Standards
Following an Ofsted inspection in May 2009, the school was described as "inadequate" by inspectors and issued with an official notice to improve. Governors were criticised for not being aware of the scale of problems at the school. Andrew Sangar, the cabinet member for children's services at Sheffield City Council, told BBC News that "Myrtle Springs, when it was run by the council, had challenges; this just reminds us that some of those challenges remain."
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