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New Ruddington School Head Announced

29th July 202229th July 2022 Graham Wright

The Governors at James Peacock Infant and Nursery School in Manor Park have revealed their new Head Teacher – and it’s the woman who’s already been taking care of the job for the past nine months. Following interviews for the role, Hannah Cutts {inset above} has been appointed as the school’s Head from the next academic year – officially beginning her permanent role on September 1st. She follows in the footsteps of Richard Waldron, who served as the Ruddington school’s Head Teacher for fifteen years before taking time off from his…

Ruddington School Head Resigns

4th May 20224th May 2022 Graham Wright

After last week’s disappointing Ofsted results, and uncertainty about the current situation regarding James Peacock Infant and Nursery School’s longstanding Headteacher, Richard Waldron, it’s been revealed he has now left the school. Mr Waldron had been away from his post since October 2021 due to ill health – with Hannah Cutts becoming Acting Head in his absence. Chair of Governors, Charles Raynor, has sent a letter today to update parents on the staffing there – particularly within the school’s “leadership team”. He reveals: “Due to the impact of this (absence) he…

James Peacock Plummets in Ofsted Ratings

29th April 202229th April 2022 RUDDINGTON.info

James Peacock Infant and Nursery School had a two-day inspection last month under Ofsted’s Education Inspection Framework (EIF), introduced in September 2019. It concluded that the Ruddington school has fallen from being ‘Outstanding’ (in 2010) down to ‘Requires improvement’ in every category – as shown below from its Ofsted school report. Ofsted ratings are: (1) Outstanding; (2) Good; (3) Requires Improvement; or (4) Inadequate. The report states that, until recently, there’s been both a lack of leadership at the school and with its Governing Body which led to “a period of…