Roke is the third primary school in a row to be taken over by Harris against the will of the majority of parents.
Why Harris, when all three would have preferred another sponsor ?
So far, only one Harris primary school has had comparative DfE Level 4 English/Maths results with the predecessor school - and these went DOWN by 29% - Harris 61% - Predecessor school 90% !!
As the school had 64% the previous year, and asked Harris to take them over, this appalling deterioration of results cannot be blamed on parental opposition upheaval. Nearly a year and a half after Harris took over, the current Ofsted report has 'Requires Improvement' (3), for 'Achievement of Pupils', 'Quality of Teaching' AND 'Leadership and Management' !
So how can Michael Gove and DfE justify forcibly taking over any primary school by Harris Federation with these results?
A good question !
Valerie Hunter,
South Croydon
- Have these takeovers affected you? Send your letters to: letters@croydonguardian.co.uk.
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