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One-year turnaround at school which taught Boris Johnson's kids.
A state school that educates the children of leading politicians, actors and authors can expect more than its fair share of press coverage.
But two years ago, Canonbury Primary School in north London was generating headlines for the wrong reasons after its headteacher was sacked for watching internet pornography in his office.
Last year, a former teacher died in a car crash the day before he was due to appear in court accused of sex offences against young girls.
And soon afterwards the school was placed in special measures by Ofsted, which described it as "failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education".
But Canonbury Primary, where London mayor Boris Johnson sent his children and whose current parents include author Nick Hornby and actor Rupert Graves, is confident that it has turned the corner.
Under the headship of Matt Britt, the school has gone from "unsatisfactory" to "good".
"We hope to...