SEVEN children believed to be ‘at risk’ of radicalisation were accidentally named by their school.

Pupil's first names were mistakenly revealed by Greenleaf Primary School in Walthamstow after correspondence with Waltham Forest Council was released in response to a Freedom of Information request by a parent.

It came after classes at the school took part in a ‘social cohesion survey’ designed to find out if any children were deemed at risk

The students named were involved in a programme known as Brit - Building Resilience through Integration and Trust.

Targeted at nine to 11-year-olds, it involved lesson plans and workbooks about identity and belonging.

The council told the BBC it has taken steps to recall the information.

Earlier this year members of the Muslim community were outraged by the questions asked of children in the survey across Waltham Forest.

Some parents complained they had not been consulted and others said it was racist and unfairly targeted Muslim children.

Parent Haras Ahmed submitted the FoI request referring to one class at the school, asking if certain children had been targeted.

The response to him from the school and council included the line: "Our project will combine a universal teaching module with a range of tools designed to ensure early intervention for any children who are felt to be vulnerable to radicalisation."

Mr Ahmed told the BBC: "It's been a disaster from start to finish.

"Firstly we're told it's a social cohesion policy and then after various questioning they accept it's a de-radicalisation process and then to release the names of the children in such a insensitive way.

"Any parent in any school - whether they are of a Muslim faith or non-Muslim or no faith - would be appalled by their children's data, such sensitive data, are released to a member of the public."

A Council spokesperson said: “Back in July, a local school responded to a Freedom of Information request, which asked for emailed correspondence between the school and the Council in relation to the BRIT Project. Because one of the emails contained one child’s full name and the first names of other children, this information was clearly blocked out in the response issued by the school.

“However, we now understand that the information sent out has since been manipulated by a third party to reveal the blocked-out names. Someone has then used their own methods to obtain all of the children’s full names, rather than alert the school or the council that there was a problem with the information released.

“On behalf of the school, the council has taken legal steps to secure all copies of the information. The school has informed the families affected of the action that the Council is taking on its behalf, and that the council has launched a full investigation.”