MORE than a 100 people have formally demanded the chair of governors at a Merseyside school quits amid the continued absence of its headteacher.

Angry parents and other supporters of West Kirby’s Calday Grange Grammar school have turned to the power of the internet and made their feelings known in an online petition.

The top performing school’s headteacher, Andrew Hall, was suspended just over a year ago and was later told he faced 13 allegations which ranged from failure to report a foetus in a jar to being part of a bullying regime in the school.

Mr Hall, recovering from heart failure in April which friends blame on his enforced absence, had his suspension lifted last month – almost a year to the day after he was told to stay away from the school he had led since 2002.

But parents’ hopes for a swift reinstatement of Mr Hall were dashed with governors confirming to the Daily Post he will be “re-suspended” and put before a disciplinary panel as soon as he does go back.

Since the departure of Mr Hall, the governors have faced parents and government concerns over the school’s governance and its trust status which saw it enlist Liverpool University, Unilever and Maestro Services Ltd as partners to share expertise and formally contribute to the running of the school. And Ofsted has also confirmed it is probing parents’ claims “broken governance” is hitting standards at the top-performing school.