The school was placed on special measures by Ofsted after being rated inadequate in January. (more…)
Schools that are adjudged to be “failing” by Ofsted are automatically being taken out of that category if they close and reopen as an academy, Education Guardian has learned. Ofsted and the Department for Education are classing all such schools as “new schools” even though they are likely to reopen with most of the same staff, on the same site and with the same pupils and parents. Ofsted documents show, however, that any such school would still face a monitoring visit within two terms. (more…)
Education secretary Michael Gove wants to force all schools in special measures, or with the next worst Ofsted category of a “notice to improve” to become academies. (more…)
Let me preface what follows by saying that the success of the school is a testament of the skill and dedication of others, past and present; for my self I have been on a twenty year journey, sometimes bumpy, but enjoyable and rewarding.
It was in the early 1990s that I was appointed Chair of Governors of a small inner city Primary School with an uncertain future – the word was that ‘School Closed’ notices were at the printers. However I was fortunate that at the same time we appointed a new head teacher. As with any new appointment there was a difficult period of jockeying of positions until we both agreed our goals were the same. Once our respective positions were understood it gave us a platform to make changes. (more…)
The Press is reporting that a primary school in York has been placed on special measures by the Government after inspectors found it was “failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education”.
Poppleton Road Primary School was given the lowest possible rating of “inadequate” following a visit from Ofsted inspectors in May. In a list of damning key findings, inspectors said: “The school’s overall effectiveness is not satisfactory because the quality of teaching and the leadership and management of the school are inadequate.” (more…)
The Oxford Times is reporting that an Oxfordshire primary school has been plunged into special measures. Berinsfield Primary School was criticised for low attainment levels in English and maths which go back five years.
The school, which has 283 pupils, failed to meet Government targets last year and has already been told it is likely to be forced to become a sponsored academy to drive up standards. (more…)
The Weston, Worle and Somerset Mercury reports that a Weston secondary school, shamed as one of the country’s worst last year, has been praised by inspectors for its ‘remarkable improvements’.
Hans Price Academy, formerly Wyvern Community School, is predicted to double its GCSE pass rate this summer, barely a year after adopting academy status. (more…)
The Bradford telegraph & Argus reports that a Bradford primary school has been taken out of special measures, meaning the district now has just three schools being monitored closely by Ofsted.
Thornbury Primary School was taken out of special measures following a positive Ofsted report which praised good leadership and management for helping with the progress of pupils. (more…)
The Warrington Guardian reports that Woolston Primary School has been ordered to improve after being failed by Ofsted.
The Hall Road school received an overall score of four – also known as inadequate – the worst that can be given. In the report published today, Ofsted criticised standards of achievement by pupils and the level of progress they make through school. However, the quality of teaching and the behaviour of children were satisfactory, said the report. Ofsted also said that leaders at the school were dealing with staffing problems and that teachers were being monitored. (more…)
The Sentinel and This Is Staffordshire report that a headteacher has defended Ofsted’s tough new inspections after it emerged more than a dozen schools across the area have plunged into special measures in the last six months.
Figures obtained by The Sentinel show 10 schools in Staffordshire, two in Stoke-on-Trent, and one in South Cheshire have failed inspections since the new system was introduced in January. (more…)
The headteacher of a school which was threatened with closure after being classified as failing by the government, is retiring on a high after raising standards beyond expectation.
Helen Jeffery is leaving George Mitchell in Leyton at the end of term after nine challenging but rewarding years, during which time she has faced criticism for her approach and spoken out against what she perceived as unfair assessments of the performance of the secondary school, which is located in the borough’s poorest area. (more…)
