A headteacher whose school was embroiled in the Trojan Horse scandalhas been replaced weeks after another damning Ofsted inspection.
Acting principal Razia Ali was said to be “on secondment” from her role at Saltley’s Nansen Primary – one of five schools plunged into special measures as a result of the furore.
A re-inspection by the education watchdog last month found she and the senior leadership team “have not demonstrated the capacity to improve this academy quickly enough”.
A letter sent by Ofsted to Mrs Ali added: “There is no clear direction or vision of how to address weaknesses.”
The head of Sparkbrook’s Nelson Mandela School, Azita Zohhadi, has been temporarily drafted in at Nansen.
Nansen confirmed Mrs Ali was “on secondment” but would give no more details.
A spokesman for the school’s Parents’ Steering Group said: “It is with profound disenchantment and utter frustration we learn Mrs Ali is no longer at the school.
“She had been raising expectations of what pupils should achieve and this was evident from improved exam results.”
Details of Mrs Ali’s departure emerged at a stormy meeting between more than 100 parents and new trustees of Park View Educational Trust.
All three of the Trust’s schools – Nansen, Park View in Alum Rock and Golden Hillock in Sparkhill– were placed in special measures earlier this year.
The same fate befell two others, Saltley and Oldknow.
The move followed a string of investigations into claims of a plot to take control of school governing bodies by hardline Muslims.
One of the probes, by former anti-terror chief Peter Clarke, found “compelling evidence” of moves to “gain control” of governing boards.
Kamal Hanif, chairman of an interim board now running Park View Trust, told yesterday’s meeting “a number of staff” had been suspended from all three of its schools.
He also admitted previous Trust members had been given free reign of the budget – with some making one-off payments of up to £100,000 without consulting other former trustees.
“There has been no financial fraud, as such,” he said.
“But we are aware the Trust did not have appropriate finance systems in place.”
Parents claimed trust had “broken down” and pleaded for a “voice” in the way the schools were being run.
They alleged children had seen teachers crying and swearing at Nansen.
Others condemned the turnover of staff and high numbers of supply teachers at the school.
The Trust’s new vice-chairman Pat Smart said: “I feel really sad that parents don’t trust us.
“I want the best for these schools and I want to work with parents.”
Hodge Hill Labour MP Liam Byrne,who orchestrated the meeting, pledged to raise parents’ concerns in a House of Commons debate.
“We will not tolerate second best for our parents and their young people,” he said.