Name changed for this, as potentially identifying the area we're from.
So the local school to us is an Academy and it's "straight through" from Nursery, right up to age 18. It was previously a secondary school in a rough area (before conversion to Academy and relocation of the building) and has a poor reputation as a secondary.
However the primary provision was brand new (a few years old now), and the primary school part of it had a very good reputation locally.
It's just had it's first OFSTED as a through school (including primary). Overall the academy has come back as Inadequate with the primary provision graded as Requires Improvement with some serious concerns about pupils' attainment and quality of teaching (though the facilities are lauded).
The AIBU... the report was released one hour after the application for this year's school places closed. So a lot of local parents who put this school first (ahead of a brand new school that's opening up but is obviously untested) didn't have this vital information.
They are unable to change their choices in the light of this information (which is genuinely damning and includes issues such as not tracking where funds have been spent).
Do you think it's genuinely bad luck and timing, or do you think there's conspiracy behind the scenes?
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Preschoolprimadonna · 17/01/2017 18:22
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