FORMER Ridgeway student Henry Webster has arrived at the High Court to begin his claim for compensation against the school.
Henry was 15 when he was attacked with a claw hammer at the Wroughton school in January 2007.
He was repeatedly punched, kicked and hit with the sharp end of a claw hammer by a gang of Asian pupils.
Thirteen teenagers, and a man who did not attend the 1,400-pupil school, were convicted for their parts in the attack at Bristol Crown Court last year.
Henry, now 18, and his family have launched a compensation claim against the school, claiming there was a negligent failure to maintain proper discipline and deal with racial tension.
If he wins his case, he could receive seven-figure compensation.
His younger brother, Joseph, his mother, Elizabeth, and his stepfather, Roger Durnford, who each say they were left deeply traumatised by witnessing Mr Webster suffering with his injuries, are also seeking damages.
The hearing began this morning before Mr Justice Nicol at London's High Court.
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