A Bradford school is being filmed to give other schools help on how to successfully come out of special measures.

A camera crew has been following the daily life of staff and pupils at Carlton Bolling College for the new Teachers' TV digital channel.

The school, in Undercliffe Lane, was placed in special measures in September 2002 by education watchdog Ofsted after inspectors criticised standards of teaching and learning.

But last December it was given the all-clear - and both students' and teachers' performances were praised.

Now the school has been chosen by Leeds production company Real Life Media to be the main focus of a programme called Escape from Special Measures, to be screened after autumn.

Head teacher Nigel Jepson, who joined the school in January 2004, said he was delighted. "We all worked very hard to ensure we came out of special measures and we hope this programme will help our colleagues across the country who are in a similar position," he said.

"We are very proud of our school and our achievements and we are happy to be given the chance to help others."

Various methods have been introduced in the school to help boost attainment and behaviour, including regular one-to-one mentoring sessions with a teacher.

These will feature in the programme along with an in-depth interview with Mr Jepson.

"In December the school was found to be an orderly community and a lot of this is down to us 'creating a sense of purpose' within school," he said.

This partly resulted from establishing a consistency of behaviour and learning expectations.

The community's perception of the school has also improved as the number of younger children stating Carlton Bolling as their preferred choice is up by 50 per cent this year. Students' attainments have also improved, with 51 per cent of 14-year-olds gaining level four or above in Key Stage Three maths last year, compared to 34 per cent the previous year.

Attendance is up from about 80 per cent to more than 90 per cent.

The school was initially criticised for its lack of permanent staff and high number of supply teachers but it now has a full permanent staffing roll. The programme's executive producer, Simon Schofield, said: "We chose Carlton Bolling College because it's an excellent example of how a school can extricate itself from a very difficult position of being in special measures and the effective and efficient manner in which it turned itself around."