Protesters have lost their battle to block the controversial Wembley Academy after being evicted from the Bridge Road Recreation Ground.
Hank Roberts, who was spearheading the demonstrations, chained himself to a flagpole to thwart council bailiffs but was thrown off the site at 8.30am this morning
Brent Council and educational charity ARK are now set to start work on the building a number of temporary primary school buildings, so the academy can open in September.
Mr Roberts, who is part of Wembley Park Action Group, had been occupying the sports ground with fellow demonstrators for the past fortnight, but was forced to leave after the council was granted an eviction order by Willesden County Court.
He said: "I was surprised that I was released, because I expected to be arrested or taken to court after breaching the injunction.
"But I take it as a weakness on the council's part."
The occupiers had been ordered to leave the site by 6pm on Tuesday (15), but refused, prompting the local authority to instruct bailiffs to remove them.
An angle grinder was used to saw through a bike lock, which Mr Roberts had placed around his neck and a flag pole, on top of a building on the site .
He added: "The council obviously don't want publicity so decided to remove me early in the morning.
"But if they think this is going to make me stop campaigning they are wrong."
After the eviction the campaigners took their protest to the High Court, complaining that the council had not followed the correct planning procedures, but judges rejected the application.
Mr Roberts is now looking to appeal the decision and has refused to accept defeat.
He said: "It is not the end of the legal challenge and it is not the end of our campaign.
"We will keep the council guessing with our next move and are not winding our efforts down."
John Christie, Brent Council's Director of Children and Families said the council was left with no choice but to apply for the court injunction to evict the squatters.
He said: "Work is due to start on the temporary school building next week and the latest illegal occupation could have seriously jeopardised us providing school places for children who are starting in September.
"It is staggering what lengths the opposition has gone to in its attempt to stop the building of this urgently needed school, particularly when young people's education is at stake."