My ds has just finished Y2 at infant school. The junior school he will be going to in September is the sister school. When I applied for the school the ofsted rating was outstanding. However, last December they had their ofsted visit and it was deemed inadequate. We have now been informed (yesterday!) that it is being forced to become an academy. It is being 'sponsored' by another academy school.
I am really worried. From what I understand, academies don't answer to the local authority. My son has SN and we have worked so hard to get him where he is now. With the help of the lea. I guess I'm just panicking a bit that the new owners of the school will be a law unto themselves and he won't get the help he needs.
Does anyone have any experience of forced academy schools? Please tell me IABU and it's all going to be just fine!