The main concern raised by Ofsted after its inspection in January, external was about poor pupil performance “over a sustained period of time”.Inspectors found “historical weaknesses” in the curriculum and said: “Many pupils do not achieve well.”However, it was noted new leaders had started to drive change and there was a good safeguarding culture.The school confirmed it had received the letter and said it was writing to parents to update them.A spokesman for the Active Learning Trust said it was confident its “robust and thoughtful” plan would pay dividends.”We are committed to providing an excellent education and learning experience across all our schools and Neale-Wade’s recent Ofsted report clearly pointed to the improvements and progress that have already been made,” they added.”We know that there is more work to be done and we have continued to make meaningful progress and improvements since our inspection in January.”
Neale-Wade Academy’s trust warned it must improve or be ousted
