People who declare their local state schools to be "rubbish" - anyone care to name them?

[TinkersBollocks]

I want to read the Ofsted reports. I'm always intrigued that what some people would consider to be a "rubbish" school I would think sounds ok.

[TinkersBollocks]

I know, of course, that Ofsted reports don't tell the whole picture but I suspect that is where some of the "rubbish" verdicts are coming from.

[WideWebWitch]

OK, do you want a link to my son's last school ofsted? Because I would consider it a pretty rubbish school tbh! Are you Tinker?

[TinkersBollocks]

Yes, I am Tinker. May drop my bollocks now, getting on my nerves.

[Tinker]

That's better

[fannyannie]

ok

Weavers (senior)
Ruskin Junior
Oakway Junior

[NannyStarOfBethlehem]

ok, school\105\s1010568220041015.pdfalt primary is quite local me...

[Tinker]

Looked up one of fannyannie's (2 with same name) but it was in Special Measures. I think even I would be shuffling away from that one

[Tinker]

That report makes some sad reading nanny because, depsite apparent problems, parents and pupils are happy with the school

[fannyannie]

yep special measures one is my local senior school!

[WideWebWitch]

OK, here you go here it said it was improving under new head but shortly after ds started there said head had a nervous breakdown and left it was a v tough school.

[Tinker]

Yes, am worried my eldest's school will be named now

[WideWebWitch]

Just skimmed it and it's full of "well below average"

[LadyMuck]

I think that you would have to consider them in relation to other local schools as well though?

According to Ofsted, this is my nearest secondary school.

This one is a mile away and is closest to ds's primary school.

\This one is 1.5 miles away, and is actually in the neighbouring borough, but is the one we would like him to go to. We have (at present) 2 sons, so success factors for boys are particularly significant for us.

[Tinker]

Just skimmed it too. really.

[Tinker]

Will read more when get a chance, got to go. Finding this quite fascinating

[Pollyanna]

ok, this secondary school which was my nearest in North London is widely considered to be awful. (Ofsted doesn't seem too bad though, but would still not want to send my children there).

[pesha]

My catchment primary school is Pen Mill infants and grass royal junior school, I think they're both pretty bad, especially grass royal.
Dd goes to milford infants (actually closer to us) and im very happy with it.
Local senior school is bucklers mead which I used to think was not that good but had an ofsted report a year or two ago that was really good, no significant problems IIRC, so much happier about her going there now.

Could you do a link to the ofsted site or something so I can look at the reports myself please

[WideWebWitch]

Tinker, just compared it to current school and it's a v different report.

Fio, that's not v helpful is it? Read the report, it does say so. And I have personal experience of it, it really felt well below average as a school. And that doesn't mean not G&T.

[WideWebWitch]

Ofsted site

[LadyMuck]

No Fio, don't think that is the solution. But looking to recruit and retain better headteachers seems to be a solution that has brought results in many areas. And ensuring that where there are specific problems that these have specific funding is another. Making schools jump through hoops to get funding for specialist status seems fairly pointless when they end up dealing with kids who don't speak, read or write English.

[Judy1234]

Near me - Harrow High. 25% got A - C at GCSE but 28% have special needs. Contrast with my daughter's school 99% A -C (92% A and A*). Of course it's not a fair comparison as one is academically selective and private and the other isn't. But even by the local state school standards it's pretty poor.