In June 2015, Inkersall Primary School in Chesterfield was judged to be good following their Ofsted inspection. Ofsted commented that pupils are making good progress and teaching is typically good and occasionally outstanding. It wasn't always the case. It was only in February 2014 that inspectors had judged the school as inadequate and in need of special measures.
Following the 2014 report, Jonathan Brookes was appointed to the school. This wasn't his first headship, Mr Brookes had been a substantive head and an executive head before, holding both posts at a relatively young age.
Mr Brookes was under no illusion as to the task he was taking on. He was well aware on appointment that the school had issues: "I wanted the challenge," explained Mr Brookes. "As an executive head, I had been responsible for a school that had been judged to be requiring improvement and I helped it reach good. Inkersall was a larger school and it was made clear from the start that the move was not going to be an easy one."
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