A school has been given a termination warning notice to close amid reports of widespread homophobic bullying and derogatory language.
after a recent Ofsted inspection found that secondary pupils did not feel safe.
Pupils had ‘no confidence that staff will support them when they raise concerns’, and ‘lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pupils experience repeated discriminatory behaviour against them’, Ofsted found. ‘Some pupils, particularly those who identify as LGBT, experience repeated name-calling and prejudiced behaviour. This means that pupils do not feel safe in the school,’ the report said.
An Ark spokesperson said: ‘Whilst very disappointed with the inspection judgment, we fully accept the findings of the inspection report.
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