STOCKLEY Academy in Yiewsley is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education, according to Ofsted.

A report published last month rated the academy on Park View Road, which has just over 1,000 pupils, as Inadequate and said it required special measures.

Leadership and management, quality of teaching and achievement of pupils were all given the lowest grade possible by the school standards board.

Pupils’ behaviour and safety and sixth form provision fared only slightly better, with both sectors said to require improvement.

In Stockley’s last inspection two years ago, under the headship of Ian Storey, the academy was rated Satisfactory overall, with achievement of pupils and quality of teaching requiring improvement.

Inspectors last month said leaders had not done enough to halt the decline in standards since the previous inspection.

However, it did say the newly appointed principal had taken swift action to begin to improve leadership and behaviour.

Leo Gilbert started in May this year, less than a month before the latest inspection.

Mr Gilbert has a record of improving schools in his 22 years of teaching, and has achieved Outstanding grades from Ofsted in previous schools, according to Stockley Academy’s website.

More than 475 people have signed an online petition against his proposed uniformed school bags.

The latest Ofsted report reads: “Teachers’ expectations of what students can achieve are low.”

It said the quality of teaching and rates of progress in the sixth form were improving, but sixth form students still did not attain consistently as well as most others nationally.

Not all students entered the sixth form with five A*-C GCSEs including English and mathematics.

The academy, which specialises in science and technology, opened in September 2004 and is sponsored by Barry Townsley.

New headteacher Mr Gilbert declined to comment.