A secondary school which drafted in a former headteacher who held 'silent' assemblies has been rated inadequate by Ofsted.
'Hitman' Barry Smith, an education coach known for his controversial methods which has seen him dubbed Britain's 'strictest headteacher', is understood to have been brought in as an ad hoc adviser at the Abbey School in Faversham, Kent for a few days in September.
Since then parents claim the secondary has become a strict 'army camp' where children are 'terrified' of going to school, and cannot get on with 'learning'. They also said in on instance one of their children was punished for not walking normally into class.
Following Mr Smith's visit, Ofsted rated the school the lowest possible rating, inadequate, from a previous award of good, in a report released on August 15, and highlighted that pupils feel 'unsafe' in the environment with 'overly restrictive' staff.
