THE parents of a boy assaulted by classmates at a Crayford primary school are to move out of the borough.

The couple, who who cannot be named to protect the identity of their son, say it will be impossible for the family to stay in the area so close to where he was attacked.

The 10-year-old was set upon in the school playground by three of his classmates.

He was kicked in the head several times and the assault also had sexual overtones.

His parents are furious at the way the school has dealt with it and say the headteacher should be sacked.

The attackers were suspended from school for just two days, but their son has not been able to return since they came back to school.

He is now attending another primary school.

His parents say he is not eating and suffering nightmares and flashbacks and the family GP has arranged emergency counselling.

His mother said: “He broke down and howled like a baby saying he had never been so scared in his life.

“He is reliving the nightmare every day.”

The boy has had to change his secondary school choice because his main attacker was going to the same school.

His parents say he is being punished all over again, while his attackers are free to carry on with their lives.

They claim the attack at morning break on April 28 only ended because the bell went.

His mother said: “Thank God it did not happen at lunchtime, or I could have been picking up his body from the morgue.”

She added: “He was sent back to class. He had no medical attention.

“He was in extreme pain and could hardly sit down but he was forced to stay in the classroom with his three attackers and see them in the playground at lunchtime.”

They only found out when his father picked him up from school and his teacher referred to “an incident”.

When their son told them what had happened they took him to Queen Mary’s Hospital where he was examined and X-rayed.

His father said: “The hospital advised us to go to the police, which we did.

“This was a serious sexual assault, not just playground bullying.”

They claim the school refused police attempts to talk with the attackers and their parents at the school and neither the headteacher nor the govenors have responded to their letters, sent at the beginning of May.

Police are due to video interview their son shortly.

A spokeswoman on behalf of the school and Bexley Council said the family would be receiving replies to their letters shortly, and the visit to the school by police had been an unofficial one while the head was away.

The spokeswoman added: "Neither the school nor the London Borough of Bexley considers this matter closed.

"We understand the matter is still under investigation by the police and we are awaiting their findings."