A Shrewsbury school has been placed under “special measures” after Ofsted inspectors reported its leaders have not satisfactorily tackled a downward trend in standards.
The Grange Junior at Harlescott, which has more than 200 pupils on roll, is now working with county education advisors to improve academic performance.
Inspectors will also regularly visit to check progress.
An Ofsted report said: “The school’s leaders have not satisfactorily tackled a downward trend in standards that started shortly after the previous inspection. Consequently, pupil’s achievement is inadequate and standards are below average by the end of Year 6.
“Pupils do not make enough progress because teaching is not always successful at meeting their differing needs.
“Teachers are hard working and enthusiastic but they do not make sharp enough use of assessment information to ensure that work builds closely on pupils’ starting points, especially in English and science.”
The report says teachers are beginning to set targets to guide pupils and help them understand how to improve their work.
However this is not yet consistent across the school.
The report adds parents were “very supportive” of the school and praise staff for the way they take care of pupils and support their personal development.
Consequently pupils are keen to take responsibility, behave well, and are sociable and articulate.
Headteacher Lawrence Gittins said the school was working hard with county council support on an action plan to tackle the points of development in the report.
Chairman of Governors Bernard Townson added: “This report gives us a clear challenge.”
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