Eldon Primary School this afternoon. Credit: Blog Preston More than 200 people have signed a petition blasting the decision to brand a Preston primary schoo
More than 200 people have signed a petition blasting the decision to brand a Preston primary school as ‘inadequate’ – and calling for a “fair” reassessment to be carried out.. It saw the Plungington facility plummet from the ‘outstanding’ status it secured after its last inspection seven years ago to what is the lowest possible rating.
Because the report by Ofsted recognised a raft of positives about the school – including the behaviour of the children and the breadth of the curriculum – the 206 signatories to the petition have described the overall rating as an “unjust downgrade”. “I’m not saying that everything is perfect there’s no place for improvement. But labelling the work as inadequate – there’s no way on earth that would be true and fair.”
“No such thing happened here…they just told them that ,” Muhammed said. He also highlighted the academic performance of the school. In its report, Ofsted acknowledged the above average performance in those subjects, but said that in many others, “pupils do not learn all that they should”. It found that the school had become “distracted” by dealing with staff grievances and parental complaints.
“We were late for a couple of days and I got really upset and broke down in the nursery – and they were really brilliant with me,” Rachel recalls. “ parents complaining – they have targeted Mrs. Butt. should have spoken to everybody involved in that school – they don’t look at the whole picture, they look at snippets.
Meanwhile, Simone Mulvanny, who has a son in reception and a daughter in year 3, says she now wants to offer the school the kind of support it has always given her. Responding to the issues raised in this report, a spokesperson for Lancashire County Council said: “The new interim executive board is now in place and is working with staff and the whole school community to move things forwards at pace.
Another parent said: “I felt very alone in the process but once hearing other parents speaking out I realised I wasn’t alone. Many parents from all backgrounds were speaking out yet it’s being painted as racism.” However, Rachel Lowe claimed it will become “all about the money” if that fate befalls the school attended by her daughter.
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