“Let's remember that the new management team have only just taken over and nothing in this report can be attributed to their running of the school. I had a child at Churchfields 2 years ago and I was very happy with the school. Now that he is at CCSC I have seen how strong and well respected the management team are. They know the area, the families and the type of problems which the area might pose for the children. We can't turn back the clock, so instead of trying to find blame can't we, as a community, get behind the school and help it move forward from where it is now? I have seen some very negative comments on here and I just hope that when the school is judged to be performing well, those people will be as quick to pass on their praise!!!!”

“It's a good idea having a head in from the area because they know what the area is like and what to expect. Unless people have something to hide from the head teacher????”

“Steve 386 states in his post that 'Churchfields have been found to be woefully short of what is required'. The key word here is 'found'. Countless people have been found guilty in a Court of Law over the years,yet have been proven innocent at a later date.”

“How is it a "DUD" report, its a report put together by a group of people who's job it is to know what a school is doing and whether the school is doing well or not. In this case Churchfields have been found to be woefully short of what is required. Asking the staff their views are you joking its the staff that has put the school where it is. Of course a teacher will come out and say "I was only doing what I was told to do" Yes I agree parents have a major role to play in the education of children, but you can not blame it all on bad parenting.
Has for bringing in a new head, yes a good idea but a major bad idea to have brought one in from just up the road. This new head will know the area and more than likely will know the parents and many of the children from older brothers and sisters having gone through the high school. What is needed is a complete new leadership in the school brought in from outside the area.”

“As parents/grandparents,how are we supposed to make a fair judgement when we are only given one side of the issues outlined in the report? It would be interesting to hear what the staff have to say in their defence without fear of repercussions.”

“I believe the school is doing well and supports the children very well. The dud Offsted report will now make the school rise to become as good as it can get.
It's wrong to blame the teachers for all the problems when often it's the parents who aren't taking full responsibility for bringing up their children correctly. Parents have just as much responsibility, if not more, than teachers do to teach their children basic things such as manners. People don't understand how hard it is for teachers when they have a full class of children who's parents have neglected to teach them manners. This is made even harder when some parents have taught their children basic things whereas others just let their children run riot.
All schools have been down in the dumps at one point but this just means that they can rise up to the occassion and prove people wrong.
Good luck Churchfields!”

“Now one thing parents can do is answer a questionnaire about their school;

http://tinyurl.com/d7p4zsh

It doesn't take comments but it does have relevant questions, for example about how well the school is led and managed. Unfortunately no parents completed it for Churchfields so far:

http://tinyurl.com/d7p4zshparent-view-results/survey/result/18092/1”

“My 2 sons had terrible probems at this school with both their English and with being bullied. I raised the issues on a regular basis but no one, the head included, cared. When I said I felt like removing my sons from the school the response from the head was "well if thats how you feel". I took both my sons out of the school and they are thriving at a different school. I am glad to hear that this school has finally had an inspection where they have noticed the problems. It would not surprise me if it was a surprise inspection and the teachers didn't have time to prepare and con their way through it... I have never believed previous Ofsted reports that praised the school so highly! Lets hope that they can finally improve! I also would like to see a crack down on the bullying that goes on there!”

“I first heard about this earlier in the week, at first i thought the news was about another school, thiking it couldnt be Churchfields.. But it seems the news was right and the school as failed Ofsted in a rather large way. How was this allowed to happen? There is in all schools a board of governors put there to watch over the school and to ensure everything is being done correctly. Where were the governors at Churchfields and what were they doing? Is this board of Governors the sort that tuen up to meetings just to nod and rubber stamp anything put before them and drink the tea and coffee.
Governors at Churchfields you have failed in your duty you have failed the parents and most of all you hve failed the children who you were there to look out for.. You should all now stand down as you clearly have no idea of what a Governor is meant to do..”