A former teacher at Eton College has been barred from the profession after he searched for indecent images of children on his work laptop, a panel ruled.

David Goode, 53, an organist and music teacher at the Windsor school from 2005 to 2022, admitted conducting the "sexually motivated" internet searches.

The panel heard how the IT department had download details of his internet searches which focused on topics which consisted of the word ‘boys’ along with a nationally.’

One country in question was in Asia, and the other was in North Africa.

In February 2017, Mr Goode was warned about using the school’s IT network to attempt to access pornography, which is against the school’s policy.

But in December 2021, the school’s IT monitoring system alerted the safeguarding team to "several suspicious searches on his school laptop".

The school’s IT department downloaded details of Mr Goode’s internet searches which raised further concerns, the panel heard.

Two days later he was suspended from duty, the police were informed, and he was arrested for possession and distribution of indecent images of children.

In January 2022, Mr Goode wrote a letter to a colleague which refers to “illegal images” for which Mr Goode was “massively regretful”.

But two months later, police confirmed they would be taking no further action as there was "no evidence to prove that Mr Goode was in possession of indecent images of children", panel reports said.

An internal disciplinary investigation was conducted, but Mr Goode declined to comment after getting "legal advice" misconduct papers said.

He resigned in April 2022 before an internal disciplinary hearing.

A professional misconduct panel was held by the Teaching Regulation Authority on behalf of the secretary of state for education.

In a determination made last month, the panel found "all the allegations proven [...] and amount to unacceptable professional conduct".

He was also banned from teaching indefinitely in any school in England.

Decision maker David Oatley said: "In the light of the panel’s findings against Mr Goode, which involved searching for indecent images of children on a school issued laptop, there was a strong public interest consideration in the safeguarding and wellbeing of pupils and the protection of other members of the public.

"A prohibition order would therefore prevent such a risk from being present in the future."

He has the right to appeal.