Education watchdog Ofsted has said that a primary school and nursery in Ipswich i9s now rated 'requires improvement' after a recent inspection took place.
Clifford Road Primary School and Nursery, in the east of the town, was visited by Ofsted inspectors in November last year.
The school was judged as 'requires improvement' across all sectors, according to a recently-published report.
Ofsted found that pupils "do not develop the detailed knowledge and skills that they need" in some subjects and they don't learn as well as they could.
Inspectors noted that the school has developed a new approach to learning in some subjects and that pupils can listen carefully and work hard in these subjects.
They went on to say that "some pupils do not demonstrate that they have positive attitudes towards their learning and do not behave well enough in lessons" and "staff are beginning to expect more from pupils, but this is inconsistent".
Inspectors did note, however, that pupils enjoy going to school and older pupils are "aware of the newly introduced school values and adults want the best for pupils and are kind and caring".
The school, which has had "frequent changes" in leadership recently, has new leadership in place and, although very new, these changes are "starting to show as green shoots of improvement."
Cieran Dadds, headteacher at Clifford Road Primary School since September 2024, said: "We acknowledge the findings of the recent Ofsted inspection and action has already been taken to address improvements highlighted within the report.
"The report follows a period of instability within the school, but it was pleasing that Ofsted reported many ‘green shoots of improvement’ and highlighted the fact that children enjoy coming to school.
"Together with the governing body, the teaching staff are committed to ensuring the school will continue to improve in the areas identified and we are working tirelessly to give our school the fresh start it deserves."
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