Primary school put in special measures after damning Ofsted inspection found 'poor standard of education'

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A primary school previously rated 'good' by Ofsted has been placed in special measures following a damning inspection. The report into St Gregory's Catholic Primary School stated that it is 'inadequate' and that pupils have a 'poor standard of education'.

Bosses at the school say they took immediate steps to make improvements when the report was published in February and raised serious safeguarding concerns, reports Cheshire Live.

The school, which is in Bollington, a village just outside Macclesfield, was judged to be inadequate in terms of the quality of education, leadership and management and early years provision.

It was also deemed to require improvement for personal development and behaviour and attitudes. Despite previously been judged to be 'good' by Ofsted following a full inspection in May 2012 and a follow-up short inspection in 2016, the most recent report raised concerns over safeguarding and stated that pupils' confidence in staff 'is not borne out of reality'. READ MORE: It states: "Leaders’ and teachers’ expectations of what pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities should achieve are low." It says that pupils at the school do not receive a suitable education that will prepare them for success in the next year group or secondary school - and that children in lower year groups don't learn to read and count well enough. "Children in early years do not learn to read and count well enough.