A PRIMARY school put into special measures last year will re-open as an academy in September with a new look - and only four of the same teachers.

Upcroft Primary School in Tilehurst will be re-branded Meadow Park Academy at the start of the new school year.

Ths school, deemed 'inadequate' by Ofsted, has been taken over by Reading-based education trust CFBT in a bid to turn it around.

The transformation includes an overhaul of staff - with only deputy head Chloe Jenkins and three other teachers staying put.

They will be working alongside a team of around eight new teachers and the existing support staff.

Headteacher Carolyn Weait [corr] has been replaced by executive head Simon Adams and she told parents before leaving at the end of term that it was "not a role I wish to pursue".

Mr Adams said his main focus will be on raising standards, and added: "We want this to be the first choice school for people in the community because we believe they have a right to expect that."

The blue uniform will be replaced by emerald green jumpers or cardigans, bottle green jackets and gingham dresses, with grey trousers or skirts.

Current parents will be given the uniform free of charge, while new pupils can purchase the uniform from the Norcot Road school, which was placed in special measures after dropping from 'satisfactory' in its 2007 inspection to 'inadequate' in May 2011.

Education secretary Michael Gove announced last year that under-performing primary schools would be encouraged to convert into academies in an attempt by the Government to drive up standards.

Academies have greater freedom to direct the curriculum, receive additional funding and are independent from the local authority.

But one parent, whose daughter has just left the school and has two more children due to start, is concerned about the impact of the alterations.

He said: "In the seven years my daughter was at the school she had four different headteachers. How can any school improve when there is so much change?

But CBFT education consultant, adviser and coach Brenda Bigland CBE said in a letter home to parents: "The Trust has a successful, proven track record in improving the quality of education and securing sustained improvement in pupils' attainment and behaviour within its sponsored academies."