The regulator says 415 schools across England have been consistently judged below its rating of "good" in four consecutive inspections since 2006. Over this time they have not improved on Ofsted’s lowest grade of "inadequate" or slightly higher ratings of "satisfactory" or "requires improvement".
Schools “stuck” in this way are serving around 210,000 pupils, the inspectorate adds.
Because of the length of time involved, two whole cohorts of children have passed through these schools “without a good education”, warns Ofsted.
“Across the country, we see schools that improve, schools that decline and schools that continue to deliver good standards of education,” states the inspectorate's Fight or flight? How ‘Stuck’ Schools are Overcoming Isolation report.
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