St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School in Canterbury Road, Kilburn has seen its Ofsted rating drop from Grade 2 'Good' to Grade 4 'Inadequate' and has been put in 'Special Measures'.
The report of the inspection carried out in March LINK gives Achievement of pupils, Quality of teaching and Bhevaiour and safety of pupils a Grade 3 'Requiring improvement' but Leadership and Management is singled out for a Grade 4 'Indequate'.
Under Ofsted guidelines a 4 for Leadership and Management (which includes senior leadership and governorship) means that the overall judgement on the school must also be 4.
Most worrying from the point of view of Brent Council is that Ofsted report:
There is a risk attached to this and I would hope that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee will have a thorough look at the plans for the School Improvement Service, school-to-school support and the role of School Improvement Partners to ensure that there is early warning through thorough monitoring and effective action when a school begins to show signs of decline.
The report of the inspection carried out in March LINK gives Achievement of pupils, Quality of teaching and Bhevaiour and safety of pupils a Grade 3 'Requiring improvement' but Leadership and Management is singled out for a Grade 4 'Indequate'.
Under Ofsted guidelines a 4 for Leadership and Management (which includes senior leadership and governorship) means that the overall judgement on the school must also be 4.
Most worrying from the point of view of Brent Council is that Ofsted report:
The local authority has not provided good enough guidance or support to help the school to improveThe support provided by the local authority was an issue for the Brent Education Commission that reported last month and should be seen in the context of cuts in local authority funding leading to a reduction in School Improvement Services. Brent Council is due to offer only core support in future with the Brent Schools Partnership taking over many of its functions.
There is a risk attached to this and I would hope that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee will have a thorough look at the plans for the School Improvement Service, school-to-school support and the role of School Improvement Partners to ensure that there is early warning through thorough monitoring and effective action when a school begins to show signs of decline.