A headteacher has quit after her failing secondary school was put on the Government's special measures list.
Prittlewell Technology College in Westcliff is "failing to provide a satisfactory standard of education", a scathing report from education watchdog Ofsted concluded.
Head Maggie Sanders will leave at the end of the school year and be replaced by a senior adviser from Southend Council until a permanent head is appointed.
Published Wednesday July 7, 2004
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