WEST Somerset College has had its first visit from a specially-selected inspector since being put into special measures by Ofsted.

The visit was in response to the college being rated ‘inadequate’ on all levels in a recent Ofsted report.

A spokesperson from the college said: “When a school is put into special measures it is allocated one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors who will visit the college five times over the following two years.

“He will observe the college for a day and will meet with teachers and governors to give them feedback.

“We cannot disclose who the inspector is.”

Ofsted carried out a no-notice inspection on October 1-2 in response to 11 complaints.

The damning report that followed highlighted that the college was “failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education” after the college initially failed to meet the Government’s target of 40% of students achieving five A* to C grades including English and maths; however, after the re-moderation of English coursework the percentage rose from 38 to 42.

The college has since drawn up an action plan that aims for 53% of the students to achieve five A*-C grades, including maths and English, by April 2015.

A new timetable and teacher training in behaviour management are also part of the action plan that has been implemented since the beginning of December.

MP for Bridgwater and West Somerset Ian Liddell-Grainger said: “I am very positive about the action taken by the college and Ofsted.

“The college is very much taking its responsibility very seriously.”

In a summary of the action plan available to the public on the West Somerset College website, principal Gaynor Comber said the school would be appointed an HMI and that “there will also be the opportunity for parents and carers to meet with the principal and senior leadership team to discuss the findings contained within each report”.