Accrington school slammed by Ofsted with children's education 'blighted by relentless turmoil'
A primary school that has been ‘blighted by the relentless turmoil in leadership and staffing’ has been determined ‘inadequate’ following an Ofsted inspection in January.
“Even during this inspection, senior leaders were serving in an interim capacity through fixed-term external support arrangements. The school is currently too dependent on external support. It lacks the capacity from within to improve the weaknesses that it has.” “Pupils have suffered excessive disruptions to their learning and experienced a number of disjointed curriculums. As a result, pupils have significant gaps in their knowledge.”
It reads: “Although many pupils said that they feel safe and happy at school, some older pupils experience bullying and name-calling. These pupils are reluctant to tell their teachers about such incidents because they are fearful of any repercussions. However, inspectors note that some staff do not have the necessary strategies that they need to deal with behavioural issues effectively, which means that behaviours go unchecked. Inspectors say students have ‘suffered a series of poorly thought-through curriculums’, which has caused pupils to develop significant gaps in their knowledge.
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