Sixty 'orphan' schools shunned by academy sponsors

Would-be sponsors are fighting shy of schools with a poor Ofsted rating or financial difficulties, tearing a hole in the government's flagship academy policy The past four months have been a worrying time for parents at Easingwold school. The 970-pupil comprehensive, in the picturesque market town of the same name north of York, failed an Ofsted inspection back in October - a traumatic event in any school. But Easingwold's experience seems to encapsulate a wider problem for schools as England's ...