The headteacher of Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School said staff and governors are "disappointed and concerned" to have received an 'inadequate' rating from Ofsted.
Sarah Griffith was responding to the report which stated some pupils and staff 'do not feel safe' at at the primary school and nursery in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
Ofsted inspectors visited Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School on Westbourne View on November 2 and 3 last year.