A Muslim free school in Derby has been warned to stop favouring men and boys over women and girls or face closure.

The condition is one of several set out by Minister for Education Lord Nash in a letter to the chair of the Al-Madinah Education Trust.

The letter states changes must be made by the 15 October, including "compliance with equality legislation" or the school's funding will be pulled.

The school closed for a week citing "health and safety issues".

It closed on the first day of an Ofsted inspection but the headmaster insisted it was due to "a health and safety issue".

In a statement issued by Ofsted, to "clarify media reports" about why the school had closed, HM Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw said: "Inspectors discovered that staff records showing whether they were cleared to supervise children were either missing or incomplete.