An Ipswich high school has been handed a termination warning notice by the government after continuing behavioural problems among students.
Westbourne Academy in Marlow Road was issued with the warning by the Department for Education (DfE) earlier this month.
This follows the school being rated as 'inadequate' by Ofsted in July.
The warning notice see the school being taken away from the trust that currently runs it, the Academy Transformation Trust.
Jonathan Duff, regional director for the East of England regions group at the DfE, said: "I need to be satisfied that the trust has capacity to deliver rapid and sustainable improvement at the academy.
"If I am not satisfied that this can be achieved, I will consider whether to terminate the funding agreement in order to transfer the academy to an alternative academy trust.
"In making the decision on whether to terminate the funding agreement, I will consider any written representations the trust wishes to make in response to this Termination Warning Notice."
The Ofsted report found staff and other students were "intimidated" by poor behaviour which included abusive language and that learning is frequently interrupted by the behaviour of some pupils.
Ofsted inspectors decided the school does not have a clear understanding of the specific needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
The Ofsted report followed Westbourne Academy teachers going on strike in May in response to the poor behaviour of the children.
The strike was organised after the union hit out at the school due to what the union branded "inadequate management of poor pupil behaviour", meaning some staff feel that they are not able to teach uninterrupted all of the time.
Since the strikes, Westbourne Academy confirmed a new vice-principal with expertise in behavioural issues has been hired.
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