Praise for Ferham school after "outstanding progress"

An Ofsted inspection in March slammed Ferham Primary, saying teaching was inadequate and children’s achievements low.

The school, which has a large number of pupils for whom English is an additional language, was said to be failing to challenge others.

But a 30 per cent jump in Year Six English exam results this summer has helped highlight the impressive turnaround.

A first monitoring visit by inspectors found that attendance, lessons and the Ferham Road school’s staff structure was improved.