The government has warned that unless standards improve at a Salford school it will be transferred to a different trust to run.
The move comes after a damning Ofsted inspection report on Arbour Academy which rated it inadequate. The inspection report, published in September, found both the quality of education and leadership and management were inadequate.
The behaviour and attitudes of pupils and their personal development both required improvement. Now the Department of Education has issued a termination warning notice to the Kings Academy Trust which runs the school, meaning the Secretary of State may end the funding agreement with the school.
A pupil referral unit, it caters for around 65 students who are not able to attend mainstream school. This can include pupils who have been excluded from other schools and students with special educational needs. READ MORE: Living by candlelight in a dangerous and crumbling block of flats But the Trust says that action is already being taken to achieve "rapid" improvement and a new leadership team has been brought in at the school.
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