BURNHAM: Peter's back in special measures

THE Dengie's only secondary school has been hauled back into special measures after it received the worst rating possible from education watchdog Ofsted.

Inspectors visited St Peter's High School, Burnham, back in November and reported students were making insufficient progress, the quality of teaching was inconsistent and the governing body did not meet its statutory responsibilities.

But despite the harsh report, which is heavily based on the below-average GCSE results in English and maths in 2008, the newly-restructured school says improvements are already being made.

Read a full report in this week's Essex Chronicle.