The transfer of an academy rated “inadequate” three times in a decade has been delayed for three months, with Ofsted warning the limbo has “hampered” improvements.
The delay at Nuneaton Academy, Warwickshire, comes as analysis reveals transfers take twice as long in some regions and that the speed of conversions has slowed since Covid.
The Department for Education also recently updated guidance to encourage “stakeholder engagement” over transfers, a move welcomed by campaigners – although it means transfers could take longer.
Nuneaton opened in 2010 after a merger of under-performing schools. It has since been rated ‘requires improvement’ twice and ‘inadequate’ three times, all under the Midland Academies Trust.
