Two Walsall schools placed in special measures

Two schools in Walsall have been deemed 'inadequate' and placed in special measures by education watchdog Ofsted.

moreWillenhall E-ACT Academy and St Francis Catholic Primary School, in Shelfield, have been told they must improve following recent inspections.

Inspectors said teaching was 'inadequate' and students' progress was 'too slow' at the Willenhall school.

An inspection at the Shelfield school found 'wide gaps' in attainment and progress of pupils eligible for free school meals and others.