A primary school in Hounslow has been ordered to move amid fears over pupils' safety.
Tarbiyyah Primary School opened in Cranford in 2011 and moved to its current premises at an industrial unit in Green Lane, Hounslow West, two years ago, after expanding.
The Islamic school, which has just over 80 pupils, applied retrospectively to change the use of building to a school but was refused by Hounslow Council.
Planning officers claimed its location on a bend on a busy road frequented by trucks could compromise students' safety.
The council issued the school with an enforcement notice in March last year, giving it six months to find a more suitable site or face legal action.
The school took its case to the Planning Inspectorate, but saw its appeal dismissed in a ruling published on January 23.
Inspector Andrew Hammond wrote: "The appeal building is located on the inside of a bend in Green Lane, which restricts visibility for drivers and this, together with the pavement parking provision to the opposite side of the road introduces significant risk to the safety of children and parents crossing the road."
He noted that the school had submitted proposals for new crossing points but said the council was not confident they could be properly implemented.
The school had claimed six months was too little time in which to find new premises, but Mr Hammond rejected this. He said the council had agreed to help with the search and had the power to extend this time limit if progress was being made.
Tarbiyyah was rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted inspectors in October 2013, who found it failed to meet 21 different standards. However, a follow-up inspection last month found it had made significant improvements and now met all regulations.
It had 155 pupils on its roll in 2013 but was prevented from taking on additional children following its poor Ofsted rating, and its numbers have nearly halved since then.
getwestlondon has approached the school for a comment and is awaiting a response.
