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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School previously had houses named after the Prime Minister and the Harry Potter author - alongside Emmeline Pankhurst and Sir David Attenborough.

However, the two houses had been renamed after England footballer Marcus Rashford and Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole. The Richmond, London school claimed the name change was “led by pupils”

and asked for parents to “support us” with the name change. After details of the name change came to light, Michele Marcus, the school’s chair of governors, wrote a newsletter to parents

today defending the decision. According to the Mail, she wrote: “The change was entirely driven and led by our pupils and they feel proud of having effected this change and knowing their

views were heard. READ MORE: PRIMARY SCHOOL HORROR AS MAN'S BODY FOUND IN GROUNDS Downing Street condemned the “absurd airbrushing” as “ridiculous”. Ms Rowling has been accused of

transphobia after making statements on Twitter about transgender people. In June 2020, Ms Rowling took to Twitter to criticise an opinion piece that used the phrase “people who menstruate”.

She replied: “I'm sure there used to be a word for these people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?” She also voiced opinions on biological sex, saying: “If sex isn't

real, there's no same-sex attraction. “If sex isn't real, the lived reality of women globally is erased. “I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the

ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives.” Ms Rowling later defended her statements, saying that she had been “empathetic to trans people for decades”. When approached for comment

by the Mail, headteacher Ms Bateman said: “The changing of our school's house names was an activity that our children began discussing last year as they did not feel the names

reflected the diverse community of our school. “There was much discussion in classrooms before children voted for the names they wanted to change, and then the new names they wanted to use.

“It is important to us that we reflect what is important to our pupils and their families, not just through their learning, but in the environment they learn in. “It is important that

childrens' voices are heard and this is why we supported their choice to have our house names reflect diversity, equality and the environment. “We have a lot of support from parents,

some of whom have themselves challenged us in the past about the lack of diversity in the names. We also have the full support of our Governors and the Diocese of Southwark.”