Watchdog gives all clear after initially raising safeguarding issues over historical incidents at public school known as the Catholic Eton
Two years after it was put on “death row” with a ban on new admissions, one of the country’s top public schools has won its battle with schools inspectors as it was finally given the all-clear.
Ampleforth College, known as the Catholic Eton, had faced an uncertain future after Ofsted gave it an “inadequate” rating and said it did not meet minimum standards in certain areas.
The 220-year-old institution fought back, arguing that Ofsted had got its facts wrong, in a campaign that was backed by the local MP.
On Friday, the school – which charges boarders £39,900 a year – revealed on its website that Ofsted had finally relented, accepting after an inspection last month that the school met all the required standards.