Case 2305642/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Ms Patricia Prieto v Bishop Challenor School (in voluntary liquidation) — 2025

Case reference: 2305642/2023
Decision date: 14 October 2025
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Yardley Representation

Indexed: 17 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms Patricia Prieto

Respondent

Bishop Challenor School (in voluntary liquidation)

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal, sitting at London South by CVP before Employment Judge Yardley on 22-24 September 2025, considered claims by Ms Patricia Prieto against Bishop Challenor School (in voluntary liquidation), which did not attend. The Tribunal found that three specific acts amounted to unfavourable treatment because of something arising in consequence of disability and also amounted to harassment related to disability: the preparation and repetition of comments at the 12 June meeting; the suggestion of withdrawing agreed adjustments; and the claimant being placed on a support plan.

The remaining complaints of unfavourable treatment arising from disability and the remaining harassment complaints were not well-founded and were dismissed. The complaints of failure to make reasonable adjustments and the complaint of victimisation were also dismissed.

By way of remedy, the Respondent was ordered to pay compensation for past financial losses of £7,509.39, interest of £915.12 on that sum, £20,000.00 for injury to feelings, and interest of £3,660.27 on the injury to feelings award, calculated under the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996, giving a total of £32,084.78. Written reasons were not provided with this judgment, which is a record of an orally delivered decision.

Claims and outcomes

4 findings recorded

This case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Disability discrimination	Three of the complaints of unfavourable treatment because of something arising in consequence of disability (s.15 EqA) succeeded: the preparation and repetition of comments at the 12 June meeting; the suggestion of withdrawing agreed adjustments; and being placed on the support plan. The remaining s.15 complaints were dismissed.	Upheld	Disability	—
Disability discrimination	The complaints of failure to make reasonable adjustments for disability were not well-founded and were dismissed.	Dismissed	Disability	—
Harassment	Three complaints of harassment related to disability succeeded: the preparation and repetition of comments at the 12 June meeting; the suggestion of withdrawing agreed adjustments; and being placed on the support plan. The remaining harassment complaints were dismissed. Remedy was awarded globally and not split per claim.	Upheld	Disability	—
Victimisation	The complaint of victimisation was not well-founded and was dismissed.	Dismissed	—	—

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £32,085; across all upheld claims
Compensatory award: £7,509; compensatory remedy recorded

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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