesperson said: "Like many schools, we are currently undertaking a period of organisational restructuring.
"As part of this process, a voluntary redundancy window has been opened, which staff may choose to opt into.
"This is a standard and optional element of restructuring and is not targeted at specific individuals. The window opened on the date the restructure was announced.
"We would also like to clarify that management positions have not been transferred to other schools.
"Frances King has been appointed in an interim role, which was openly communicated, and the remainder of the senior leadership team remains unchanged.”
The changes at Malvern St James follow changes made at other independent schools in Worcestershire, a year on from the introduction of VAT on school fees.
RGS Dodderhill recently announced that it would no longer be taking pupils from reception to year 4, while King's School Worcester announced they would be putting school fees up by 16 per cent.
In September 2025, Malvern St James also started taking boys for the first time in its 132-year history.
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