Sutton Valence, near Maidstone, which charges up to £7,740 a term in tuition fees, is treating the allegations with the ‘utmost seriousness’ and has notified the police and Charity Commission

A prestigious boarding school is being sued by a former pupil over historical child sexual abuse claims.

The Reverend David Barnes allegedly raped the boy at Sutton Valence School, Kent, in the 1980s.

The ex-pupil says the chaplain invited him to his home on the school grounds when he was 13.

He told us the churchman – who died in 2012 aged 75 – gave him gin and cigarettes and they watched Top of the Pops on TV.

The Rev Barnes then allegedly groped him and raped him.

Afterwards, the ex-pupil said the chaplain took a photo of him with a Polaroid camera and put it in a shoebox which he alleged contained pictures of other boys.

He thinks teachers “knew exactly…