Ampleforth inquiry finds alleged serious abuse against pupils in last 10 years

Ampleforth College in 1994. The Charity Commission began its inquiry into the school in 2016 but has not explained why its report has only recently been published. Photograph: PA

An inquiry into the running of a prestigious private school said it uncovered a string of “serious abuse allegations” committed against pupils by monks and staff within the last decade.

The Charity Commission’s report found “significant weaknesses” in the safeguarding, governance and management of the two trusts responsible for running Ampleforth College, a Catholic private school in North Yorkshire founded more than 200 years ago by Benedictine monks and Ampleforth Abbey.