The headteacher of Beddington Infants School, Elizabeth Kearney, said she was concerned after being told that Ellie, a pupil, had expressed a wish to speak to the judge, as well as with the speed and manner of her transition to live with her parents.
She said she was concerned that Ellie would not be able to continue the loving relationships she had formed with her grandparents and that she may be moved to another school away from her friends.
She was also wary about the plan for the handover to take place at the school, which she was keen to keep neutral for Ellie.
Ms Kearney told South London Coroners Court in Croydon she wrote a letter to the judge months after her ruling outlining her fears, but did not send it after coming to the view it would not change things.
Asked about her concerns, she said: I was aware that this girl loved her current family, I was aware that there was a concern that she might not see that current family after the move because there was a difficult relationship.
I put myself in the childs position and I imagined losing my entire family and my dog and moving to a whole new family, and while she had by now met her mother and father a few times, thats not a relationship.
Ellie was happy at school and I wanted to keep that as a safe space, untainted.
The scope of the inquest will not consider the merits or wisdom of the ruling.
Ms Kearney said considering that Ellie, a five-year-old child, had asked to speak to the judge
I felt I needed to do something about that and this led her, rightly or wrongly to write the letter.
Ben Butler, who was listening to proceedings via video link from prison, where he is currently serving life with a minimum term of 23 years for Ellies murder, interrupted her by shouting out: Who says she asked?
His numerous interruptions prompted retired high court judge Dame Linda Dobbs, who is sitting as coroner for the inquest, to urge him to bite his tongue.
Ellies mother, Jennie Gray, was given a 42-month term after being found guilty of child cruelty. She had admitted perverting the course of justice.
Ms Kearney said she had concerns raised with her about the language used in a meeting between an independent social work agency worker and Ellie, where a good judge and a bad judge were mentioned.
In another meeting, Ellie was put in an extremely difficult position by being told that whoever she chose not to live with would be upset, she said.
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