When Paul Gray was interviewed for the headship of Poole High School in 2015 the school had a good rating.
By the time he started in the role that autumn term the 1,900 pupil 11 to 19 school had been visited by Ofsted and had received a requires improvement judgement.
It was a blow but the judgement actually provided Paul and his team with the “crystal clarity” they needed to determine exactly how they would tackle the challenge of getting the school out of category.
“In a way it was helpful,” he explained. “The judgement actually turned out to be a contributory factor to what has been a really interesting journey for us.”
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