New inspection framework promoting improvement for schools and children

10 Mar 2010

Ofsted today releases the official data showing inspection outcomes for the first four months of the new inspection framework. The findings reflect Ofsted’s sharper focus on weaker schools and confirm that by emphasising the overall achievement of all pupils, in particular their progress as well as the quality of classroom teaching and learning, Ofsted is providing the additional challenge to schools that the new inspections were intended to provide.

Ofsted carried out 2,140 school inspections from September to December 2009. The new inspection regime is focussing more on weaker provision, and good and outstanding schools are now inspected less frequently. So, fewer schools that were outstanding or good at their last inspection were chosen for inspection in the autumn. This means that these results cannot be taken as reflecting the general quality of provision across all schools. The figures show that, through the combination of raised expectations and the selection of a greater number of weaker schools for inspection, the proportion of schools judged to be good or outstanding was 49%. Forty percent were graded as satisfactory and 10% were inadequate.

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