Brompton Westbrook Primary school locked children in room claim mums Patricia Wilkins and Alison Lovett

Two mothers of former pupils at a Medway school which has been investigated over alleged child abuse for apparently locking children in a cupboard claim their children were locked inside it with a key.

The pair, who also used to be parent volunteers at the Brompton Westbrook Primary School, where they say they did their teaching assistant training, say the way their children were treated has had a lasting effect on them, so much so, one, aged just 11, is on now antidepressants.

Trustees at the academy in Kings Bastion have appointed an independent investigator to look into claims that up to eight children have been locked in a room.

Mums Patricia Wilkins and Alison Lovett

A previous inquiry by Medway Council concluded that four staff had cases to answer for gross misconduct. No one has been suspended as a result of the allegations.

She does not trust adults now, especially teachers and I was never told she was put in this room and locked in it as a punishment" - Mrs Wilkins

This week, Patricia Wilkins and Alison Lovett, both 37, said their children used to fight tooth and nail not to be taken to school when they were pupils there as they were so frightened to go into class.

Mrs Wilkins, from Gillingham, said her daughter was a star pupil until she reached Year 3 and then things started to go wrong and she noticed a change in her.

She said: She was about eight when it first started, she was too frightened to talk to me about anything that had happened at school.

She went from being a normal child to one who hid away from people.

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Brompton Westbrook Primary school locked children in room claim mums Patricia Wilkins and Alison Lovett