Overall, 28 authorities received the highest judgement of excellent from the inspectorate, eight more than in 2010. However, 15 were also found to be performing poorly this year, compared with 12 in 2010.
While the number of authorities found to be performing well or excellently make up 65 per cent of all authorities, 10 per cent are continuing to perform poorly.
Seven authorities saw a decline in their performance. These include Gloucestershire, which saw a steep decline over the year, going from performing well to performing poorly.
According to inspectors’ analysis of the annual assessments, those authorities that had seen a drop in standards had typically seen a drop in performance in primary and secondary schools, while strategies to narrow the gap in achievement between vulnerable children and their peers had not consistently been successful, particularly for 16-year-olds from low-income families.
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