June-July 2008: Ofsted places Peterborough secondary school under special measures, governors sacked, headteacher resigns.
St John Fisher Roman Catholic School is located in Park Lane, Eastfield, Peterborough.19 July 2008:
New dawn for St John Fisher school
Ben Ticehurst talks about St John Fisher school.
New headteacher Sean Hayes starts work.
Factfile: St. John Fisher RC School
- The school only Catholic secondary school in the Peterborough area.
- In September 2007 the school relocated to Reeves Way Site (old Hereward Community College site) so the former school building could be refurbished and extended.
- Building work on the Park Lane Site is due to be completed in September 2009.
- There are currently 744 pupils and 101 sixth form pupils, of which just over half are from the ethnic minority community.
18 July 2008:
Governors sacked and head resigns at St John FisherIn an extraordinary move, the entire board of governors has been sacked.
13 June 2008:
What next for St John Fisher School?AS a scathing Ofsted report places a troubled Roman Catholic city secondary school in special measures, we find out how education bosses, the school itself and the diocese plan to turn it around.
Includes a link to download the full Ofsted report.Statement from the governors of St John Fisher SchoolSt John Fisher School: Mixed reaction from parents and pupils12 June 2008:
Scathing report blasts standards at St John FisherA damning Ofsted report said the standards at St John Fisher school were "exceptionally low" and deemed the school's leadership and management as inadequate.
St John Fisher governors hit backThe chairwoman of the school's governors Judith Jones responded today with a strongly-worded statement.
The full article contains 291 words and appears in Peterborough ET newspaper.
