Overview

• The academy enlisted the Education Exchange in early July after an April Ofsted rating of “requires improvement” to design its stricter behaviour policy
• Suspensions have fallen steadily from 99 in the first week to 67 in the second and 36 in the third, signalling pupil adjustment to new expectations
• Students and staff report a calmer, more focused atmosphere and positive feedback from young people adapting to the tougher rules
• Some parents warn that blanket sanctions for minor infractions such as phone refusals and makeup violations are causing anxiety and disrupting family routines
• The Pope Francis Catholic Multi-Academy Trust has not provided details on the prolonged absences of its headteacher and deputy head