With panoramic views of the capital from a roof terrace, bespoke chairs and glass walls, this £80million six-storey building resembles that of a plush city hotel. But this is, in fact, Britain's most expensive comprehensive school - set to open next week in a leafy area of Kensington, west London, for 1,480 lucky pupils. Holland Park School, dubbed the 'socialist Eton', has unisex lavatories where no main door will be fitted to deter bullying, a glass-clad open-plan library and an exotic 25-metre basement swimming pool. Pupils in the new school will sit down on £300 bespoke chairs, left, created by one of Britain's leading furniture designers, Russell Pinch. Teachers will have their own version, right with arms - retailing at £400
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Pupils will sit down on £300 bespoke chairs created by one of Britain's leading furniture designers and atrium will stretch the length of the school
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Holland Park School is Britain's most expensive comprehensive school
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