Telford school is put in special measures by Ofsted
An academy in Telford has been placed in special measures after being rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted in an inspection report.
Sutherland Co-operative Academy will now be regularly monitored by Government inspectors to make sure the necessary improvements are made to bring it back up to scratch.
The report, which has been made public on the school's website, criticises leaders at the academy and says teaching is inadequate, with pupils not making the progress they should while there.
The behaviour of some pupils in lessons "requires improvement", according to the report. The three-strong team of inspectors sat in on 27 different classes as well as watching on at break time, lunchtime and during an assembly as part of the two-day visit to the school in February.
Inspectors spoke with principal Steve Wall and other senior leaders, governors, staff, pupils and also considered written responses to an online parents questionnaire.
No-one from the school was available to comment.
The report says: "Her Majesty's Chief Inspector is of the opinion that this school requires special measures because it is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education and the persons responsible for leading, managing or governing the school are not demonstrating the capacity to secure the necessary improvement in the school."
The school, previously known as Sutherland Business and Enterprise College, converted to become an academy school in April 2013.
When it was last inspected by Ofsted back in 2010 it was rated "good" and described by inspectors as a "fast improving school".
But the report continued: "The behaviour of pupils requires improvement.
"In some lessons, particularly in lower sets, a few students are not keen to learn and do not always pay attention. This disturbs the learning of other students.
"Teachers' questioning does not always challenge students effectively.
"In 2014, the proportion of students achieving five or more GCSE passes at A* to C including English and mathematics fell to 32 per cent. This figure is well below average and much lower than students should have achieved given their starting points."
The school, in Gibbons Road, Trench, has 373 pupils aged between 11 and 16.
