Stradbroke's City School was the only secondary in Sheffield to be in special measures, an unwelcome status it held for just over a year.

Assistant headteacher Ken Dunn said the day marked the pupils' excitement that the school was once again on the up.

He said: "The legacy of under-achievement has been largely eliminated and we are out of special measures. Most importantly, however, students now say they are happy and feel safe at school, reporting that behaviour is better and that lessons are more exciting.

"The last twelve months have been a real challenge and the relationships that now exist between staff and students have become the foundation for the school's recent success."

Inspectors now rate the school as 'satisfactory with many good aspects'. Last summer, it recorded its best ever GCSE results and was found to be improving in inspections last September and in January.

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