Ah, yes; good old Rhodes. Wiki reminds us that---

"He opposed "progressive" teaching methods and what he perceived to be lax discipline both in modern education and in the wider society, and at Highbury Grove he introduced an unfashionably traditional regime, with strictly enforced uniforms, caning for misbehaviour, and a house system. This proved so popular with local parents that the school was consistently oversubscribed."---

"Too nasty even for most tories" eh? Oh, dear; you poor old lefties. People just will never be told ~ never know what's good for them, do they!

~M~