The report, published on 9 September, said lessons at the school were often disturbed by pupils in corridors, while some students moved around in groups to intimidate others. It also found truancy was “commonplace”.
“Such is the culture in the school that damage to the school building has been a regular occurrence,” inspectors said.
“Pupils report fighting at school, and staff report furniture being thrown. As a result, not all pupils are safe.
“Pupils and members of staff alike report not feeling safe.”
While school leaders were aware of some of the issues around behaviour and pupil safety, they were “unaware of how pressured the situation has become”, the report found.
Too much time was spent dealing with behavioural issues during the school day and students who did want to focus were “sometimes denied this opportunity by others”, according to inspectors.
The report added that suspension rates were too high and did not have the desired effect of improving behaviour, while attendance rates were too low and had been for “several years”.
