In its December 2016 report, Ofsted described the school as "inadequate", with particular concerns about discipline, pupil progress, and finances.

[6] In January 2017, the head teacher Tom Sherrington abruptly left the school, which was put into special measures.

In September, Ofsted inspectors revisited the school and found a "well-ordered environment in which pupils behave well".

Well over half of the pupils have been assessed with learning difficulties, disabilities, or literacy, dyslexia or language needs.

There is also an adjoining school called "Samuel Rhodes" that helps people who have special needs and disabilities)[8]