Mgr Brignall was educated in St Alban's, Hertfordshire, and Finchley and Barnet in north London.

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An inspection by schools inspection body Estyn in 2011 found "systemic failures of leadership and management over a lengthy period" at St Alban's with both the current performance and prospects for improvement "unsatisfactory".

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