DISGRUNTLED governors have resigned from a Halesowen school which has plummeted down the league SATS tables.

Many parents are also dissatisfied with progress at Our Lady and St Kenelm RC Primary School, with 32 saying they would not recommend the school in a recent survey.

Three church governors and a parent governor have quit in the last few weeks following a review of governance.

A governor, who did not wish to be named, said there was a concern about the sudden “exodus” of governors and the high turnover during the last couple of years.

The Bundle Hill school, which was the first in Dudley to be rated “outstanding” by Ofsted, has dropped in the league table for key stage two SATS from being one of the borough’s top schools to 57th.

For pupils achieving level four or above in reading, writing and maths, it achieved a rate of 76 per cent, falling from 93 per cent last year.

The governor said: “Every cohort of children is not the same and other schools will experience similar hiccups when a few children do not make the grade for whatever reason.”

The resignations, with the latest wave including the chairman and vice chairman, is of “concern” said the governor.

“We will be meeting in the new year to discuss the exodus and will be working to stabilise the governing body, which has already appointed a new chairman and vice chairman from existing board members,” said the governor.

Headteacher Christine Finnegan said the four governors left after an external review of governance commissioned to “reflect upon our effectiveness”.

She said the school was “proud” to have its “outstanding” rating re-affirmed last month, following inspections by Dudley Council and Ofsted.

The Ofsted inspection by HMI inspectors was triggered by safeguarding and behaviour issues highlighted in its online Parent View.

Twice the number of parents responded to the Parent View survey in 2014/15 than in 2012/13 with many more “disagree” and “strongly disagree” replies to questions.

In the latest survey 34 did not think the school was well led and managed compared to just seven the previous year.

Thirty-four did think the school was successful in this area and although the majority believed their children were safe and happy 16 felt they were not safe and 19 not happy.

Speaking about the “dip” in the SATS results, Mrs Finnegan said “we are confident that our continued commitment and hard work will raise attainment levels at the school, something backed by the local authority”.