School placed in special measures

Date published: 22 April 2015


LYNDHURST Primary School is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education, say inspectors.

The school has been placed in special measures by Ofsted after slipping from good (grade two) at its previous inspection in 2012 to inadequate (grade four).

The education watchdog visited in February and its report said: “Low expectations, frequent staffing changes and weak teaching during the last two academic years have led to a significant decline in standards.”

Teaching is inadequate, with the work too hard for some pupils and too easy for others.

Most pupils are from Pakistani and Bangladeshi families and while children make good progress in nursery and reception, this isn’t maintained.

Pupils were found to be generally well behaved in years one to four, but a “significant minority” of older children, particularly boys, misbehave in lessons and bullying isn’t dealt with effectively. Ofsted said: “Some pupils say they are afraid because of bullying by older pupils.”

Head teacher Andrew Feeley left the Hollins primary in August. Angela Furnival is acting head teacher..

Chairman of governors David Trott said: “We accept the recommendations made by Ofsted and we have already made significant progress in carrying out a number of required changes. We are absolutely committed to improving our standards.”