THE head teacher of a troubled Bournemouth school has abruptly left his post before the end of term after pupils notched up poor standard assessment test (SATs) results.

Queen’s Park Junior School in East Way was placed on special measures by Ofsted in March when inspectors found cause for concern.

They said curriculum, teaching and learning were “inadequate”, with disruptive behaviour affecting many lessons, and criticised the low attainment of pupils by the end of year 6.

The inspection report also said leaders and managers at the school, which has 337 pupils, were not driving improvements in an effective way.

Head Dominic Sibeth, who has been at the school for about five years, left by mutual agreement after the SATS results came out last week, leaving deputy head Alexandra Roberts in charge until the end of term.

Chairman of governors Caroline Sard said: “Ofsted’s recent report came as a bitter blow and, although elements of that report were felt to be unfair and later attracted an apology, we’ve been keeping a close eye to ensure steps are taken to improve standards.

“Sadly, the SATs results were very disappointing, despite Dominic Sibeth’s hard work, dedication and commitment to wanting high quality provision for children’s education.”

She added: “This marks a fresh start for the school, where improvements have already started to take place. A statement of action has been agreed with the local authority to secure significant improvements quickly.”

Jane Portman, executive director of children and families services at Bournemouth Council, said: “We’ll be working very closely with the school and governors to ensure improvements are made quickly to secure a high quality education for the children.”