The Principal acknowledges there is 'a great deal of work to do'
The report says that pupils have “mixed feelings and options about the school” and that their “frustrations stem from the changes that are being made very quickly” and not all “understand that these changes will make the school a better place for them”.
Pupils are beginning to meet leaders’ raised expectations and many pupils said that behaviour is improving. However, many pupils are sent out of lessons because they do not meet the expectations well enough. Students in sixth form do not feel that they are part of the school. The report says “they do not feel that their experiences reflect the vision that was ‘sold to [them]’ when they decided to study here”. “Staff turnover and poor teaching also affect the quality of the education students receive in sixth form,” the report adds.
“This school has so much potential. We have brilliant students, some very dedicated staff and a school community that can really thrive. For lots of reasons that potential hasn’t yet been realised – and that is what Ofsted rightly concluded.