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| BBG Academy in Kirklees requires special measures | |
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| The first inspection of an academy near Kirklees has called for it to be placed in "special measures". | |
| BBG Academy, at Birkenshaw, has been given an "inadequate" rating by the school watchdog Ofsted. | BBG Academy, at Birkenshaw, has been given an "inadequate" rating by the school watchdog Ofsted. |
| Inspectors visited the school in October and said it was failing to give pupils an "acceptable standard of education". | Inspectors visited the school in October and said it was failing to give pupils an "acceptable standard of education". |
| The secondary school, which opened in 2013, said it was "very disappointed" by the Ofsted report. | The secondary school, which opened in 2013, said it was "very disappointed" by the Ofsted report. |
| BBG Academy replaced Birkenshaw Middle School and has almost 600 pupils aged between 11 and 15. | BBG Academy replaced Birkenshaw Middle School and has almost 600 pupils aged between 11 and 15. |
| It aims to become a complete 11 to 16 school by September 2015. | It aims to become a complete 11 to 16 school by September 2015. |
| The academy was the result of a long campaign by parents to retain a school on the site when Kirklees Council announced plans to close it. | The academy was the result of a long campaign by parents to retain a school on the site when Kirklees Council announced plans to close it. |
| The campaign attracted support from David Cameron and Michael Gove before the 2010 General Election. | The campaign attracted support from David Cameron and Michael Gove before the 2010 General Election. |
| 'Acted decisively' | 'Acted decisively' |
| Ofsted's report called for the school to "urgently improve" the safety and behaviour of students. | Ofsted's report called for the school to "urgently improve" the safety and behaviour of students. |
| It said the school's management had failed to tackle the "unacceptable behaviour" of a small minority of students. | It said the school's management had failed to tackle the "unacceptable behaviour" of a small minority of students. |
| Sharon Light, chairwoman of governors at the academy, said: "Ofsted confirmed the areas of weakness that we as governors had already identified and are taking action to address. | Sharon Light, chairwoman of governors at the academy, said: "Ofsted confirmed the areas of weakness that we as governors had already identified and are taking action to address. |
| "We have acted decisively to ensure the issues that the academy faces are resolved." | "We have acted decisively to ensure the issues that the academy faces are resolved." |
| She said the academy planned to join the Rodillian Multi-Academy Trust, which runs the Rodillian Academy - one of the best performing secondary schools in Leeds. | She said the academy planned to join the Rodillian Multi-Academy Trust, which runs the Rodillian Academy - one of the best performing secondary schools in Leeds. |
| Senior leaders from Rodillian are already working full time at BBG and Mrs Light said she was confident the school would "improve rapidly" in the next few months. | Senior leaders from Rodillian are already working full time at BBG and Mrs Light said she was confident the school would "improve rapidly" in the next few months. |