Angry parents have called for the resignation of the headteacher and governors at a village primary school after it was heavily criticised by Government inspectors.

A vote of no confidence in Great Bentley School head Yvonne Potter and the board of governors was passed on Thursday night after an Ofsted report.

Inspectors called for special measures to provide an acceptable standard of education and demanded imrovements in many subjects.

They described some teaching as unsatisfactory and criticised the leadership and management.

The village football club was packed to bursting with 86 parents - most of whom wanted a change of management to help turn the 230-pupil school around.

A motion of no confidence was put forward by Tony White. He said: "I have no confidence in the head and I ask for her resignation."

Others claimed Mrs Potter had not been supported since her arrival three years ago.

John Jarrold said: "If this was a business and you were at the shareholders' meeting the first to go would be the managing director followed by the rest of the board.

"Some £1,700 is being invested per pupil per year into that school. If that was coming out of your own pocket you would want to see a return on that - and you are not getting that at the moment."

Tom Edwards, a former governor who resigned, said the governing body had to take its fair share of blame.

He believed too much emphasis had been put on the shop window - with impressive drama and musical productions - and not enough on the shop itself, to the detriment of national curriculum work.

He said it was a situation which had been going on for years and added Mrs Potter was not given the support she needed.

"Don't kid youselves that by getting rid of Mrs Potter everything would suddenly be all right," he added.

Mrs Potter and the chairman of governors were at a meeting in London today (Friday) and unavailable for comment.

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