He said he would not be prescriptive about what the improvement plans might entail, but added: "In many cases, I expect an academy solution will be the most appropriate route to securing improvement."
All primary and secondary schools below the government’s new minimum standards, or "floor targets", will be expected to improve.
A secondary school will be judged below the floor target if fewer than 35 per cent of pupils achieve five GCSEs grades A*-C including English and mathematics or if below average numbers of pupils make expected levels of progress in English and maths.
A primary school will be below target if fewer than 60 per cent of pupils achieve the standard of Level 4 in both English and maths at Key Stage 2 or if pupils do not make the usual levels of progress between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 in English and maths.
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