We are writing as parents of children attending Philip Morant School in response to your front page headline last week.

We no longer see the school in 'crisis' or ‘failing'.

We have been critics of the previous management but we are now confident that the new leadership team at Philip Morant has made a good start on the journey to restoring the school’s reputation and are putting right many of the things that went wrong before.

We are particularly pleased that the Thrive Partnership Academy will no longer be playing any role in managing the school.

We found its leadership unaccountable and arrogant and were not convinced that it put the pupils’ best interests first.

As the school year draws to a close we want to put on record our appreciation for all the teaching and support staff at Philip Morant School who work so hard for our children.

We hope that the recent changes to the school leadership will allow everyone in the school community: pupils, staff and parents, to work together to make Philip Morant the best that it can be.

Signed by:

Bill Hayton, Sara Cheeld, Tony Cheeld, Iain Tallentire, Joanne Tallentire, Kerstin Ross, Peter Butterfield, Debbie Louise, Paula Deighton, Louise Sears , Sandrine Le Galleze, Rosanne Taylor, Jessica Bailey, Debra Barratt Thompson, Rebekah Stovold Ring, Jo Nightingale, Christiane Maibaum, Kay Caan, Amanda Armstrong, Tracy Dowson, Mark Wellsted, Barb Dafforn, Anita Kittle, Helen Plumstead King, Claire Gillman, Nick Swainston, Pam Cox, Lynne Gilson, Helen Moore, Howard Lake, Wendy Clifton-Sprigg, Kelly Richer, Deb Winchester, Louise Letch, Steve Keating, Lynda Keating, Rosanna Holden, Sue King Edwards, Marie Scott, Sarah Henderson, John Henington, Nicky Best, Shilpa Lucas, Karen McIver-Jones, Trudie Barber, John Letch, Maria Taylor, Jane Louise Ardley, Maxine Simon, Barrie Sears, Robert Thorpe, Vicki Doughty, Philip Jones, Jo Coldwell, Colleen Armstrong