Would you send your child to an ‘Inadequate’ school?

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I was shocked to see this is what they’re rated by OFSTED.

Their website had a really good feel to it! And I was impressed. Because let’s be honest, first impressions count.

I am going to have a look with another Mum on Tuesday. I was shocked to see it’s about the same school

Would you chance it if you liked the look of the school and were happy with what you saw in person?

Okay, it doesn’t prove anything, but other school websites that are somewhat local look a bit rubbish! And their words didn’t impress me. Speaking to a few parents who have children at these schools I’m not impressed by initially, they aren’t happy with that school either so maybe the ‘Inadequate’ school will work?

DD2 has a big sister in a special needs school so I don’t have any experience of mainstream.

Hi there, I was alerted to this thread.
Laburnum Primary School joined Advantage Schools early in 2024 and it had a legacy inadequate judgement. It is legally a new school, but we considered that is had a lot of qualities and things that the parents valued. So we didn't change those things. We worked with the Head on leadership, curriculum, behaviour and a range of things to build on these things and address the concerns in the report.
I'm delighted that because of the hard work of the staff, and in partnership with families, Laburnum has had a recent more successful Ofsted with no areas graded 'needs attention' in the new framework. Its results are also more than doubled and are some of the best locally.
We are on a journey, but we are very proud of the pupils, families and staff at Laburnum. Please get in touch if you've any questions.
https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150629
Stuart Lock, Advantage Schools