William James Vahey, 64, who is suspected of abusing at least 90 children, worked at the elite Southbank International School from 2009 to 2013.
British detectives are helping with a global investigation to identify and trace at least 90 victims of a paedophile teacher who once worked at a £25,000-a-year London school.
William James Fahey is believed to have abused children on an unprecedented scale at 10 American and other international schools over more than 40 years.
One of his spells included a four-year term teaching 11 to 16-year-olds at the elite Southbank International School in Westminster from 2009-2013.
Fahey killed himself in a motel in Minnesota, U.S., two days after the FBI filed for a warrant to search a thumb drive containing dozens of pornographic images of children.
The storage device held pictures of at least 90 boys, aged from 12 to 14, who appeared to be drugged and unconscious.
The parents of one of Vahey's pupils at the Southbank International School said they 'couldn't sleep for worrying' after hearing news of the investigation.
The couple, named only as Ben and Maria, from Singapore, said Vahey, a history and geography teacher, had once taken their son on a field trip abroad.
Maria told Sky News: 'I had to sit my son down and ask him if anything had ever happened in school.
'My son is fine though and I would have expected his behaviour to change if anything happened so I don't think anything did.
'I know there are pictures that police have of boys but if my son is on the list, I don't want to know and I don't want him to know.'
Southbank's chair of governors, the former chief inspector of schools, Sir Chris Woodhead, said the school was 'deeply, deeply shocked' by the development.
Sir Chris confirmed to the Guardian that Vahey took part in several field trips while at Southbank and said parents had displayed 'considerable concern'.
The school is planning to hold a meeting or will contact parents in the next day. It will also offer counselling.
The school, which is used by foreign executive and diplomats, has not yet responded to a request for comment from MailOnline.
A Met Police spokesman told MailOnline: 'Officers from the Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Investigation Team are assessing and evaluating intelligence passed to the MPS by US authorities, and actively seeking any evidence whilst working with partner agencies to ensure that potential victims are supported.'
Sir Chris confirmed to the Guardian that Vahey took part in several field trips while at Southbank and said parents had displayed 'considerable concern'.
The school is planning to hold a meeting or will contact parents in the next day. It will also offer counselling.
The school, which is used by foreign executive and diplomats, has not yet responded to a request for comment from MailOnline.
A Met Police spokesman told MailOnline: 'Officers from the Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Investigation Team are assessing and evaluating intelligence passed to the MPS by US authorities, and actively seeking any evidence whilst working with partner agencies to ensure that potential victims are supported.'
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