sentences:  It was described as a "failing school" in the pilot Ofsted inspections in 1994, which prompted discussions of closure until it was given a clean bill of health later in the same year.Provision was judged ‘good’ by Ofsted in 1997 and the school was highlighted for its improvement in HMCI's 1999 Annual Report.Because results were consistently below government floor targets, however, the school was designated as a "school facing challenging circumstances" in 2003.