Advice needed on this school please?

What advice do you need?

Primary or Secondary?

Secondary mainly.

Just what it is like, staff, kids, leadership. That kinda thing

The leadership has just changed. The school is in a rough area of sheffield.

The leadership is just about to change - headteachers last day tomorrow, new one starts after Easter hols. The school is an average inner city comprehensive school, some good kids, some not so good. My kids go there and are both doing well.

You can check out its Ofsted inspection report (2003) and most recent ofsted visit (Nov 06) at http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?urn=107126&providerCategoryID=32

The leadership has just changed. The school is in a rough area of sheffield.

I'm not sure that's necessarily true now, since half the flower estate (which had a bad reputation) has been knocked down. New private housing is going up in it's place so in the medium term, I think the area will improve.

I'm not sure that's necessarily true now, since half the flower estate (which had a bad reputation) has been knocked down. New private housing is going up in it's place so in the medium term, I think the area will improve.


Totally agree. The school is attended by kids from private homes, as well as council homes. It's certainly not rough where I live.