Swaffham school faces Ofsted order
A school put on special measures has been told it cannot take on newly qualified teachers. Swaffham Junior School, which has 295 pupils aged seven to 11, was put on special measures in March last year.
A school put on special measures has been told it cannot take on newly qualified teachers.
Swaffham Junior School, which has 295 pupils aged seven to 11, was put on special measures in March last year.
Inspectors from Ofsted visited the school for two days in February and in a letter to the school they say progress since being put on special measures was satisfactory and progress since the last monitoring inspection was also satisfactory.
John Francis, an Ofsted inspector, said that the school could not take on newly qualified teachers.
Since being put on special measures the school has been led by a specialist county head teacher but now the governing body of the school has appointed a new head teacher, due to take over in April, the letter said.
It added there was also a new chairman of the governors at the school.
Most Read
- 1 Explained: What the cost of living support package means for you
- 2 Pair admit racial attack in Chinese restaurant
- 3 Serious road crash hotspots in Norfolk revealed as fatalities fall
- 4 Where you can see the Red Arrows over Norfolk this weekend
- 5 By George! Woman digs up coin 'from reign of George I'
- 6 Education bursary worth £1,000 launched to mark Queen's Jubilee
- 7 OPINION: The price of happiness and contentment
- 8 Every household in the UK to get £400 to help with rising energy bills
- 9 GP allowed non-clinical staff to change medications, inspection shows
- 10 Opinion: Creativity is required as prices rise
The monitoring report said progress in English in Year 6 was good but pupils' handwriting was weak.
Behaviour was mostly good in classrooms and good progress had been made ensuring that behaviour was effectively managed so that lessons were not disrupted.
Quality of teaching had continued to improve
The school had made good progress in leadership and management, but still relied heavily on outside support to sustain improvement.
