EDUCATION
Schools are now subject to Ofsted’s more proportionate inspections regime. This means that outstanding schools are largely exempt from checks, while the worst performers are subject to greater scrutiny.
Given the context of this more targeted approach, 11 per cent of schools were judged outstanding, 46 per cent good, 38 per cent satisfactory and six per cent inadequate this year. Last year, 13 per cent were outstanding, 43 per cent good, 37 per cent satisfactory and eight per cent inadequate. But since not all schools were inspected this year, comparing the figures directly is problematic.
Ofsted’s acting chief inspector, Miriam Rosen, argued that schools are improving more rapidly than in previous years. "This year, we have seen schools emerging from special measures faster than last year, in an average of 18 rather than 20 months, and over a fifth of them came out not as satisfactory but as good," she said.
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