A high-performing primary school has missed out on Ofsted’s top grade after being judged too English. Pupils at the rural primary lacked ‘first-hand experience of the diverse make-up of modern British society’, declared the watchdog. However, around 97 per cent of the population in the town to which the school belongs are white. Middle Rasen Primary School in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, has missed out on an 'outstanding' rating from Ofsted because it is 'too English'. Pictured: Headteacher Melonie Brunton (back middle) with pupils Inspectors penalised the 104-pupil school for not being multicultural enough, despite 97 per cent of the town being white and the majority of pupils not being from ethnic backgrounds
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Report said pupils at Middle Rasen Primary School in Lincolnshire lacked 'first-hand experience' of modern British society
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Said pupils should interact with 'counterparts from different backgrounds'
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But parents criticised 'bizarre' decision because small town is 97% white
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'Very few' at the 104-pupil school are from ethnic groups, report says
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Headteacher believes comments are reaction to so-called Trojan Horse plot
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