I note with interest the latest announcement. It certainly dwells on St. James, yet fails to mention the School of Economic Science.

Yes St. James is a registered charity, but we have approached an MP to ask the Prime  Minister to consider a suitable means of vetting charities, after all the "unification church" (a.k.a. the "Moonies") ran charities in England for some time.
 
"We were impressed by the good links with parents noted in the report in paragraph 1.14 of the Junior School report" - from reading the websites which discuss SES, the "links" were forged after the abuse scandal in an attempt to placate parents. SES is still very much in charge.

Quoting reports about the girls school is irrelevant - they won't be coming to the ex-St. David's site, the boys school will.

"The Governors of St David's were and remain entirely confident that the St James Group provide high quality education " - many parents being SES members I'm sure they consider it so. This decision excludes completely the existing pupil base. If they have excellent education, then let them continue to supply it from their own school.

Nor does it address the issue that the school has lost money for a longer period than St. David's - http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ShowCharity/RegisterOfCharities/FinancialHistory.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=270156&SubsidiaryNumber=0

This hardly secures education on the site.

"If doubts had remained about the origins, associations, or practices of the St James Group, the Governors of St David