SIR JOHN CASS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, TOWER HAMLETS

That this House notes that Sir John Cass Church of England state school in Tower Hamlets has repeatedly been classed as outstanding by Ofsted, has excellent examination results, a high degree of integration between pupils from different communities and high levels of satisfaction amongst parents, pupils and teachers; further notes that the school management had already identified problems with a website set up by a sixth form society and was dealing with the problem, although it accepts that the speed of its response could have been swifter; and believes that the decision by Ofsted to put this outstanding school into special measures is, in the words of Melanie Phillips, a sledgehammer to crack a nut, and is politically motivated.