A failing primary school taken over by an academy trust has turned itself around and been rated Good in all areas by Ofsted. Back in 2017, Bredbury Green Primary School, in Romiley, Stockport , was deemed by Ofsted to be ‘Inadequate’. At the time, the school was the lowest performing school in the borough with only 33% of children reaching the national standard in reading, writing and maths.
Converted by the Department for Education into an academy, it joined the Education Learning Trust, and things began to improve. Read more: 'Rules are rules, but some schools are taking them way too far' Just as the pandemic hit and learning went online, the Trust took the decision to transfer an outstanding senior leader from the sponsor school, Gatley Primary, and Helen Moorcroft took up position as the new headteacher. The number of pupils achieving the national standard in reading, writing and maths has risen to 83% (Image: Jason Roberts /Manchester Evening News) Since then, there have been other key appointments from schools within the Trust into Bredbury Green, including the deputy head who was a senior leader in one of the Trust's secondary schools.
Vanessa McManus, director of learning and innovation at Education Learning Trust, says the 'strategy certainly paid off' - with the number of pupils achieving the national standard in reading, writing and maths having risen to 83%. "Along with this transfer of strength, there has been fantastic commitment from all the staff and paren.