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Jan 2023
A Harrogate secondary school has begun the search for its fourth headteacher in two years.
St Aidan's Church of England High School has set up a website outlining its vision for the next post holder after facing a number of challenges since late 2021.
The website says:
St Aidan's was rated inadequate in an Ofsted report published last January, following a visit by inspectors more than three months earlier. The report found four out of five areas to be 'good' but because the leadership and management were 'inadequate', the overall rating was also brought down.
However, a monitoring visit in May led Ofsted to return for a full inspection just two days later. The report, published in June, concluded the school was 'good', with pupil behaviour and its sixth form both rated 'outstanding'.
At the time, the school was being led by acting headteacher Chris Ives, who had replaced Chris Burt when he left through ill health in December 2021 after two years in the post.
Potential candidates have until Monday, February 13 to apply, with interviews expected to take place in early March.
St Aidan's has almost 2,000 students on role, including in its associated sixth form with St John Fisher Catholic High School.
The school became an academy in 2011. It then formed the Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust, which now includes eight primary schools across Harrogate and Skipton.
A spokesperson for St Aidan's High School said:
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