A HEADTEACHER who suffered heart failure while suspended from a scandal-hit Merseyside grammar school has left his post – with a £60,000 pay-off.

Andrew Hall, headmaster of Calday Grange Grammar School, in West Kirby, since 2002, has left under a “joint agreement” with his employers – bringing to an end the 18 months of uncertainty surrounding his future.

No details have been given of the deal, but the Daily Post understands it includes a financial package of around £60,000.

It is not clear if this is in addition to severance pay.

Last night, officials on the school’s trust demanded a public audit of the financial cost attached to Mr Hall’s absence since his suspension in October, 2009.

Mr Hall was facing 13 allegations, which ranged from failure to report a foetus in a jar to being part of a bullying regime in the school.

In April, 2010, he suffered life- threatening heart failure which friends blamed on his continued absence.

Governors lifted his suspension in November, but told Mr Hall he would be “re-suspended” and put before a disciplinary panel when he was well enough to return.

But now both sides have reached an agreement which has seen Mr Hall leave the school with immediate effect.

In an agreed statement, the school and Mr Hall’s representatives, the Association of School and College Leaders, confirmed: “Calday Grange Grammar School and Mr Andrew Hall have reached a joint agreement that his employment at the school will come to an end”.

It adds: “Arrangements will need to be made to appoint a successor to Mr Hall and until then Mr Gareth Williams will continue in his role as Interim Executive Director.”

Mr Hall’s absence coincided with the school being stripped of its “outstanding” status by Ofsted officials who told governors to restore “confidence” among parents and staff.

Parents have called for governors to resign amid a perceived a lack of information about their intention to dissolve the school’s trust status, which saw it enlist Liverpool University, Unilever and Maestro Services Ltd as formal partners.

The University of Liverpool has since severed its links.

Last night, trust chairman, Tim Sibthorp, who voiced concerns over the way trust status was adopted, said: “The fact a resolution has been reached is good for both sides, but we should be told the financial cost in what has been a long-running situation.”