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Ofsted Ratings

Monday 11 March 2024 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • Under the last Labour Government, only 68% of schools were rated good or outstanding. This number now stands at nearly 90%, with 214,000 more children attending such schools.
  • The Lord Derby Academy in Knowsley is one example of a school that has improved under this government.
  • Basingstoke's schools have been transformed from 52% rated good or outstanding under Labour, with two of the strongest specialist multi-academy trusts now responsible for driving improvement in special schools.

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Q1 Maria Miller Con
Education
Context

The question addresses the progress made in ensuring that more schools achieve good and outstanding ratings from Ofsted, following a significant improvement under the current government.

Question

What progress has her Department made on ensuring that more schools achieve good and outstanding ratings by Ofsted? Under the last Labour Government, only 68% of schools were rated good or outstanding. Now it stands at nearly 90%, with 214,000 more children attending such schools.

Answer from Gillian Keegan

Under the last Labour Government, only 68% of schools were rated good or outstanding. This number now stands at nearly 90%, with 214,000 more children attending such schools. The Lord Derby Academy in Knowsley is one example of a school that has improved under this government.

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Q2 Maria Miller Con
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The question addresses the challenge faced by special schools in Maria Miller's constituency, which have struggled to achieve good or outstanding ratings despite overall improvement.

Question

Nine out of 10 of the schools in my constituency are good or outstanding. Special schools, however, have struggled to achieve this status. How is my right hon. Friend helping them improve?

Answer from Gillian Keegan

Basingstoke's schools have been transformed from 52% rated good or outstanding under Labour, with two of our strongest specialist multi-academy trusts now responsible for driving improvement in special schools. Solent Academies Trust is now responsible for Dove House School and Chiltern Way Academy Trust will take over three local underperforming special and alternative provision schools, with significant capital investment to support vulnerable children.

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