Two Christian schools in the North East of England are considering legal action against Ofsted after being downgraded by inspectors. John Denning, chairman of governors at Durham Free School, told The Sunday Times: ‘The school is in the process of taking legal advice and will take whatever action necessary to protect the interests of its pupils and their families.’ Grindon Hall Christian School in Sunderland may also take legal action after it has exhausted Ofsted’s complaints procedure. Both schools have argued that new rules requiring schools to promote ‘British values’ including ‘tolerance’, are partly to blame for the schools being downgraded. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan brought the rules in last year in the wake of the Trojan Horse scandal involving infiltration by radical Muslim groups into schools in Birmingham. Other Christian schools have also been downgraded since the new measures were introduced. (See also Prayer Alert 24-2014)