A "mandate" from the council outlines a series of ambitions and expectations for the new service and follows one issued by Hammersmith & Fulham last month.
It includes a desire to protect service quality against a background of falling government grants, extending choice and respecting the different priorities of the three partner councils.
The mandate sets out the target that 75 per cent of students in the three boroughs should achieve five GCSE A*-C grades, including English and mathematics, in 2012 and that 90 per cent of schools should be judged good or outstanding by Ofsted.
It also sets standards for services to vulnerable children and young people.
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