Islamist militant Mohammed Emwazi was never suspected of being radicalised at school, his former head teacher says.
Jo Shuter, who was head of Quintin Kynaston Academy in north-west London until 2013, said he had not been "seen as a huge concern" as a pupil.
Emwazi has been named as the man known as "Jihadi John" in several IS hostage videos.
Two other pupils from the school are also thought to have gone abroad to fight in Syria and Somalia.
Ms Shuter, who was head teacher for more than 10 years from 2002, said there had been no indication that any pupils were becoming extremist.
She told the BBC she remembered Emwazi as "quiet and reasonably hardworking", though with the usual problems of teenage pupils.
'Hard-working, aspirational'"He had some issues with being bullied, which we dealt with, and by the time he got into the sixth form he was to all intents and purposes a hard-working, aspirational young man who went on to the university he wanted to go to," she said.
She added: "I can't stress enough, he wasn't a huge concern to us."
Ms Shuter said the school had had an ethos of tolerance and created an atmosphere "where young people could talk to adults, there was always somebody that was available to talk to if they were concerned."
The BBC has also spoken to a man who came across Emwazi when he first arrived in Syria about two years ago. Abu Ayman described Emwazi as a cold loner who set himself apart from others.
Unlike other Britons, Emwazi wanted to appear in IS videos, Abu Ayman said.
Mohammed Emwazi timeline:
- 1988: Born in Kuwait, moves to UK in 1994
- 2009: Completes computing degree at University of Westminster
- Aug 2009: Travels to Tanzania with two friends - he says for safari - but refused entry at Dar es Salaam. Put on flight to Amsterdam. After questioning there, returns to Dover
- Sept 2009: Travels to Kuwait to stay with father's family
- July 2010: Returns to UK for short stay but told he cannot return to Kuwait as visa denied
- 2012: Passes Celta English language teaching course
- 2013: Changes name by deed poll. Tries to travel to Kuwait but is stopped. Disappears. Parents report him missing. Police tell family four months later he has entered Syria
Source: Cage, London-based campaign group
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