School in Stamford rated inadequate by Ofsted
It follows an inspection earlier this year
The Bluecoat School in Stamford has been rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted, following an inspection earlier this year.
Lincolnshire schools received a wave of bad grades this year - of the 63 ratings published this year, approximately a third of schools were told they weren’t good enough.
18 schools or academies Require Improvement in 2022, and four were given the lowest grade of Inadequate.
This was the first full year of inspections for the regulatory body since Covid, during which schools turned to remote learning and children often had to self-isolate.
Previously-exempt schools are also facing new inspections.
Just two Lincolnshire schools and academies got the top grade of Outstanding this year. 41 schools were rated Good.
Ofsted have said that schools across the country are struggling to recruit enough teachers, and there are still high levels of staff absence due to Covid.
Since 2021, it has also scrapped its policy of not inspecting Good or Outstanding schools without specific concerns, meaning some are being visited for the first time in years.
Approximately 10% of all of Lincolnshire learning facilities are rated Requires Improvement or Inadequate, including those rated before the pandemic.
Concerns have recently been raised about local education standards, with Councillor Richard Davies saying “hundreds of children are being let down over at least a decade. That’s a scandal and we need to do something.”