A GIRLS' school has passed its re-inspection after management were told it was not meeting the minimum standard expected of boarding schools.

The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) said The Mount School now meets all of the requirements of the Education Regulations 2014 and the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools 2015.

An inspection earlier in December 2015 found the York independent school had not reached the required level of quality leadership and management, the suitability of staff, supply staff and proprietors was below par and so too was the welfare, health and safety of pupils.

Bosses said this was down to "administrative inconsistencies" but they were told to introduce an action plan to tackle the issues.

An unannounced visit took place on May 6 to monitor the school's progress and inspectors found The Mount had "fully implemented the action plan".

Adrienne Richmond, the school's principal, said: "The resulting report from December was very positive and all aspects of The Mount’s quality of education were praised highly.

"Where the school had not met some of the required standards, it was because of a single flaw, relating to administrative inconsistencies in staff recruitment checks and the recording of that data.

"I'm pleased to announce that The Mount is deemed by the ISI to be fully compliant and meeting all the necessary regulatory requirements."

The most recent visit focussed on safeguarding of pupils, suitability of staff, supply staff and proprietors and the quality of leadership and management.

Measures taken by the new principal and noted by the ISI in their report, which is available on the school’s website, include reorganising the school’s Human Resources processes to ensure all administrative aspects of safer recruitment are now fully adhered to, and restructuring the central register to provide a more detailed and accurate record of all recruitment checks.

The Mount senior school is the UK’s only Quaker school for girls and is York’s first-ever Quaker school, founded in 1785.

It is recognised as a School of Excellence by the International PeaceJam Foundation and was the first school in the country to receive the Historical Association’s highest-ever accolade for excellence in History teaching.