Is this Britain's worst school? Academy gets lowest ranking after pupils pelt Ofsted inspectors with FOOD

A secondary school has been handed Britain’s worst Ofsted report – after rowdy pupils pelted inspectors with FOOD.

Willenhall E-ACT Academy, near Walsall in the West Midlands, which has more than 1,300 pupils, has been put into special measures after it was given the lowest ranking available – “inadequate” – by the education watchdog.

The damning report found that one-third of pupils in Years 7 to 11 are “persistently absent” and “disrespectful” to teachers.

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Even worse, Ofsted inspectors had food thrown at them and were barged into in the corridors by unruly pupils during their visit in March.

The report also said students feel unsafe because of repeatedly poor behaviour while inspectors found teachers being regularly interrupted by pupils in lessons.

It also found that a staggering 70 per cent of teachers left the school during 2015 and 2016.

It was also given the same ranking, which is the lowest possible, in all five inspection categories – leadership, teaching, behaviour, outcomes for pupils and 16-19 studies.

The report, which was published on Thursday, stated: “Inspectors had food thrown at them in the canteen and in a classroom.

“A small number of pupils were rude to them.

“Inspectors were jostled in corridors and witnessed staff being ignored or defied.”

It added that the school was strewn with litter and graffiti.

However, inspectors did manage to highlight some positives in the report by saying the school is trying to react to the problems.

They added: “E-ACT, the school sponsor, fully recognises the challenges faced by the school and has begun to address aspects of greatest concern.

An E-ACT Trust spokesman said they hoped the school would be rated “good” by Ofsted by the next inspection.

They added: “Naturally we are disappointed by Ofsted’s decision.”